Entries from May 2009

May 29, 2009

Upcoming Speaking Engagement

Sarah Clark Kavanagh will be speaking at an upcoming meeting of the Cleveland Chapter of the ALA. If you would like us to speak at your association meeting, please use the contact form on our website.

CHAPTER MEETING NOTICE
The Cleveland Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators
is pleased to invite you to an important [...]

May 18, 2009

Vendor News & New Resources

LexisNexis

CaseMap as a Tool for Legal Research (article)
Vivisimo Forms OEM Agreement with LexisNexis
LexisNexis Offers Free Access to Law School Grads Pursuing Nonprofit Work
LexisNexis Data Breach Prompts Investigation and Letters to Customers
New Class Action Challenges Mandatory E-Filing
Lexis Cuts 35 Jobs in Bellevue
Newstex Partners with LexisNexis

Thomson Reuters

Rudovsky v. West Publishing (recent pocket part case)
Thomson Reuters Q1 Net [...]

May 15, 2009

Cost Recovery Practices Called into Question in Lawsuit

Last week a lawsuit was filed alleging that law firms overcharge for computerized legal research. You may be asking, “Are we profiting from online legal research?”
The May 7th edition of the National law Journal reports that New York’s Chadbourne & Parke faces litigation regarding allegedly using online contracts to create profits. Firms are reacting [...]

May 13, 2009

LexisNexis Technology Gap Survey: How Does it Affect Your Firm?

LexisNexis surveyed 700 legal and white collar professionals in the United States to determine the extent of a generation gap in terms of technology in the workplace. Three generations took the survey, which included Baby Boomers, Gen X, and Gen Y. While it is no surprise that Boomers appear notably more concerned about [...]

May 12, 2009

Associate Training Back in the News

Associate training and retention has certainly taken a backseat in this new era of layoffs and deferred start dates, but Drinker Biddle is bucking the trend with a new program for its Fall Associates. The comprehensive training program includes courses taught by attorneys, professional development staff and clients. Associates will also shadow partners and may [...]

May 12, 2009

2009 Technology Trends

In a recent post, Dennis Kennedy laid out his technology trends for 2009. I’m especially intrigued by the first one, as it echos what we have been talking about in the library world.
1. Technology Budgets Get Decimated. At many firms, technology spending has crept up to be a substantial line-item on the firm’s budget. If [...]