For the third year in a row, law librarians are an active part of IPLMW festivities. This year, check out a great article from Monice Kaczorowski and Holly Pinto published in the IPLMW magazine. Additionally, librarian Sarah Mauldin will take part in a free webinar tomorrow on inter-generational issues in the legal workplace.
Posts Tagged as ‘Law Firm Management’
September 27, 2009
Legal Professionals and Web 2.0
The legal profession has been slow to adopt many Web 2.0 technologies, but we are getting there. A recent survey by CCH found that:
59% use Web 2.0 technology at least once per week – most use it for professional purposes
54% of social media usage is for professional research
72% of professionals value information from peers as [...]
September 18, 2009
2009 AmLaw Librarian Survey: It’s Been on My Mind
It’s been a couple of weeks since the 2009 survey was released, and the results have been on my mind. Here are some of my thoughts:
Budgets for resources have shrunk 46%. This is no surprise to any of us, but, the survey also mentions that 43% of respondents report that their budgets are larger. I [...]
June 16, 2009
A Softer Side: The End?
Work/life balance. It used to be a topic that filled this blog, but I’ve barely written about in the past few months. Of course we all know the reason why, however, the question now becomes: what will happen to the debate. Jordan Furlong has written a great post on his blog, Law21, concerning the legacy [...]
June 2, 2009
Yoga and the Practice of Law
It’s been awhile since we’ve had a post about the work/life balance at law firms (except about the removal of said perks), but a firm in Memphis is bucking the trend. Burch Porter & Johnson offer on-site yoga every Wednesday during the lunch hour. Other exercise classes are offered on Mondays and Fridays. The cost [...]
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 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 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 [...]
April 13, 2009
Seeking Advice…
This letter to the Jobs page recently appeared in a Washington post advice column:
I’m in middle management at a small law firm. Of every three associates we hire, we inevitably part with two within a year. The pattern is always the same: The associate is hired, struggles with his hours for the first few months, [...]
February 17, 2009
Locke Lord and Loislaw…a Love Story?
Just in time for Valentine’s Day came this news from Above the Law. Here is a copy of their firm-wide memo:
LOCKE LORD BISSELL & LIDDELL FIRM-WIDE MEMORANDUM
In today’s economic climate we recognize that our clients are becoming increasingly sensitive to legal research costs passed on to them as disbursements. In an effort to enable you [...]
