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In-house law departments (and law firms) rely more on project attorneys/contract attorneys

6 July 2010 —  There is an interesting article in today’s The Legal Intelligencer about the increasing use of using “project attorneys” and “contract attorneys” to handle an increased

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Social Media Governance: Applied Discovery and Sensei Enterprises put it all in perspective

25 June 2010 —  Social Media Governance.  A new term creeps across the e-discovery and compliance landscape, seeking to join the pantheon of other irritating phrases like “governance, risk and

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Large Florida law firms are tapped for defense in the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill cases … and contract attorneys scramble

  According to an article in today’s law.com, the key defendants in the BP oil spill litigation, key defendants have lined up three prominent Florida law firms to defend against spill cases in Florida. 

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In observance of Memorial Day

                        Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation’s service.   Some history from the

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The United Airlines/Continental Airlines merger: a short or long document review?

  3 May 2010 — United Air Lines and Continental Airlines announced their merger today.  It will create the world’s largest airline by traffic.  Delta Air Lines would be unseated as the

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Law Firms Look To “In-Sourcing” To Slash Costs

In an effort to cut expenses, WilmerHale has decided to “in-source” its business operations to Dayton, Ohio.  But other law firms could also benefit from relocating support staff and even

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Transitioning from law practice to more technical litigation support/project management work

There has been an interesting conversation going on about the recommended path for an experienced e-discovery attorney to transition from law practice into a more technical litigation support or e-discovery

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Law Students Push for Transparency, More Info Re: Law School Employment Stats

Two Vanderbilt law students have created a new website where they hope to publish better job and salary information for all ABA-accredited law schools.  Students Patrick Lynch and Kyle McEntee say law

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Georgetown Law “Corporate Counsel – Europe” : a video interview with Mario Monti

Building on 14 years of success with its Annual Corporate Counsel Institute, Georgetown Law inaugurated “Corporate Counsel Institute – Europe” yesterday in London. Planned by a special

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April 11th: our weekly “Top 20… plus more” – a compendium of e-discovery articles and upcoming webinars/webcasts/seminars

Yes, we went to Version 2.0 and upped the numbers:  this week starts the “Top 20 … plus more”, a snapshot of this past week’s interesting blog posts, industry news and views on electronic discovery

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