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Managing e-Discovery — Day 2 of the International Litigation Support Leaders Conference (Part 1)
A Review of Day 2 of the ILSLC (Part 1) As we said in our coverage of Day 1 of the ILSLC (click here) the focus of almost all of the speakers during this conference was: the fundamental problem
Continue reading“You can’t afford the truth!” — Day 1 of the International Litigation Support Leaders Conference
That was the rallying cry of Ralph Losey and many of the speakers at ILSLC yesterday. Said Losey “When people start talking about e-discovery production burdens I always think of the famous
Continue readingThe International Litigation Support Leaders Conference: an introduction
The International Litigation Support Leaders Conference starts tomorrow in D.C. for two days, May 7-8, here in D.C. It is the industry’s premiere educational and networking event for international
Continue readingThe Chrysler bankruptcy
And so, with Chrysler’s 24-page Chapter 11 filing in U.S. bankruptcy court in Manhattan, another large document review (reviews??) loom in the future. Along with Jones Day, New York bankruptcy boutique
Continue readingOne BigLaw firm says “we get it” : marking the death of BigLaw as we knew it
As has been reported, there were layoffs this week at Womble Carlyle. But that was not the big news. The big news was Womble decided to address the general retrenchment of the legal market
Continue readingPlaintiffs Firms Still Hiring for Securities Class Actions
While so many firms are making the news for layoffs, a number of plaintiffs firms with securities class action practices are hiring associates. For instance, thanks to an influx of large financial and
Continue readingSkadden Partners Jump on the Start-Up Law Firm Bandwagon: More cracks in the BigLaw biz model?
Two Skadden partners, Andrew Sandler and Benjamin Klubes, announced to the firm’s associates that they’re jumping ship to form their own law firm, BuckleySandler. Sandler assured
Continue readingOrrick wants more contract attorneys, BigLaw dances “the de-leverage”, and “virtual” law firms blossom
Orrick: “more contract attorneys!!” As we reported over the weekend, the big news at the Hildebrandt Institute’s 14th Annual “Law Firm Leaders Forum” this week was Orrick’s
Continue readingBrussels: lawyer-linguist positions
We have received a large number of questions about foreign language jobs in Europe, as well as other types of legal work in Europe, so we thought we’d start by providing some information about
Continue readingWhy, In An Economic Downturn, Is the DC Bar Trying to Kill One Tool That Can Help Lawyers Find Clients and Jobs?
The legal profession is on the skids like never before — though you’d scarcely realize it from visiting a bar association website. As law firms shed attorneys at an unprecedented rate —
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