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Mining Invaluable Information with MindServer Legal Enterprise Search
All law firms have invaluable information ' information about cases, precedent, contracts and clients. But in many instances, that information is not readily available. Some is locked away inside the heads of attorneys, and other types of information are stored away under obscure file names in disparate data repositories.
About 2 years ago, Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C. realized we were sitting on a treasure trove of such information. But, with nearly 400 attorneys and paralegals in 15 offices in three countries much of that information was effectively walled off from the professionals who could make valuable use of it. In fact, we had more than 5 million documents locked away in eight separate document libraries and across multiple information systems. There was no mechanism in place at the firm that would allow for quick, accurate and broad full-text searches to access firm-wide information and share it among lawyers and staff. So we began looking for a tool that would efficiently open up those repositories of documents and knowledge. After much research and careful consideration, we found it in Recommind Inc.'s MindServer Legal Enterprise Search.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
The DOJ's New Parameters for Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs
The parameters set forth in the DOJ's memorandum have implications not only for the government's evaluation of compliance programs in the context of criminal charging decisions, but also for how defense counsel structure their conference-room advocacy seeking declinations or lesser sanctions in both criminal and civil investigations.
Use of Deferred Prosecution Agreements In White Collar Investigations
This article discusses the practical and policy reasons for the use of DPAs and NPAs in white-collar criminal investigations, and considers the NDAA's new reporting provision and its relationship with other efforts to enhance transparency in DOJ decision-making.
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.