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Finding Work Product That Really Matters
Say Knowledge Management in non-KM circles ' especially in law firms ' and you're likely to get a blank stare. This is often because the mission of knowledge management has not been communicated to stakeholders, or the term has been used so broadly that it no longer means anything. This is a challenge I've been working hard to overcome in my position as Director of Knowledge Management at Polsinelli Shalton Welte Suelthaus (248-attorneys with nine offices).
One way to overcome the 'what is KM?' challenge (and to gain great credibility for someone in my position) is to be able to respond to a well-defined need with an equally well-focused solution. Such opportunities do not come along every day, but good fortune smiled recently when a group of attorneys came to me with a problem: They wanted an easy way to create an electronic brief bank for litigation documents and an electronic repository for corporate research. They wanted attorneys to be able to do one search across all firm documents and have on-point results returned quickly. The search needed to be flexible, easy for the attorneys to use, and reliable. The rationale for having such a tool at their command was quite simple ' the more time attorneys spend looking for information, the less time they have to do what the client needs. Creating efficiencies to conduct research faster and more effectively would address an obvious need.
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.