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Let Litigation Support Take Charge
Every law firm has its own personality and culture, often with people who have been there for 10, 20, or more years. In this sort of environment, instituting a new system can be difficult, if not impossible. However, the current state of the litigation support department in most law firms, if one exists at all, could do with a complete overhaul in order to deal with the various discovery needs and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ('FRCP') changes associated with the average case. Most attorneys have neither the time nor the interest in distinguishing between single versus multi-page .TIFFs; they simply want to start looking at those images. However, seemingly minor considerations can significantly impact cost and speed throughout the entire case lifecycle. Who can take ownership of this type of technical consideration, thereby leaving attorneys and paralegals to the law?
Major issues in litigation support work boil down to work flow and delegating authority. Litigation support manages all the discovery projects, database administration and data analysis work; often, this work is done in an ad-hoc manner, and has no real defined procedures or methodology. That type of 'system' is management by abdication, not delegation. Legal teams and vendors routinely make technical decisions without the involvement of the litigation support department. The results include delays and higher costs for productions as litigation support performs avoidable work, such as modifying vendor deliveries that will not work on firm systems.
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.
Judge Rules Shaquille O'Neal Will Face Securities Lawsuit for Promotion, Sale of NFTs
A federal district court in Miami, FL, has ruled that former National Basketball Association star Shaquille O'Neal will have to face a lawsuit over his promotion of unregistered securities in the form of cryptocurrency tokens and that he was a "seller" of these unregistered securities.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
Blockchain Domains: New Developments for Brand Owners
Blockchain domain names offer decentralized alternatives to traditional DNS-based domain names, promising enhanced security, privacy and censorship resistance. However, these benefits come with significant challenges, particularly for brand owners seeking to protect their trademarks in these new digital spaces.
Coverage Issues Stemming from Dry Cleaner Contamination Suits
In recent years, there has been a growing number of dry cleaners claiming to be "organic," "green," or "eco-friendly." While that may be true with respect to some, many dry cleaners continue to use a cleaning method involving the use of a solvent called perchloroethylene, commonly known as perc. And, there seems to be an increasing number of lawsuits stemming from environmental problems associated with historic dry cleaning operations utilizing this chemical.