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Determining an e-Mail Management Strategy
On an average day in 2008, 785 million people sent 25 billion person-to-person business e-mails worldwide, according to analyst firm IDC. (See, IDC, Worldwide E-mail Usage 2007-2011 Forecast: Resurgence of Spam Takes Its Toll, Doc #206038, March 2007.) In this tumult, information technology professionals are struggling to define the right approach to managing e-mail within their firms. In fact, in the International Legal Technology Association's 2008 Technology Survey, managing e-mail was rated as the most daunting technology issue facing organizations.
Legal IT professionals are challenged with finding the most efficient and appropriate e-mail management model while considering the rising cost of e-discovery and ethical issues surrounding e-mail retention. Against this demanding backdrop, firms must determine which of three potential e-mail management strategies to employ: passive, active or a combination of the two. Passive management utilizes e-mail archiving technologies, while active management is the actual classification of e-mail around a specific matter or project. Deciding which strategy to employ is dependent on two business factors: collaboration and risk management.
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.
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.
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.
How AI Has Affected PR
When we consider how the use of AI affects legal PR and communications, we have to look at it as an industrywide global phenomenon. A recent online conference provided an overview of the latest AI trends in public relations, and specifically, the impact of AI on communications. Here are some of the key points and takeaways from several of the speakers, who provided current best practices, tips, concerns and case studies.
CLE Shouldn't Be the Only Mandatory Training for Attorneys
Each stage of an attorney's career offers opportunities for a curriculum that addresses both the individual's and the firm's need to drive success.