Media & Communications Corner: What Matters in Client Reports
Done right, creating activity reports can be more than a regurgitation of effort and achievement ' they can be crucial tools to identify trends and business opportunities ...
Features
Content Marketing and Web Analytics
The information generated by web analytics is a valuable tool to help lawyers and law firms plan ' and continuously improve ' their content and their online content distribution campaigns.
American Natural Gas
To critics, natural gas may be associated with potential environmental hazards, which has predictably spawned a growing trend of litigation and regulatory scrutiny around the country.
Practice Tip: The Do's and Don'ts of Depositions
In the author's words, "There appears to be an almost universal disregard to posing a proper question."
Features
Leveling the Playing Field
The age of ESI changed everything in terms of how quickly and easily documents are created and then stored. As a consequence, every corporate defendant in a product liability case today can expect to spend thousands if not hundreds of thousands of dollars producing documents in discovery.
Features
Proceed with Caution!
Law firms are trying to shift from survival tactics to the "New Normal" by addressing, not only the challenges they face, but also the changes they may have to make. However, there are few precedents for addressing many of the concerns.
Features
Is Good Enough Good Enough?
Not doing something how others expect it to be done or not getting the result others anticipate or assume will be had can give rise to resentment, loss of trust, and ruined client relationships.
The Management Wisdom of Midlevel Associates
As midlevel associates make the transition to senior associate ranks, they gain wisdom in managing matters, both up to partners and down to juniors. Their wisdom reveals a key weakness in law firms ' the poor leadership and management skills of partners.
Social Media Policies and the NLRA
Employer policies and practices on employees' use of social media continues to be a hot topic for the National Labor Relations Board. Make sure your firm is in compliance.
MD District Court Dismisses RICO Claims Against HR Professionals
On July 6, 2011, the Maryland U.S. District Court dismissed a RICO claim filed by a number of employees of Purdue Farms, Inc., against a number of human resource (HR) professionals employed by Purdue. A review of the case.
Need Help?
- Prefer an IP authenticated environment? Request a transition or call 800-756-8993.
- Need other assistance? email Customer Service or call 1-877-256-2472.
MOST POPULAR STORIES
- Law Firms are Reducing Redundant Real Estate by Bringing Support Services Back to the OfficeA trend analysis of the benefits and challenges of bringing back administrative, word processing and billing services to law offices.Read More ›
- Bit PartsSummary Judgment Denied Defendant in Declaratory Action by Producer of To Kill a Mockingbird Broadway Play Seeking Amateur Theatrical RightsRead More ›
- One Overlooked Element of Executive Safety: Data PrivacyExecutives have access to some of the company's most sensitive information, and they're increasingly being targeted by hackers looking to steal company secrets or to perpetrate cybercrimes.Read More ›
- New York's Latest Cybersecurity CommitmentOn Aug. 9, 2023, Gov. Kathy Hochul introduced New York's inaugural comprehensive cybersecurity strategy. In sum, the plan aims to update government networks, bolster county-level digital defenses, and regulate critical infrastructure.Read More ›