Earlier this year, a British trial court, in BSkyB Ltd. v. HP Enterprise Services UK Ltd. issued a notable 468-page decision that is being closely scrutinized by IT-service companies worldwide.
April 28, 2010Edward A. Pisacreta
Entrepreneurs in e-commerce have long thrived on serving those who subscribe to the "do it yourself" ("DIY") method of doing business. Legal services are no exception to this trend. Online self-help legal sites, such as nolo.com, have grown in tandem with the general expansion of online commerce. But there are still times when it really is dangerous to "do it yourself" and when it is best to rely on trained professionals.
April 28, 2010Stanley P. JaskiewiczLegal services are not sold, they are bought. You can't sell something that the other person doesn't want. Hence, the most effective way to detect a lead is to find someone ready to buy.
April 28, 2010Larry BodineThe vision of this article is to provide a model that may be used in discussing how a firm can power into the next few years. It uses a watershed analogy to demonstrate drivers for higher margins and the skills required to maximize each stream of effort running toward the earnings "lake."
April 28, 2010William C. CobbIn the course of doing business, every law firm generates and tracks massive amounts of data, be it in a time and billing system, general ledger accounts, payroll, etc. Structuring those data into a meaningful framework allows a law firm to sift through a large amount of statistics to analyze and answer important business questions.
April 28, 2010Derek Schutz and Russ HaskinWhether your firm is currently providing legal services toclients in India or has plans to target this market, you should be aware of several recent legal developments in India and the potential impact they will have on your operations.
April 28, 2010Stanley Kolodziejczak and Nancy ReganActivity by the EEOC in two distinct, but related, areas have combined to highlight even further the need for careful scrutiny by some firms of the policies and practices applied to their most senior partners.
April 28, 2010Karl G. Nelson and Andrew LeGrand, Jr.Fisher & Phillips LLP, a national labor and employment law firm, will move its national headquarters in Atlanta in November 2010. The firm is moving into the new 12th & Midtown development where it will occupy two floors of a new 38-story office tower at 1075 Peachtree Street. Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. has appointed partners to serve as new heads of its offices in Austin, TX, and Denver. In Austin, Butch Hayes, a member of this…
April 28, 2010ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |Since many employers regularly review their employees and record those assessments in written documents, the fact that the manager could be sued for defamation probably comes as a big surprise. A look at a recent case.
April 28, 2010Kevin C. McCormickWhen your firm takes on a new hire, you may be putting the firm at risk for disqualification from a large case. Here's why.
April 28, 2010Kasey T. Ingram