Ninth Circuit's Stay Order Underlines Standing Question in Gay Marriage Case
August 19, 2010
Even as the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals pressed the brakes on Aug. 16 for gay couples hoping to wed this week in California, the court set an accelerated pace for hearing the case. And in what could be an ominous sign for Proposition 8 proponents, the judges ordered them to "include in their opening brief a discussion of why this appeal should not be dismissed for lack of Article III standing."
<b>BREAKING NEWS:</b> Prop 8 Overturned
August 04, 2010
A federal judge in California has struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage, known as Proposition 8, as unconstitutional. If any observers thought Judge Vaughn Walker would have a difficult time striking down Proposition 8 as unconstitutional, they were mistaken.
<b>ONLINE EXCLUSIVE:</b> Prop 8 Overturned
August 04, 2010
A federal judge in California has struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional. If any observers thought Judge Vaughn Walker would have a difficult time striking down Proposition 8 as unconstitutional, they were mistaken.
UPDATING CLIENT RETENTION TO ALIGN INTERESTS
August 02, 2010
UPDATING CLIENT RETENTION TO ALIGN INTERESTS - client retention relies on the relationships that you establish with current and prospective clients. In our business developoment seminars, we emphasize the importance of selling based on the client or prospect's needs rather than the size of your firm, the number of offices the firm has, or the awards that your firm has received. Successful law sales require a balance between the firm's responsibilities and in-house counsel's responsibility to…
How Fulbright & Jaworski Transformed Its Document Review Process
July 29, 2010
As e-discovery practitioners, our goal is to make the process for our clients more manageable and as cost-effective as possible. We sought to automate and streamline the process through the application of strategic technology and well-developed workflows.
Getting Users to Adopt New Productivity Tools
July 29, 2010
Getting people to adopt productivity-enhancing technology tools requires a thoughtful, meticulous approach. It's not just a matter of installing a tool on everyone's desktop and then hoping for the best.
Bond Schoeneck & King Goes Mobile With BigHand
July 29, 2010
At the end of June 2009, our lease on dictation equipment was coming to an end, so the strategic decision was made to investigate other options before upgrading. During demonstrations, it became clear to us that the BlackBerry component and mobility options provided by BigHand would be a key point in our decision-making process.
Electronic Discovery in the Cloud
July 29, 2010
As organizations strive to minimize costs and maximize efficiency and scalability of computing resources, IT and legal departments across the globe are turning to cloud technology (a.k.a., cloud computing) for help. The recent surge in popularity is pushing industry groups to consider how to accurately define cloud computing and provide guidance as to how it can be properly managed ' especially in relation to regulatory compliance and electronic discovery requests.
Florida Law Firms Protest Bar's Online Ad Rules
July 29, 2010
While the ACLU and other nonprofit legal groups have been declared exempt from a strict proposal for regulating lawyer Web sites, Florida's largest law firms are starting to band together to protest the regulations, largely on First Amendment grounds.
