In This Issue: January 2010 / Cover Story

Swim or Sink

Flat is the new "up," as law firms cope with the seismic upheavals of 2009. George Rudoy and Michelle Mahoney say that across the globe, firms must "reset" their priorities to survive.

Editor's Note

President's Corner

Pound Foolish?

Firms that cut IT conference travel may pay steeply.

Partnerships & Alliances

People

Done Deals

Practice Tools

Litigation Support

Office Gear

Mobile Lawyer

Infrastructure

Document Management

Security

Exposing Context

E-mail threads reveal the fabric of conversations.

EDD SHOWCASE: Back to the Future

2009 rulings reiterate established principles.

End Game

Terminating legal holds is easier said than done.

EDD for Everybody

The EDna Challenge: Discovery on a Budget.

BALL IN YOUR COURT: EDD Bill Of Rights

There's a move afoot to revamp e-discovery rules, observes attorney and EDD special master Craig Ball. But dig beneath the efforts at "reform" and you'll find familiar corporate interests, as well as attorneys ready to dodge the hard and humbling task of acquiring new skills.

PRO BONO: Help Yourself

LawHelp Interactive provides online assistance for pro se litigants.

UP CLOSE: Patrick Oot

Director & co-founder, eDiscovery Institute

WEB WATCH: Poised to Pounce?

If Google fills up RSS readers and commands e-mail, blogging, and search platforms, attorney Robert J. Ambrogi asks lawyers if they should worry about a Big Brother. And that's before considering the fact that Google Scholar has added case law to its scholarly works.

TEST DRIVE: Seven Up

More tips to effectively use Microsoft's new operating system.