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July 14, 2010 |

Librarians caught between bosses, vendors

Law firm library chiefs are being asked to do more with less. Budget cuts and layoffs came with the recession, but content providers still push for rate increases.
7 minute read
January 12, 2007 |

Trial Technology Trumps Black Binders

We have come a long way since the days of three-ring binders. Still, many lawyers do not understand the benefit of trial technology products.
7 minute read
December 27, 2012 |

Big Data Meets Big Law

Will algorithms be able to predict trial outcomes?
10 minute read
April 01, 2006 |

Top Job

In February, President George Bush announced plans to nominate Benedict Cohen to be GC of the U.S. Department of the Army.
3 minute read
January 02, 2007 |

Trial Technology Trumps Black Binders

Michael Phillips, a partner at New Orleans' Frilot Partridge, says the days of courtrooms stacked high with three-ring binders are gone. Technology can handle the data necessary to present during complex litigation, but some lawyers hesitate to use the tools, saying "they are too expensive" or "my case is not big enough." Partridge notes there are up-front costs in purchasing software, training users and making sure data is properly coded, but the costs are recovered many times over during litigation.
7 minute read
October 12, 2001 |

Balancing the Books

In the wake of improvements in technology and the skyrocketing cost of law books, the mission of the Rhode Island Law Library remains the same, but the way that task is carried out has changed. Like law libraries across the country, the Rhode Island operation meets the changing needs of its users with an eye on its budget, a process that is constantly evolving, according to state law librarian Kendall F. Svengalis.
6 minute read
May 21, 2013 |

How the Predictive Coding Process Will Affect Paralegals

Paralegals are in the perfect position to learn about predictive coding and bring it to the attorneys. The challenges are many, but the opportunities are there for paralegals to become even more important to the discovery process.
6 minute read
January 17, 2007 |

Cutting your capital-gains tax bill to zero

A tax break that could benefit many investors is scheduled to arrive next January, and it's not too soon to start planning ahead.At first glance, the provision appears relevant only to lower-income taxpayers: Beginning in 2008, the tax rate on long-term capital gains from sales of stocks, mutual funds and other securities is scheduled to drop to zero - yes, zero - for people in the two lowest ordinary income brackets.
7 minute read
December 17, 2001 |

FTC Brandishes 'Disgorgement' as Enforcement Tool

In a sign that requiring disgorgement of profits could become a key merger enforcement tool, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Timothy J. Muris supported a consent decree that will force New York-based Hearst Corp. to return $19 million in profits from an illegal merger by one of its subsidiaries. Muris joined three other FTC commissioners Friday in approving the forfeiture provision.
4 minute read
March 11, 2005 |

EDD Vendors: Look to 'Survivor' to Succeed

Commentator Monica Bay isn't suggesting that EDD vendors take sartorial advice or tax tips from TV's first "Survivor" winner, Richard Hatch -- dubbed "the naked fat guy" by David Letterman and recently dogged by the IRS. Rather, vendors might study the show for lessons about alliances and survival of the fittest as they swim in the quickly-overcrowded waters of the EDD market.
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