In-House Paralegals

I recently had the opportunity to talk with AZ Family TV about what was and wasn’t OK to talk about on Facebook — particularly in a workplace setting.

If your law department hires outside counsel, chances are some of the law firms you use offer “extranet” access on their websites so you can view case files, billing status and other related information pertaining to the work the firms are goind for your company. In fact, ten years ago, Professor Richard Susskind (whom some regard as the most important thinker [...]

With ongoing pressure from corporate management to improve efficiencies, reduce costs and gain more value for the their legal spend, more law department leaders are looking at how state-of-the-art technology can help them achieve these goals. Larger law departments may have a marked advantage with greater financial and human resources to acquire new tools and devote personnel [...]

Many law department leaders complain that outside counsel will submit a budget at the outset of a matter or case, but then not stick to it.  Equally troublesome, law firm attorneys will frequently become aware of circumstances that will drive costs out of line with original projections and not inform their clients about such developments.   To say [...]

With its 65+ million posts everyday, Twitter gives you the power to read people thoughts and the ability to overhear conversations as if you were a fly on the wall. “Twitter is an invaluable listening tool. No where else, and through no other media, can marketers directly connect with the thoughts, likes and dislikes, personality [...]