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Law Librarian Survey 2010: More Bang, Less Bucks
ALM's annual survey of Am Law 200 librarians has all the recession elements -- layoffs, cost-cutting -- but it's also about resiliency. Faced with challenges such as less staff, tighter budgets, and higher publication costs, law librarians have developed new strategies to cope.
Tools to Spice Up a PowerPoint Presentation
Writer John Edwards recommends third-party add-ins that can help lawyers turn deadly dull PowerPoint presentations into vibrant persuasion tools.
Insight Enterprises' General Counsel Focuses on IT, Compliance
Steven Andrews, GC at Insight Enterprises, pays special attention to security and board issues, and believes his company's IT capability gives it a competitive advantage.
Google Book Deal Lacks User Data Protection
The Google Book settlement was silent on what personal data the search giant may collect, use and disclose from its massive book database. Although not as quickly enunciated as antitrust and copyright issues, lawyer David Bender outlines the debate that has surfaced regarding privacy.
Text Messaging Heads to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court leaps into the world of text messaging in a case with implications for privacy rights and workplace communications. The City of Ontario, Calif., asks the justices whether a member of its SWAT team had a "reasonable expectation of privacy" in text messages sent from a police pager.
E-Billing Picks Up Among In-House Counsel
Corporate in-house lawyers in Texas and elsewhere are taking advantage of electronic billing's efficiencies. E-billing can be a win-win by making it easier for lawyers to receive and review invoices from outside counsel, and by speeding up payments to outside firms. Many legal departments choose to do a trial run to test a system out before fully adopting it. Complaints? Not many.Legal Services Drive Technology
Although technology is not considered part of core legal services, neither is it separate and distinct from those services. You will see that's no joke when you read the new, March/April issue of LTN. Technology is used to help manage the business of law, fashion and deliver legal services, and add value to the attorney-client relationship, often at no cost to clients. Take Walkers Client Portal for example. ... [MORE]
How to Move Large SharePoint Document Libraries
Moving or copying large Microsoft SharePoint document libraries from one site, or extranet, to another is a recurring need in law firms. Mark Gerow, of Fenwick & West, shows how to move a document library of any size with just a bit of .NET code using the Windows SharePoint Services SDK.Trending Stories
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