GC California Magazine
May 14, 2008
Little needs to be said about the constantly increasing cost of outside counsel, and there is little hope that the economic downturn will do anything more than temporarily slow the increases. Moreover, the slow economy will step up the pressure on companies to reduce their legal costs. Therefore, it's no surprise that many companies are considering moving more legal work in-house. Consultant Michael C. Ross examines some key issues for companies to keep in mind when deciding whether to make the transition.
Pennsylvania Law Weekly
May 14, 2008
E-discovery may be on a path toward its most searching scrutiny yet. In Disability Rights Council v. Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority, Judge John M. Facciola recommended "concept searching" -- the use of complex algorithms that use linguistic or statistical patterning -- for a tardy producer to wade through voluminous data quickly. But Facciola made no mention of whether concept searching tools should be subject to rules governing the admission of scientific or expert testimony.
Fulton County Daily Report
May 14, 2008
Associates are all sitting on the giant large-firm roller coaster together -- one day giddy with excitement and anticipation as salaries get ratcheted up, the next day (that would be today) hearing that eerie silence before the inevitable downward free fall. Mere months ago, associates were having money hurled at them by "market forces," but now those same market forces are causing them to be laid off. How does this change of economic forces affect you? Humor columnist The Snark has some ideas.