Posts Tagged ‘document management’
Seize the power in your next deposition
I blogged the other day on why you’d want to, or need to, video-record a deposition: a witness being out of the country, outside subpoena power, sick, or otherwise unavailable. Or maybe a key witness for your side is better on camera than in print. (On the flip side, you’d want to video-record opposing witnesses who discredit themselves on camera).
Read MoreExpert witnesses, your quintessential storytellers
Verdicts often come down to who tells the better story. As a litigator, you sometimes need help telling your story, so you turn to an expert witness.
When you work with experts, are you getting everything you need from them? Many lawyers aren’t.
Read MoreIf only I’d had video…
I was a big-firm litigator for 14 years before joining Esquire as general counsel. I loved the chess match, the battle, and pinning opposing witnesses down.
But on one particular day, in a complex securities arbitration, I found myself sitting in the witness chair.
Read MoreMultigenerational approach drives growth in law firms
The aging workforce poses risks for every business – and law firms are hardly an exception. The vast majority of managing partners are baby boomers, age 52 to 71. Are you prepared for upcoming decades? It’s not easy.
Read MoreDon’t complicate complex litigation
Complex litigation. It’s a synonym for high stress, and it’s daunting for law firms, lawyers and the people who support them. What exactly does the term complex litigation mean? It generally signifies a case with high stakes, complicated procedures, multiple parties, multiple jurisdictions, media scrutiny, lengthy discovery and big investments in time and money. Class…
Read MoreThe case for video depositions
The law is made up of words, documents and abstractions. Many of us love this stuff. And we’re good at it. But it can put the rest of the world to sleep.
Take jurors, who live normal lives steeped in TV and
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