Posts Tagged ‘technology’
Why does consolidation stop with your law firms?
Corporate law departments and insurance claims organizations continue to consolidate their outside law firms in order to control spending, streamline processes and improve performance. But why do these organizations often restrict their consolidation effort to the law firms?
Read MoreWhat’s driving bet-the-company litigation?
Although corporate litigation spending is flat, the number of companies managing “bet-the-company” litigation has quadrupled in the last two years, posing new challenges to corporate counsel, outside counsel and litigators.
Bet-the-company litigation can be any legal action that threatens the existence of the company or major line of business, whether or not the case goes to trial.
Read MoreSeize 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.
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