Appearances matter – it’s just that the interpretation of precisely what appearances communicate that’s often the crux of contention. For example, does a deposed witness appear more or less honest in a video recording replayed at a later date if the witness is wearing...
Month: September 2014
Infographic Friday: Trends Shaping the Legal Industry
Recently, Robert Half Legal took a focused look at the legal profession in a new study titled Client Dynamics Driving Change in the Legal Profession. The study identifies four key legal industry trends shaping the profession which are: Client service pressures mount...
AFAs: A Budget with Consequences
Over the span of a decade, one company says it more than tripled its revenue while cutting its legal spend by a little more than 30%, while only adding four more in-house attorneys over four years. That seems to be a prime example of a corporate legal department doing...
Preview Friday: LexisNexis goes to Hollywood
“In the future everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes,” as Andy Warhol once said. Perhaps under this era of humanized brands even businesses are granted a moment or two of fame as well. LexisNexis earned its moment recently with a new movie-based on television...
Top 10 #BusinessofLaw Posts You Might Have Missed in August
August – a traditionally slow time of year – proved a pretty incredible month for the Business of Law Blog. In reviewing the data for this month’s Top 10 post, readership and engagement has spiked substantially – so thank you! Several projects launched filled these...