About a 100 corporate legal professionals participated in a panel discussion that centered on maturing legal operations at the annual 2015 annual LexisNexis CounselLink customer conference. In some ways, listening to the session was like being a fly on the wall as...
Month: June 2015
8 LexisNexis Tech Webinars or Events for July
There are a number of events coming up in the next thirty days, although one of them will occur on the last day of June rather than in July. We’ve made it easy for the witness to spot which one in this line up: its number #1 and coincidentally the subject of that...
History and Origin of the Billable Hour
The billable hour is a persistent topic, arguably because it’s so central to the business of law and indeed the larger business community. While there is strong case to suggest alternative fee arrangements (AFAs) have sustainable traction there’s also evidence that...
Friday Share: eyeWitness to Atrocities
Earlier this month, the International Bar Association (IBA) released a mobile phone app – eyeWitness to Atrocities – for “documenting and reporting human rights atrocities in a secure and verifiable way so the information can be used as evidence in a court of law.”...
Case Study: Art and Science for the Corporate Legal Department
Driving efficiency often requires change management – and change management “is really about people.” That’s according to VMware® VP and Deputy General Counsel Aine Lyons for Worldwide Legal Operations, as described by the Association for Corporate Counsel (ACC) in a...
A Cheat Sheet for 5 Recent Legal Industry Studies
The volume of digital information created everyday is eight times greater than that in all U.S. libraries. It’s daunting to say the least and the legal industry too produces an impressive volume in the form of data, surveys and reports. Over the last few weeks, there...