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Lexis Opens E-Discovery Outsourcing Service
Evan Koblentz, Law Technology News
Applied Discovery, the e-discovery services arm of LexisNexis, is expanding its document review consulting to a full service. (read the post)
Morrison on Metrics: The ins and outs of patent costs
Rees Morrison, InsideCounsel
One common way that metrics vary from one law department to another arises from their treatment of patent-related costs. Some law departments absorb the full cost of patent preparation and prosecution, as well as registration in foreign countries and the ensuing annual annuity fees paid to governments. (read the post)
The Value in Value Billing for Law Firms
Toby Brown, 3 Geeks and a Law Blog
For the upcoming COLPM Futures Conference, I was tasked with defining value in value billing for law firms. This is a great problem to tackle. I think the market has given us a lengthy list of value billing propositions clients want, but absent getting full-rates (which is a myth by the way), not many talk about value in value billing from a law firm’s perspective. (read the post)
Employee Facebook Comments as Protected Activity
Corporate Counsel
In considering the legality of imposing discipline, the in-house lawyer will likely ask questions such as: “Has the employee recently engaged in protected activity?” and “Do we evenhandedly monitor all employees’…(read the post)
When Raising Rates
Google+ Adds Value to Corporate Legal Management
Michael Cavendish, The National Law Journal, October 19, 2011
What can in-house lawyers do with Google+, and while we’re talking, how does the service even work? The lawyer is tasked with answering outside vendor questions on third-party claims? She maintains a Circle for the vendor contacts she liaises with and sends links to the company’s model claim response letters, answers questions, and allows the contacts to post follow-up comments. (read the article)
