Shipping legal work overseas Sep 1, 2008
It will become standard operating procedure for certain legal functions to be outsourced, said K. William Gibson, an attorney and a former chairman of the s law practice management group. While offshoring legal work can deliver bottom-line benefits, some industry insiders say, it can lead to quality control problems and abuse of client-attorney privilege. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
Competition prods lawyers to catch up with technology Dec 31, 2007
"When I became a lawyer in 1990, the legal profession was a paper-and-pen business, and almost everything was done by typewriter and forms," said Alan Klevan, a Wellesley lawyer who chairs the Massachusetts Bar Association's law practice management section, which helps law firms use technology to enhance the practice of law. Last month, the association hosted a legal technology expo in Needham that attracted several dozen technology firms that pitched their products to lawyers. (Boston Globe)
Allegations of an Affair and a Forgery Ensnare Beveridge & Diamond Oct 13, 2007
The dispute stems from a bitter divorce battle between firm partner John Guttmann and his wife, Nancy Lasater, a nonpracticing attorney who was previously co-chairwoman of the Law Practice Management Section of the D.C. Bar and a solo practitioner who often represented firms on ethics issues. The couple's real-life "War of the Roses" has pulled a litany of well-known Washington lawyers into the fray, including the elusive Beveridge, who is now senior counsel at the firm and was subpoenaed to... (Law.com)
Lawyers need to learn business basics, too Jan 23, 2007
The two received input and guidance from Gary Munneke, a professor at Pace Law School in White Plains, N.Y., whom Pratt knew through the American Bar Association's law practice management section. Munneke teaches a similar class at Pace and has authored a text on law practice management. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
