If you’re a fan of the idea that the government that represents you should be transparent and open, then you’ll be a big fan of the Sunlight Foundation Projects. The nonprofit, nonpartisan Sunlight Foundation has created a number of tools and resources to help citizens access public information, and work to expand the definition
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Tracy Thompson-Pryzlucki sent the following letter to AALL members this morning to explain why she is supporting the changes in AALL Bylaws (PDF) that expand the definition of Active AALL members. I asked Tracy if I could repost her letter on 3 Geeks as a continuation of the conversation started
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An article on SearchCIO-Midmarket caught my attention yesterday that discussed the problems of simply throwing in a Social Media platform on the Enterprise System, and expecting the employees to simply adapt it as they have in their personal lives. Author Karen Goulart specifically calls out Pollyannish CIO’s who seem to think
[Editor’s Note: Steve Lastres asked if I could repost this information on the Law Library Society of Washington DC (LLSDC) and the Private Law Libraries’ (PLL) “Showcase: Empowering the Next Generation of Law Firms.” The original post was on the On Firmer Ground Blog, which should be in your RSS Reader, and was
Jeff Brandt shared a great video in a recent Pinhawk newsletter. The video was produced by Riverview Law, an innovative provider of legal services.
The video, which I thoroughly enjoyed, is a conversation between lawyer and client about a fixed fee. As Riverview Law is based in the UK, so is the scenario. The
Having worked at a few large firms, I can say with some certainty I know a great CMO when I meet one. And my current CMO, Aleisha Gravit, sits at the top of that list. Her guest post today is a great example of her vision and thinking on the future of CMOs
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I have to say that I’ve never been a big fan of the Client Alerts and traditional newsletters that law firms package up and send out to clients. Not because they don’t have relevant information, but because they tend to be poorly managed, and clients view them more as SPAM because they
In part one and part two we looked at how Procurement has become involved in purchasing legal services, the challenges this presents and then an alternative approach to how it might be done more effectively.
Maintaining Alignment
To demonstrate this misalignment, consider our acquisition matter from Part 1. A client, perhaps overly concerned about risk on a
Lexis put out this video from the AALL Boston conference (with many familiar faces you may recognize.) In a post on their “This is real law” site, they talk about the perceptions of law librarians (think Forbes “worst Master’s Degree for Jobs), and the new roles that law librarians are taking on. Many of
In Part 1 of this series, we looked at the recent history and current role of Procurement in the purchase of legal services. I suggested that Procurement is struggling in this new role and there may be a better approach. In Part 2, I suggest that approach. Again -comments are encouraged.
An Alternative
My counsel to in-house counsel when it