Since the 2008 economic downturn (AKA “Great Recession”), law firms haven’t exactly been shy about cutting expenses. Most of those cuts were the low hanging fruit of processes, products and people that probably should have been trimmed back even when times were good. However, law firms are also notorious for hanging on to things that
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[Guest Post from Jan Rivers, Competitive Intelligence Liaison]
This afternoon, I was sitting here, working away and listening to Erroll Garner, when an email alert blipped up in the corner of my computer screen. It was from a Bloomberg rep.
Hmmmm…..
Now, my firm doesn’t subscribe to Bloomberg, but we’ve looked
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I thought I’d try something different and have a philosophical post to start off the week. Bear with me as I step off my usual path of law firm administrative issues, and discuss some esoteric business management and human interaction issues for minute or two.
Google’s informal motto is
I’ve been thinking all day about what the Bloomberg acquisition of BNA will eventually mean in the legal publishing world. I first thought of what it would mean to Westlaw and Lexis, and whether Bloomberg Law would now truly bring some competition to the duopoly we’ve all come to accept (and loathe.) However, what really
I also received a Q&A Sheet from Bloomberg about their acquisition of BNA and what it means for customers of both products.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RELATED TO BLOOMBERG’S ACQUISITION OF BNA
1. What was announced today?
Bloomberg and The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (BNA) today announced that they have entered into an agreement under
Well, we always hear rumors around the time of AALL that someone is buying BNA (usually Westlaw or Lexis), however, it seems that Bloomberg was the one to actually pull the trigger on this acquisition. I just received this press release on the purchase. (More of my personal comments to come…)
SEE: Q&A about Bloomberg/BNA Acquisition
You may agree with me that the best thing about going to a professional conference is finally making it back home and sleeping in your own bed. However, that doesn’t mean we don’t enjoy ourselves while we are traveling to different cities every year and meeting up with our usual set of friends over a