This post was written by Allison Guidette, managing director of Large Law Firms You don’t have to talk to too many law firm leaders these days before you get the sense that 2012 is shaping up to be a challenging year. While the recent headlines on the overall economy show some welcome rays of optimism, …
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60 new regulations added each day, says new study
Global regulators added 14,215 new regulatory announcements in 2011, according to a new study from Thomson Reuters Governance, Risk & Compliance. That’s about 60 new regulatory announcements every working day, and up 16% from 2011. The study says the problem will only grow worse in 2012. Major portions of the Dodd-Frank Act take effect later this year. …
- February 1, 2012
- Susan Martin
It’s the value that sells, not the technology
This post was written by Jeff Friedman, director of marketing, Westlaw CaseLogistix Consumers always look for value. Quality at a price-point that reflects the appropriate amount of benefit. The word “sale” in the window is only slightly less effective than preceding it with the words “going out of business.” The more I listened to LegalTech …
- February 1, 2012
- Susan Martin
Nixon Peabody forms preferred vendor relationship with Pangea3
Nixon Peabody LLP announced today at LegalTech New York that Pangea3 is now their preferred vendor for legal process outsourcing. Pangea3 was selected by Nixon Peabody following an extensive review of LPO providers. As a preferred vendor, Pangea3 will be Nixon Peabody’s recommended LPO provider, where appropriate, to meet its clients’ needs. Through this relationship, all of Nixon Peabody’s …
- January 31, 2012
- Gretchen DeSutter
“Attack of the project management solutions” at LTNY?
This post was written by Jeff Friedman, director of marketing, Westlaw CaseLogistix LegalTech New York rarely surprises. It’s always at the Hilton. It’s always at the end of January / beginning of February. It’s always cold. It always features new technology. After all the show is called LegalTech – as much emphasis on the ‘tech’ …
- January 31, 2012
- Susan Martin
MatterSphere matter management platform now available in US
MatterSphere, an industry-leading matter management platform, is now available to law firms in the U.S. market as part of Elite’s suite of integrated management solutions. MatterSphere integrates with Elite 3E, Elite Enterprise and many other financial management and document management platforms, and is embedded in the Microsoft Office environment to unite operations and promote collaboration across the enterprise and …
- January 30, 2012
- Gretchen DeSutter
Law firm mergers rebound strongly in 2011
Law firm mergers jumped by 67% in 2011, according to the new Merger Watch report from the Hildebrandt Institute. There were 45 mergers involving US firms in 2011, compared with 27 in 2010. The trend is expected to continue in 2012 — the number of mergers already announced or completed so far this year has …
- January 5, 2012
- Susan Martin
Legal Rebels post on ProView
Recently Anne Ellis, senior director, Librarian Relations, spoke to a group of law librarians who are part of a pilot group testing the new Thomson Reuters ProView eReader. Her key take-aways on the evolution of technology in the law library, and library management, are highlighted in a recent Legal Rebels post at ABA.com. Whether conducting a spot check of court rules with ProView, …
- January 4, 2012
- Gretchen DeSutter
Do online shoppers read legal agreements?
As consumers buy more and more products over the Internet, they are not always doing a good job of paying attention to the legal fine print. According to a new survey by FindLaw.com (www.findlaw.com), the most popular legal information website, more than half of people surveyed say they pay little or no attention to legal …
- December 31, 2011
- Susan Martin
ACC Annual Conference – legal process outsourcing 2.0
Pangea3 CEO David Perla was a member on the panel for Legal Process Outsourcing 2.0 at the ACC Annual Conference in Denver recently. With the rapid growth surrounding LPOs in the legal industry, the panel addressed numerous topics and issues ranging from: how each company addresses the relationship with the LPO differently to the best …
- December 8, 2011
- Jeff McCoy
