law firms

• Advice for young in-house lawyers: Understanding the value of questions

  By Jason Mosley  |  May 23, 2013

  “Answers can only aspire to be important. Questions remain forever relevant, forever eloquent. Answers are science, questions are poetry. We can learn so much more from poetry than science.”

• Litigation: How to get paid on time

  By David McMahon  |  May 16, 2013

  Insurers and third-party payors frequently retain our firm to determine whether the bills generated by outside counsel are reasonable.

• Fibs your e-discovery vendor and law firm may tell you—Part 2

  By Mark Diamond  |  May 15, 2013

  E-discovery vendors promise that they will look everywhere for all the relevant documents

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  Facts & Figures: IP attorneys escape shrinking demand for legal services

  By Alanna Byrne  |  May 10, 2013

  From social media usage to a predicted rise in class actions, an inside look at the numbers that count

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  SuperConference 2013: How to effectively use technology to manage law departments

  By Alanna Byrne  |  May 7, 2013

  On the first day of InsideCounsel’s SuperConference, experts provided strategies for effectively deploying technology within legal departments, on a panel called “Using Technology To Enhance Law Department Management”

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  Technology for minding your compliance Ps and Qs: Spotlight on the FCPA

  By Marie-Charlotte Patterson  |  May 2, 2013

  While many organizations are reconsidering how they manage their FCPA programs and employ technology, most are still unclear how best to proceed.

• Fibs your e-discovery vendor and law firm may tell you—Part 1

  By Mark Diamond  |  May 1, 2013

  The e-discovery services market in the U.S. is estimated to exceed $3 billion this year.

• Why building your personal brand is important

  By Stephen Kaplan  |  May 1, 2013

  This issue of InsideCounsel focuses on the continuing social media discussion.

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  Cases test whether law firm partners are employees for human rights purposes

  By Melissa Maleske  |  May 1, 2013

  It is generally settled in Canada that when employers impose mandatory retirement policies on their employees, it amounts to age discrimination in violation of the country’s human rights code.

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  Roughly half of U.S. and U.K. companies push for alternative fee arrangements

  By Ashley Post  |  May 1, 2013

  Although a recent report found that the once-steady increase in law departments adopting AFAs has plateaued, experts say such arrangements aren’t a passing trend.