One area we have tried to cover at The Posse List is heathcare for contract attorneys.  The new health care law makes sweeping changes to our nation’s health care system. Many provisions will have a significant impact upon employers and their employees. While many of the changes are phased in gradually over the next eight [...]

15 November 2011 – As we have written before (our most recent post is here) the most common complaints from the contract attorney world is that the work is mind-numbing and monotonous, affording none of the intellectual stimulation that a lawyer should expect.  There is often little or no quality control.  What supervision reviewers get [...]

LDM Global (for more about the company click here) is an international information management/litigation support solutions provider.  It specializes in data recovery, computer forensics, large scale electronic and paper based discovery services and international projects. We had the opportunity to meet Scott Merrick, International Marketing Director of LDM Global, at a “Managing Cross-border Discovery” panel during the International Legal [...]

30 July 2011 — As we had reported in a previous post, the world’s first e-discovery malpractice lawsuit was filed in State Court in California against McDermott Will & Emery.  The case has been rocketing around the internet, striking fear in the heart of the e-discovery community.  The case involves a privilege filter through which [...]

Last week we attended the IQPC conference ”Information Retention & E-Disclosure Management Europe” which was held in Brussels September 30th and October 1st.   For a link to the program click here.  The program is one the most elite and information-packed conference on European information retention and e-disclosure management, with the experts being the “elite of the elite”.  The event was [...]

It’s getting crowded on the right-side of the EDRM.  Kroll Ontrack has announced it is now providing its clients with document review services.  For the full announcement click here.   Kroll Ontrack already provides paper/e-discovery services, computer forensics, ESI consulting, etc.  The announcement of the launch into document review is natural.  As we have indicated over the last two years and [...]

18 December 2011 — As we reported a few weeks ago, the A.B.A.  has been peppered of late with a number of accusations over its failings, not least of which is that it has not done enough to prevent law schools from overstating the current job prospects of graduates.  As expected, it caved into the demands of law schools with a watered [...]