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Consultants' Corner helps legal department leaders stay in-the-know on topics such as benchmarking and litigation management. Experts chime in daily on Counsel Commentary with updates, trends and best practices in litigation, intellectual property, labor and employment, and more.


Counsel Commentary
September 08, 2010
Regulatory: Federal Acquisition Regulation Council Amendment Requires Greater Transparency
The latest reporting requirement for government contractors.…
September 07, 2010
IP: Upcoming Federal Circuit Hearing May Alter Patent Infringement Landscape
In Therasense, Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson and Co., court will address issues related to the doctrine of inequitable condu…
September 03, 2010
Waiving (Goodbye to) Privilege Under Rule 502
Tips for taking “reasonable” steps to prevent disclosure. …
September 02, 2010
Defending a Deposition
The Role of Deponent’s Counsel…
September 01, 2010
Regulatory: The First New Regulatory Agency of the Obama Administration
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will regulate the sale of financial products to consumers…
August 31, 2010
Open-Source Software Doesn’t Mean It’s Unprotected
When Open-Source licensing is violated, there may be serious legal consequences.…
August 30, 2010
Labor: Using Internet Searches for Reference Checking
Sometimes gathering too much information can leave an employer at risk.…
August 26, 2010
Service Agreements in Cloud Computing
Key issues for cloud computing vendors.…
August 25, 2010
Regulatory: Price Reduction Clause Compliance
A fundamental requirement for commercial firms on the federal supply schedule.…
August 24, 2010
IP: Patent Holders Score Victories in Qui Tam Lawsuits
Thanks to a little-used provision in Section 292 of the Patent Act that provides for false marking penalties for each pr…
August 23, 2010
Labor: EEOC Systemic Discrimination Enforcement Here to Stay
The EEOC continues aggressive enforcement. …
August 19, 2010
Litigation: Avoiding the Arbitration Trap
Despite popular belief, arbitration isn’t always the cheaper, more efficient option for dispute resolution.…
August 18, 2010
Regulation and Recovery from the Recession
Today’s regulatory process may be creating disincentives to investments that could accelerate the recession recovery.…
August 17, 2010
Social Networking Sites May Present Difficult Intellectual Property Issues
Appropriate policies will allow companies use social networks to their advantage.…
August 16, 2010
Executive’s Departure Offers Lesson on Handling Sexual Harassment Issues
Mark Hurd leaves HP under a dark cloud.…
 
Consultants' Corner
September 06, 2010
Morrison on Metrics: Do the Minions Know the Metrics?
Junior lawyers are less likely to know the department’s benchmark metrics.…
August 30, 2010
Are Voicemails Business Records That Need to Be Saved?
Clear policies and processes can prevent needless retention.…
August 23, 2010
It’s a Good Day to Hate Technology
Why it’s important to recognize and understand technology’s limitations. …
August 16, 2010
Morrison on Metrics: Applying Metrics to Global Legal Departments
How does a “country” department’s metrics factor overall?…
August 09, 2010
iPads in the Office: Reject or Embrace?
Take these steps to protect your organization.…
August 02, 2010
Morrison on Metrics : FTE Litigators compared to numbers of cases
Full-time equivalent litigation staff number may be best litigation benchmark. …
July 26, 2010
Four Keys for Getting Employees to Change Their Document Retention Habits
Keep your employees from saving everything forever.…
July 19, 2010
Morrison on Metrics: Ratios of Benchmark Figures Hold Significant Value
Most value to come from benchmarking is to learn correlations…
July 12, 2010
Who Should Own Records Information Management, Legal or IT?
The best approach may be shared responsibility.…
July 06, 2010
Morrison on Metrics: Differences in a key benchmark across geographic regions and some consequences
Data suggests costs of legal services swing widely across different parts of the world.…
June 29, 2010
Four Signs of a Pseudo Record Retention Program
Pseudo programs focus on the wrong areas and are too narrow in scope.…
June 21, 2010
Morrison on Metrics: Differences in Legal Department Pay
Study shows comparative benchmark metrics on salaries between countries.…
June 14, 2010
Bad Call on Changes to Federal Sentencing Guidelines
Previously predicted changes would have been too to onerous to implement for many organizations.…
June 07, 2010
Morrison on Metrics: The Theory Behind Anonymous Participants in Law Department Benchmark Surveys
Some in-house counsel may not want their higher-ups to know what they have to say.…
May 31, 2010
When Deleting E-mail Backfires
In-house counsel must implement smart archiving strategies.…