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Comment on Sharon Sayles Belton podcast on Judicial Disaster Preparedness by Sharon Sayles Belton podcast on Judicial Disaster Preparedness … | Disaster Preparedness

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Comment on Thomson Reuters VP named a “Trailblazer” at Girl Scouts 100th Anniversary by Leah Cook

Leah Cook — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:39:38 +0000

Congratulations, Sharon!!

Comment on Podcast: April 2012 by Legal Current Podcast – April Edition | The Knowledge Effect

Legal Current Podcast – April Edition | The Knowledge Effect — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:02:28 +0000

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Comment on Thomson Reuters identifies UK as a leader in dementia research by entrpreneur

entrpreneur — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:29:26 +0000

Good stuff, keep it coming!

Comment on Podcast: March 2012 by The Knowledge Effect | Legal Current Podcast: March Edition

The Knowledge Effect | Legal Current Podcast: March Edition — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:03:23 +0000

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Comment on Indiana Supreme Court Justice Discusses Case Management for Courts by Kevin Cook

Kevin Cook — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 19:41:00 +0000

Justice Sullivan is entitled to his opinions but he is not entitled to change the facts. Justice Sullivan states that his wish to create a monopoly for court case management software will “save money” and “is necessary for the sharing case information”? The fact is courts in Indiana have been sharing case information statewide for since 2002. “Save money”? The fact is the Indiana Supreme Court has spent over $75 Million to fully automate less than 1/3rd of the Indiana counties. Justice Sullivan wants to spend $120 Million and several million dollars every year thereafter. My Hoosier company that has fully automated 51 counties and 130 courts in Indiana support ALL of these Hoosier county courts and clerks in Indiana for less than $700,000 per year. Justice Sullivan’s wish for a monopoly was not recommended by a national computer consulting company, not needed and not wanted by the Indiana Clerks Association and Association of Indiana Counties. The General Assembly has had to mandate JTAC share court information statewide and they have taken away 20% of the funding that was going to JTAC and are now giving this funding to support local systems. Clerks have testified before Senate Committees that Odyssey is a step backwards. Justice Sullivan and Justice David have told several House and Senate Committees that Odyssey is not mandatory while local judges are mandating or threatening to mandate that their Clerks switch to Odyssey. Justice Sullivan continues to ignore the realities of case information sharing and the tremendous cost of JTAC that is 10 times more expensive than the commercial marketplace. To quote Governor Daniels from one of his campaign letters in 2008, “Why would you overcharge the taxpayers of Indiana hundreds of millions of dollars just to make government bigger and less efficient?”

Comment on International family law expert offers his insight by worldclock

worldclock — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:58:15 +0000

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Comment on Legal Project Management Comes Full Circle by Janice E. Henderson

Janice E. Henderson — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:35:29 +0000

As a law librarian, I am very interested in this topic. Librarians have unofficially been using PM to keep the library viable and for projects. I would most like to hear about the training/certification lawyers need because that can be adopted to the training librarians would need.

Comment on Legal Project Management Comes Full Circle by Larry Bridgesmith

Larry Bridgesmith — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:19:30 +0000

Nathan, you have tapped into a new enthusiasm lawyers are exhibiting for the tools needed to promote efficiencies in their legal practices. As Ron Friedmann reported following his experience this week at LegalTech, “Legal Project Management is a hot topic.” http://www.prismlegal.com/wordpress/
Virtually every other industry confronted with the reality of the global economy has learned that success requires the ability (even among professionals) to provide quality services on time and at predictable prices. It is no longer adequate to hold the fort with the defense that the term “legal efficiency” is an oxymoron.
The “client revolution” invalidates that defense and current financial indicators enforce it. When expenses are rising, productivity is declining, demand is down and collections are falling, improving efficiencies is the only lever left for law firms to use to achieve profitability. Thompson Reuters’ Peer Monitor Index, Q4 2011. https://peermonitor.thomsonreuters.com/ThomsonPeer/docs/PMI_Q4_2011.pdf.
I’ve known Susan for 20 years and there is no legal consultant better prepared to assist the profession adopt the LPM skill set than her. Susan’s M.B.A. from Villanova University allows her to bring project management to lawyers like no one else. The value of her programing for lawyers has been attested to by project management professionals at George Washington and Price Universities. Her insights are “spot on”. Thanks for bringing her commentary into this vital discussion. The late comers to the LPM banquet may find themselves alone on the dance floor.

Comment on Westlaw Drafting Assistant – Transactional by Wait, There’s More: New Tech Products - Attorney at Work

Wait, There’s More: New Tech Products - Attorney at Work — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:00:13 +0000

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