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National Association of Women Lawyers and the NAWL Foundation: “Also, continuing a trend we have noted in previous Survey Reports, the structure of law firms has grown more complex. The typical AmLaw 200 firm is now a two-tier partnership with many different categories of lawyer in a leveraged structure: 151 equity partners (barely 15% women), …
The New Librarian Librarians expertly engage in the following discipline, programs and projects: Intranet content development; Creation of expertise databases; Database development and maintenance; Taxonomy development and enterprise implementation; Legal project management; Search engine optimization (SEO); Business Intelligence and Competitive Intelligence; Planning, launching and maintaining Social Media applications; Portal knowledge services; ROI (for research, knowledge, …
Federal Computer Week: “Twitter has quickly evolved from social media novelty to critical communications channel. This list shows which federal agencies have built the biggest audiences, and where the growth has been fastest over the past year. The data [in this article] was compiled by OhMyGov, a media and technology firm that specializes in providing …
The Future is Yesterday: Public Relations in the Networked Era by Lee Rainie, Sep 20, 2012, at Public Relations Society “Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Internet Project, described the new media ecology and how networked individuals get, share and create information. This new environment has disrupted the old models of public relations and requires …
Via LLRX.com – The New Digital Public Library of America Board of Directors – David H. Rothman’s current commentary highlights the composition of the new board of directors of the nonprofit DPLA, an organization that continues to grow and change, along with clarifying its goals and objectives.
General Sentiment – Q2 2012 Global Brands Report – “Apple, Google and Microsoft have long vied for the top spot in our quarterly Global Brands series. Who pulled ahead this quarter? A new arrival in this quarter’s Impact Media Value top ten also placed among the top Perception Media Value winners thanks to further European …
“The Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) released an independently conducted analysis showing that the savings to consumers and the U.S. health care system from the use of generic prescription drugs has risen to a current rate of $1 billion every other day totaling $193 billion in 2011 and more than $1 trillion over the last …
From the July 23, 2012 issue of Fortune: “Royal Dutch Shell tops the Fortune Global 500, ending Wal-Mart’s two-year winning streak. See the full list of the world’s largest corporations, including detailed company profiles and contact information.”
LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell – The Selection and Retention of International Law Firms, June 2012: “Understanding how in-house counsel identify and retain external law firms is uppermost in the minds of law firms throughout the the world, especially for firms active in international markets. In-house teams need to be sure that they select the right law firm …
News release: “According to Selected Findings from the Employment Report and Salary Survey for the Class of 2011 released today by NALP, the overall employment rate for new law school graduates is, at 85.6%, the lowest it has been since 1994, when the rate stood at 84.7%. In addition to an overall employment rate that …
The Plaintiffs Bar Goes Digital – An Analysis of the Digital Marketing Efforts of Plaintiffs Attorneys & Litigation Firms, January 2012 “The U.S. tort system cost $264.6 billion in 2010, fueled in part by the plaintiffs bar’s constant pursuit of new clients and cases. Like any big business, the plaintiffs bar is committed to clever …
Restoring Contemplation: How Disconnecting Bolsters the Knowledge Economy, by Jessie L. Mannisto “While constant access to information enabled by digital devices has done much to improve our lives, it also exacts costs with respect to our attention and productivity that are especially harmful in a knowledge based economy. Increased public awareness of the impact of …
