Strategic Outsourcing for Legal Services. Recently I came across this intriguing question: What are most effective methods of controlling “maverick legal spend” (off-panel/off-contract engagements)? I’m interested in hearing how legal departments use systems to engage outside counsel. I think the best approach is to ensure that the legal department has developed a service model for [...]
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You Should Try WhichDraft.com Here. Cloud Computing Fine for Attorney Client Privilege. The Alabama Bar’s Disciplinary Commission has recently ruled that cloud computing is fine for use by attorneys without raising confidentiality concerns as long as an attorney makes sure that the website storing client data maintains confidentiality and provides proper access to client information [...]
Read MoreYou Should Try WhichDraft.com Here. Hot Docs and Its Discontents. Hot Docs used to be the dominant application for document assembly. Back in the day, when you thought of a smooth Q&A interface for automatically drafting a contract, Hot Docs pretty much was the first thing that leaped to mind. Today, Hot Docs has been [...]
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