Take an appropriate cone and slice through it continuously at an angle. What do you get? A curve. Choose one of three: An ellipse, a parabola, or a hyperbola—depending on how you angled your slice. These three curves are famously known as the conics, no doubt because of their quite conical origin. Read More . . .
Practice Resources-May 2006
This article provides a roadmap for how to assess the performance of your outside counsel. It also offers some tips on how you can apply this information to both cut your outside legal bills and improve the quality of services you receive.
I have always had a strong interest in business and financial topics, so in 2001 I decided to enroll in an MBA program while I completed a three-year commitment to the US Navy. For two long years I balanced a full load of legal cases as a JAG Trial Counsel while attending endless hours of classes at night learning about finance, accounting, and economics. Many days I wondered if it was all really worth it. I went to law school because I was always better with words than numbers. What was I doing now reading management books and studying complex financial problems?
Provides a list of circumstances commonly excluded from force majeure (FM) to assist in deciding whether they should be in or out of your list of FM triggers.
Lawyers hate strategic planning, but the author argues that such plans allow you and your department to learn how, and with whom, to interact for peach performance. Peter Drucker is a demigod in corporate circles. Learn how to apply his management principles to your law department.
This article will show you how to determine whether ebilling is a good move for you, and if so, how to select a system that is a good fit for both your law department and your outside law firms.
This Hands On will offer some tips on how to thread your way through the maze to focus on the most critical areas of risk management.
What do you do when a co-worker asks for legal advice? Over time, the author has developed a practical approach which is detailed in this article.