Solo Practice

E-Discovery Offers Opportunities to Gain Corporate Clients

By Garrett Worley

Corporate legal departments have often sought outside counsel for litigation support. With the new Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the growth of electronic discovery, corporations are seeking contract attorneys earlier than ever before. While corporations are trying to increase the size of their legal departments, a lack of candidates with the specific skill sets needed has led to an increased demand for outside counsel. The solo or small firm practitioner is in an ideal position to profit from this situation by offering services a company’s legal department doesn’t have the capacity to provide, particularly issues dealing with electronic discovery. Check out this recent article from Law.com for more details.

Full post as published by Garrett Worley's Blawg on October 29, 2007 (boomark / email).