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Four Good Articles from Law.com

Privacy Expectation in the Age of GPS
In the news: "Applying the "expectation of privacy" -- a privacy law touchstone -- to advancing technology has proved troubling. Attorney David Bender looks at a ruling by New York's high court on warrantless GPS tracking that may generally serve as a paradigm for the use of high-tech tracking."

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10 Steps to Hiring New Outside Counsel
In the news: "The most effective way for a general counsel to reduce the costs of outside counsel may be to change law firms. The dramatic step can save your budget, but it confronts the incumbents' advantage. To introduce new law firms and to reduce the disadvantages faced by hopeful new firms, so that you can consider competitive newcomers hungry for your work and test the market for cost-saving replacements, consultant Rees W. Morrison offers 10 steps to level the practice field for nonincumbents."

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Grooming Young Lawyers for Law Firm Management
In the news: "Failure to train younger lawyers as managers in both the business and practice of law can be disastrous. The worst-case scenario is a "palace revolt" because the firm is unwilling to address the question and provide the opportunities, but there can also be a decline in earnings and the exodus of key partners, according to consultant Joel A. Rose. He discusses how law firms can help cultivate lawyers to be the next generation's managers -- with advice that can also help young lawyers looking to get into management."

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25 Value-Added Free Services to Offer Your Clients
In the news: "It's a fun time to be a lawyer right now, isn't it? Your firm is telling you to go out and bring in business; clients are scrutinizing your fees and every hour of your time like never before; colleagues are losing their jobs; and there's less work to go around. Concerning the issue of generating business, at least, consultant Stacy West Clark has some advice. She suggests 25 services you can offer at no cost to current clients, referral sources and potential clients. Because everyone loves to get something for free."

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Source: Law.Com's Daily Legal Newswire. 12 June 2009. Copyright 2008.  ALM Properties, Inc. All rights reserved. Subscribe <http://store.law.com/registration/register.asp?subscribeto=nw>.

Full post as published by Stark County Law Library Blawg on June 12, 2009 (boomark / email).