Legal Commentary

The Cowen Group has released its Q2 Critical Trends Survey, which polled 85 law firms and 33 corporations looking at workload and hiring plans. Among the highlights: 61% of firms reported a Q2 increase in the number of hours worked by their litigation support department, 36% of firms plan to add litigation support personnel between August and October, 27% of firms have increased training budgets, and 31% have increased budgets for technology purchases.

E-discovery concerns hover around Microsoft SharePoint, cloud computing, and legal project management.