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A new poll of business executives and owners shows that optimism about the economy is growing, but it is more prevalent among big business officials than owners of small- to medium-sized businesses (SMB). The poll of 202 SMB businesses (five to 499 employees) and 77 big businesses (more than 500 employees) was conducted by City…

Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal – by Kathy Robertson The California State Bar — the organization that regulates more than 220,000 lawyers who practice in the state — is facing an uncertain future following the governor’s veto of its annual dues bill for 2010. Senate Bill 641 by Democratic state Sen. Ellen Corbett…

Thanks to Gabe Acevedo for pointing out this great article from Law.com about how EDD providers are adapting to the down economy (written by Jason Krause): “There’s an unusual dichotomy in the e-discovery industry right now. Industry observers see scores of e-discovery companies that have folded or disappeared as part of an industry shakeout, but at…

CT Summation, the premier provider of litigation workflow and eDiscovery solutions (EDD), today announced that it received first-place honors in the “Best Case Management Software” category in The Recorder’s “Best Of” poll. The third-annual survey was limited to California State Bar certified attorneys and asked respondents about the business services and products they recommend to…

Great article in today’s Computerworld discussing steps companies can take to avoid a disaster when they are involved in legal proceedings. Among the tips shared:  Know what you have Talk to your legal department on a regular basis Make your information-handling practices routine and consistent Keep a trail. Understand what spoliation is Be ready to…

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One of the secrets to TERIS’ success as a company has been the remarkable stability of our professional staff in all offices. Our Seattle production manager commented earlier today that we now have more employees in the Seattle office with more than 10 years experience at our firm than we do with fewer than 10…

From today’s ABA Journal: After the economic carnage earlier this year, financial statistics show law firms were on more solid ground by the summer. A survey of more than 50 law firms conducted by the PricewaterhouseCoopers accounting firm found that legal work and law firm profits increased during a three-month period that ended on July…

Women in eDiscovery and The American Society of Digital Forensics & eDiscovery today announced that they will be hosting their first joint regional educational event at Cox Enterprises, Inc. on Tuesday, September 29, from 12:00 until 2:00 PM. This event will feature two renowned experts in eDiscovery: Former Magistrate Judge Ronald Hedges and Jason Baron,…

E-Discovery has become a necessary part of the legal profession and often it’s paralegals and legal assistants are the gatekeepers for implementation at a law firm.  On this edition of The Paralegal Voice, co-hosts Lynne DeVenny and Vicki Voisin  welcome Tom Mighell, a consultant with Fios and co-host of The Kennedy-Mighell Report on the Legal…