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May 2009 Archives

Two Webinars You'll Want to Check Out if You Outsource Legal Work

By Paul C. Easton on May 22, 2009 4:53 PM | Comments | No TrackBacks
If you manage large electronic discovery projects, you will likely find yourself working with off shore vendors at some point. As corporations continue to look for ways to drive down legal costs; more coding, data processing, and document review work...

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Of project management, the lawyer doth protest too much, methinks.

By Paul C. Easton on May 15, 2009 3:53 AM | Comments | 5 TrackBacks
One of my pet peeves is when project management is watered down, sugar coated, or subjected to the literary equivalent of cosmetic surgery to make it more acceptable to lawyers. I don't object to summarizing complex project management theories and techniques using...

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Matthew Lane on "The Making of a Great Project Manager"

By Paul C. Easton on May 13, 2009 2:26 PM | Comments | 1 TrackBack
Matthew Lane, Director of Client Services at Fios, Inc. discusses the elements of a great project manager on a post to the Discovery Resources blog. I especially like his description of the "project management brain." Communication skills, the ability to regularly...

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The Sedona Conference presents "Achieving Quality in the E-Discovery Process"

By Paul C. Easton on May 13, 2009 12:00 PM | Comments | No TrackBacks
Just a heads up that on May 20th at 13:00 US-EDT, the Sedona Conference is presenting a webinar entitled "Achieving Quality in the E-Discovery Process."The very first item on the agenda is: "The importance of project management and the need...

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Fios Presents a Webinar on Litigation Project Management

By Paul C. Easton on May 13, 2009 9:47 AM | Comments | 2 TrackBacks
Earlier today I attended the Fios webinar "Practical Tips on How to Lead Project Management Planning to Balance Scope, Time and Budget," presented by Amy Catton, Litigation Support Quality Coordinator at Kilpatrick Stockton and Kate Billera, Client Services Manager at Fios, Inc.  It was an informative and...

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Planning for the Consequences of Your E-mail Retention Policies

By Paul C. Easton on May 9, 2009 7:02 PM | Comments | No TrackBacks
Perry Segal raises an important point in a recent post to his excellent E-discovery Insights blog. In a post titled "Baby? Meet Bathwater..." he responds to an article by Stephen Lawson recently published in Computer World that has been widely...

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Law & IT: Can't We All Just Get Along? With Project Management, Yes!

By Paul C. Easton on May 7, 2009 4:25 PM | Comments | 2 TrackBacks
Much has been written about the communication and cultural barriers separating legal and IT departments and the risks this creates for corporations struggling with the growing burden of electronic discovery. This isn't particularly surprising, given that most attorneys come from a liberal arts...

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Debbie Westwood Presents "Project Management for Litigation Support"

By Paul C. Easton on May 5, 2009 12:18 AM | Comments | 1 TrackBack
I just discovered Debbie Westwood's blog "Two Wheel Geek". Debbie runs InTechGration, an e-discovery and litigation technology consulting company. She blogs about cycling and legal technology for all those who love technology, the law, cycling, or all three. I live...

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Are project management certifications mere "window dressing"?

By Paul C. Easton on May 4, 2009 5:44 PM | Comment | 2 TrackBacks
Reese Morrison raises a good point in a recent post to his Law Department Management blog. His brief post discusses how more firms are pursuing project management credentials, but warns that marketing certification without demonstrating greater quality and efficiency is...

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Follow the Legal Project Management Twibe

By Paul C. Easton on May 3, 2009 6:09 AM | Comment | No TrackBacks
For those of you using Twitter, I've created a new Twibe (a Twitter group service) on Legal Project Management. To join, follow this link:http://www.twibes.com/group/legalprojectmanagement...

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Should Law Firms Outsource Project Management

By Paul C. Easton on May 1, 2009 6:54 PM | Comments | No TrackBacks
Thanks to Jeffery Fehrman of EDD Blog On-line for bringing to my attention the recent IT World article: "Tasks you fear to outsource but should try".Among the areas the article suggests companies consider outsourcing are: project management and electronic discovery....

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Total Attorneys uses Agile Project Management

By Paul C. Easton on May 1, 2009 2:04 AM | Comments | No TrackBacks
Edmund Scanlan of Total Attorneys, writes how his company uses the Agile software development methodology to speed up product development, increase responsiveness to customer needs, and keep employee morale high.http://www.edscanlan.com/wordpress/2009/04/21/agile/Total Attorneys provides services that help small law firms outsource many...

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