As law firms continue to face the pressure of meeting their clients' demands for better value, what does the future hold for junior associates? Matt Packer analyses the latest in a series of podcasts produced by the ABA Journal, which explores how legal services outsourcing may be able to provide a ...
Technological advancements, mobile-based working practices and ballooning data storage capacity are leaving companies open to a host of legal risks, says a new PwC report. Matt Packer looks at the findings and takes a glimpse at the future shape of dataThe legal walls are closing in on companies wit ...
New research from the International Bar Association has revealed a demand for transnational laws in human resources. Matt Packer looks at the findings and asks what implications they could have for legal services outsourcingA good human resources (HR) function plays an integral role in the developme ...
In the past, outsourcing has tended to be synonymous with offshoring, but now there’s also a growing demand for onshore solutions. As Matt Packer discovers, in intellectual property and legal services, the ‘right’ approach is often a combination of the two, with some providers offering the bes ...
‘Brand owners need to keep a sense of perspective when it comes to enforcing their trademark rights.’ That was the message from J Scott Evans, senior legal director, Global Brand and Trademarks, Yahoo! Inc, at a CPA Global breakfast briefing at INTA 2010 in Boston.He highlighted the often counte ...
IP agent networks stretch around the globe and through every industry sector. Donal O’Connell and Sabine Baum outline best practice for managing those networks and turning them into crucial business assets One of the most essential elements in supporting a global intellectual property (IP) po ...
Intellectual Property Rights are among the most valuable assets a company owns. It is therefore imperative, writes patent expert Donal O’Connell, that data relating to those rights is treated with the respect it deservesThe term ‘data integrity’ refers to a whole or complete structure in which ...
Collaborative innovation is an attractive method for reaching new discoveries. However, writes patent expert Donal O’Connell, the pitfalls of joint rights ownership can undo even the best intentionsJoint innovation stems from an honourable part of the human intellect – but for those who take par ...
Is the US Stored Communications Act fit for purpose? Matt Packer unpicks the Crispin v Audigier case to find out how the Act is influencing e-discovery from social networks An enduring pearl of legal wisdom holds that a verbal contract is not worth the paper it’s printed on. Now that digital ...