That seems to be the message being sent by court decisions as mentioned on Future Lawyer today. They point to an article by Roger Matus where he talks about the increasing number of cases where the “We don’t have enough resources” defense for not meeting a discovery request just doesn’t cut it. As a guy who…
It’s funny that this was an idea that Douglas Welch pulled out of his Career Opportunities archives a few weeks ago. He talked specifically about the need to not just be a tech generalist, but to have some specialized skills that help you stand out in certain areas. Then new position I’m taking is really…
I’m going to have to change the name of the blog again. 🙂 Today I officially accepted a new position. Still at the same firm, but I won’t be working at the helpdesk much longer. My new title will be Practice Support Specialist, which in most law firms is probably better known as Litigation Support….
So do Blackberry users put others at risk? I don’t know about that, like I’ve already said, it’s not so much the device as it’s the person who can’t put it down that is the risk. However, I do know that in a law firm, having a blackberry not work can be a hazard! Lawyers…
I stumbled across a meme today that I found interesting. Now, you know how much I normally hate memes, but this one intrigued me because it was making it’s way around the law blogosphere, and I do happen to work at a law firm. Basically the idea was to complete the sentence “Lawyers appreciate….” The…
It’s hard to believe, I know, but today marks the 10 month mark of working at the law firm instead of being the one man IT Department that I was before. It seems about as good a time as any to do a little reflecting on the plusses and minuses to working as part of…