80% of Legal Professionals Suffer from Information Overload, But You Don't Have to be One of Them
A new study by LexisNexis reveals that 70% of American white collar workers suffer from information overload. That number rises to 80% among legal professionals.
Other findings for legal professionals include:
90% of legal professionals agree that not being able to access the right information at the right time is a huge time-waster
70% say they spend a lot of time sifting through irrelevant information.
Nearly 50% say that research takes up so much of their time that they occasionally omit billing clients for this work.
This survey has generated some comment around the blawgosphere.
Robert Ambrogi considers the ef...
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WisBlawg - From the UW Law Library - March 6, 2008 Tags: Legal Professionals
Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender & Society, formerly the Wisconsin Women's Law Journal
As of the first of the year, the Wisconsin Women's Law Journal is now the Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender & Society. From the announcement:
The new name is more closely aligned with the Journal's mission statement. For twenty-two years, the Journal has been seeking scholarship that, "examine[s] the intersection of law and gender with issues of race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and sexual orientation." As the Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender & Society, we will continue to publish articles with this content, now under a more inclusive name that acknowledges the impact of gender on the legal system, without referenc...
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WisBlawg - From the UW Law Library - March 6, 2008 Tags: UW Law School
Supreme Court of Canada Case: Confidentiality
The Supreme Court of Canada released the following decision today:
Juman v. Doucette, 2008 SCC 8; File No. 31590 (Implied Undertaking of Confidentiality - Access to Discovery Information from Civil Proceeding for a Criminal Investigation)
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BC Courthouse Library Society News - March 6, 2008
Authenticity: Is It Real or Is It Marketing?
Berkman fellow David Weinberger has penned an interactive case study for the Harvard Business Review. "Authenticity: Is It Real or Is It Marketing?" takes a look at the value of employee perspective on company issues and goals, teasing out a scenario in which a staffer's interests and 'identity', while not in conflict with her company, don't exclusively align. What's your take? The HBS site lists the ways in which you can interact:"* Watch case author David Weinberger and HBR senior editor Julia Kirby discuss the challenges of living into your brand identity.* Read t...
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Berkman Blog - March 6, 2008
Yes We Can and Hope.Act.Change
Jesse Dylan, the director behind will.i.ams Yes We Can video, and Rob Holzer, CEO of Syrup NYC, came to Berkman this morning to discuss the next stage of their attempt to build a movement geared around the Hope.Act.Change web site. This discussing centered around how they can further develop their website and engage Americans in the process of political change. Berkman staffer Erica George twittered the discussion, and video from it will soon be available at MediaBerkman. If you'd like to get more involved with Hope.Act.Change, you can upload media and join its growing community now.&nbs...
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Berkman Blog - March 6, 2008
"Top Blogs Hit All the Right Links"
In the news: Help put your law firm's blog above the fold on a Google search using inbound and outbound...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 6, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Blogs/Blogging
"New Rules for MSA's"
From the site: New rules pertaining to the Medicare Set-Aside Secondary Payer issue will take effect on July 1, 2009,...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 6, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Podcasts/Podcasting
"Eight Legal Technology Trends For 2008"
Posted by Brian J. Ritchey: Dennis Kennedy, in an article published February 27, 2008 on llrx.com, writes of eight trends...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 6, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Technology Tips
"Facebook vs. LinkedIn: Which Is Better for Business?"
Facebook vs. LinkedIn: Which is better for business? From the article: Social networking is no longer the Next Big Thing;...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 6, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Web 2.0
"E-Verify"
From the e-newsletter: "E-Verify (formerly known as the Basic Pilot/Employment Eligibility Verification Program) is an Internet based system operated by...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 6, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Law Practice Management
"Information Overload Hurts Lawyers"
Posted by Genie Tyburski: Bob Ambrogi comments on a LexisNexis survey on lawyer productivity. "[A]mong lawyers, 80 percent report being...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 6, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Uncategorized
"Oops! An Associate Did It Again"
In the news: Everybody makes mistakes. But what differs from person to person is how much attention those mistakes garner....
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 6, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Law Practice
Annual Superfund Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2007
From EPA's Office of Inspector General: "This report covers Fiscal Year 2007 Superfund activity of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG). The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 requires the OIG to annually audit...
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Law Librarian Blog - March 6, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Gov Docs
Librarians as Mischief Makers
One characteristic of librarians I have come to admire is that we do not suffer foolishness gladly, particularly when it come to information-related topics. Another way to put this is that librarians can be viewed as "troublemakers" because they refuse...
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Law Librarian Blog - March 6, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: New Publications
New Titles from Ashgate
Decisions to Imprison Court Decision-Making Inside and Outside the Law Rasmus H. Wandall $99.95 February 2008, 218 pages, Ashgate Hardback: 0 7546 7157 7 | 978-0-7546-7157-2 • $99.95 / £55.00 Description: Rasmus Wandall uses quantitative and qualitative methods from studies...
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Law Librarian Blog - March 6, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: New Publications
Children’s Rights: International and National Laws and Practices
New resources from the Law Library of Congress: "Children’s Rights examines sixteen nations, across five continents: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Greece, Iran, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, Nicaragua, Russia, and the United Kingdom (England and Wales). For each...
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Law Librarian Blog - March 6, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Legal Research
Washington Blawg from AALL
Check out the new blog from the Washington Affairs Office of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL). [RJ]
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Law Librarian Blog - March 6, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Library Associations
