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Legal Staffing Lessons for Today’s Marketplace

Attorney at Work

Contract attorneys have made it possible for legal organizations to level up their teams’ expertise without increasing headcount. . Law firms didn’t let the pandemic get in the way of profitability or performance in 2020. Corporate law departments made structural shifts as well. Profits per equity partner rose 11.5%

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Time to Seek an Alternative Career?

The Estrin Report

About the Author Chere Estrin has over 20 years of experience in the staffing arena, including executive positions in law firms, litigation support companies, and the legal staffing divisions of a $5billion publicly held corporation. She is CEO of Estrin Legal Staffing , a nationwide staffing organization.

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France top court upholds charges of crimes against humanity against manufacturing company

JURIST

The court held that although Lafarge had a strong involvement in managing its Syrian subsidiary, that did not justify applying French labour law to Syrian workers. Lafarge still faces charges of complicity in crimes against humanity, financing a terrorist organisation and violating an embargo with Syria. million dollars in revenue.

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Three Ways Contract Analytics Deliver Value Beyond Corporate Legal

LawTechnologyToday

Their counterparts at law firms have long used business intelligence tools, such as win rates, financial statistics, and document and case metadata. They rely on contract analytics engines to better understand their company’s risk exposure – and get a jump-start on agreements headed their way for review. The IT Team.

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NFTs And The Law: What Do I Actually Own?

LawTechnologyToday

An NFT is composed of software code in the form of “smart contracts.” Smart contracts are open-sourced blockchain protocols that control the transfer of digital currency under certain terms and conditions. Once a smart contract is created, it is “minted” onto the token on a blockchain. Smart contracts will be key in this sense.

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How to Improve ROI of Contract Lifecycle Management Platforms

LawTechnologyToday

While contract lifecycle management platforms continue to increase in sophistication and popularity, they are still plagued by end-user dissatisfaction and low adoption rates that rob the investment of value. Contract management systems are sophisticated technologies that are intended to support a complex and dynamic process.

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Are sustainable finance metrics up for the volatility of the transition to net zero? A new working paper investigates

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

A new working paper published today by the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and Columbia Center for Sustainable Investing explores how financed emissions – a metric commonly used to associate financing and emissions – handles economic volatility.

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