THE CORN STORY
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There was a farmer who grew superior quality and award-winning CORN. Each
year he entered his CORN in the state fair where it won honour and prizes.
Once a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learnt something interesting
about how he grew it. The reporter discovered that the farmer shared his
seed corn with his neighbours'.
"How can you afford to share your best seed corn with your neighbours when
they are entering corn in competition with yours each year?" the reporter
asked.
"Why sir, "said the farmer, "didn't you know? The wind picks up pollen from
the ripening corn and swirls it from field to field. If my neighbours grow
inferior, sub-standard and poo r quality corn, cross-pollination will
steadily degrade the quality of my corn. If I am to grow good corn, I must
help my neighbours grow good corn."
The farmer gave a superb insight into the connectedness of life. His corn
cannot improve unless his neighbour's corn also improves. So it is in the
other dimensions! Those who choose to be at harmony must help their
neighbours and colleagues to be at peace. Those who choose to live well must
help others to live well.
Success does not happen in isolation. It is very often a participative and
collective process.
If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange apples, then you
and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an
idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Re: [members] Sharing and Caring is Profitable
Friday, June 5, 2009
How many lawyers does it take to change a light bulb?
Q: How many lawyers does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Such number as may be deemed to perform the stated task in a timely
and efficient manner within the strictures of the following agreement:
Whereas the party of the first part, also known as "Lawyer," and the
party of the second part, also known as "Light Bulb," do hereby and forthwith
agree to a transaction wherein the party of the second part (Light Bulb) shall be
removed from the current position as a result of failure to perform previously
agreed-upon duties, i.e., the illumination of the area ranging from
the front (north) door, through the entryway, terminating at an area just inside
the primary living area, demarcated by the beginning of the carpet, any
spillover illumination being at the option of the party of the second part
(Light Bulb) and not required by the aforementioned agreement between the parties.
The aforementioned removal transaction shall include, but not be
limited to, the following steps:
1.) The party of the first part (Lawyer) shall, with or without
elevation, at his option, by means of a chair, stepstool, ladder, or any other means
of elevation, grasp the party of the second part (Light Bulb) and rotate
the party of the second part (Light Bulb) in a counterclockwise direction, said
direction being non-negotiable. Said grasping and rotation of the party of the
second part (Light Bulb) shall be undertaken by the party of the first part
(Lawyer) with every reasonable caution by the party of the first part (Lawyer) to
maintain the structural integrity of the party of the second part (Light Bulb),
notwithstanding the aforementioned failure of the party of the second
part (Light Bulb) to perform the aforementioned customary and agreed-upon
duties. The foregoing notwithstanding, however, both parties stipulate that
structural failure of the party of the second part (Light Bulb) may be incidental
to the aforementioned failure to perform, and in such case the party of the
first part (Lawyer) shall be held blameless for such structural failure insofar
as this agreement is concerned so long as the non-negotiable directional
codicil (counterclockwise) is observed by the party of the first part (Lawyer)
throughout.
2.) Upon reaching a point where the party of the second part (Light
Bulb) becomes separated from the party of the third part ("Receptacle"), the
party of the first part (Lawyer) shall have the option of disposing of the
party of the second part (Light Bulb) in a manner consistent with all applicable
state, local, and federal statutes.
3.) Once separation and disposal have been achieved, the party of the
first part (Lawyer) shall have the option of beginning installation of the party
of the fourth part ("New Light Bulb"). This installation shall occur in a
manner consistent with the reverse of the procedures described in Step 1 of
this document, being careful to note that the rotation should occur in a
clockwise direction, said direction also being non-negotiable.
NOTE: The above-described steps may be performed, at the option of the
party of the first part (Lawyer), by said party of the first part (Lawyer), by
his heirs and assigns, or by any and all persons authorized by him to do so, the
objective being to produce a level of illumination in the immediate vicinity of
the aforementioned front (north) door consistent with maximization of
commerce and revenue for the party of the fifth part, also known as "The Firm."
Can an overseas Lawyer enter UK?
If you are a lawyer who has qualified and practises in a country
outside of the United Kingdom (UK) it is possible for you to enter the
UK for purposes of practising law.
It is important at the outset to appreciate the difference between
entering the UK as a solicitor or barrister, or entering as a
consultant in overseas law. The majority of foreign lawyers entering
the UK for professional purposes do so in the capacity of consultants
in overseas law. They enter and practise the law of their home country
in the UK, thereby providing an international service for UK clients.
As consultants in overseas law, they may be the resident lawyer at the
UK office of a foreign law firm or they may be in partnership with or
employed by English solicitors. Foreign lawyers entering as employees
of law firms require work permits; however, those wishing to enter as
self-employed lawyers intending to establish themselves in business in
the UK will be considered under a concession outside of the
Immigration Rules. In effect this means that the requirements under
the Immigration Rules of a minimum investment of 200,000 and the
creation of at least two jobs for resident workers (normally required
in the case of self-employed persons) do not apply to foreign lawyers.
In order to enter the UK as a solicitor or barrister (as opposed to a
consultant in overseas law) it is necessary to requalify and the
requalification formalities will depend upon where the lawyer
concerned originally qualified. Evidence of requalification and
admission to the Roll of Solicitors or the Bar will have to be
produced as part of the immigration requirements.
With the exception of lawyers from EU member states, normal
immigration requirements will apply to foreign lawyers wishing to
settle permanently in the United Kingdom. In addition to the standard
requirements the consent of the Law Society must be obtained. The Law
Society stipulates a list of requirements that will have to be met by
the applicant, or by the applicant s representative acting on his/her
behalf, in order for the Society s consent to be obtained. That
consent is provided in the form of a letter of no objection.
If all of the UK immigration requirements are satisfied, then the
overseas lawyer may be permitted entry to the UK for purposes of
practising as a self-employed consultant in overseas law (or as a
solicitor or barrister if successful requalification has taken place).
If a foreign lawyer, practising in the UK as a consultant in overseas
law, wishes to be permitted to enter into partnership with UK lawyers,
then he or she must register formally with the Law Society as a
foreign lawyer. In that event there is a further procedure to be
followed and the time that it takes for registration to be completed
depends, in part, upon the country from which the foreign lawyer
emanates.
outside of the United Kingdom (UK) it is possible for you to enter the
UK for purposes of practising law.
It is important at the outset to appreciate the difference between
entering the UK as a solicitor or barrister, or entering as a
consultant in overseas law. The majority of foreign lawyers entering
the UK for professional purposes do so in the capacity of consultants
in overseas law. They enter and practise the law of their home country
in the UK, thereby providing an international service for UK clients.
As consultants in overseas law, they may be the resident lawyer at the
UK office of a foreign law firm or they may be in partnership with or
employed by English solicitors. Foreign lawyers entering as employees
of law firms require work permits; however, those wishing to enter as
self-employed lawyers intending to establish themselves in business in
the UK will be considered under a concession outside of the
Immigration Rules. In effect this means that the requirements under
the Immigration Rules of a minimum investment of 200,000 and the
creation of at least two jobs for resident workers (normally required
in the case of self-employed persons) do not apply to foreign lawyers.
In order to enter the UK as a solicitor or barrister (as opposed to a
consultant in overseas law) it is necessary to requalify and the
requalification formalities will depend upon where the lawyer
concerned originally qualified. Evidence of requalification and
admission to the Roll of Solicitors or the Bar will have to be
produced as part of the immigration requirements.
With the exception of lawyers from EU member states, normal
immigration requirements will apply to foreign lawyers wishing to
settle permanently in the United Kingdom. In addition to the standard
requirements the consent of the Law Society must be obtained. The Law
Society stipulates a list of requirements that will have to be met by
the applicant, or by the applicant s representative acting on his/her
behalf, in order for the Society s consent to be obtained. That
consent is provided in the form of a letter of no objection.
If all of the UK immigration requirements are satisfied, then the
overseas lawyer may be permitted entry to the UK for purposes of
practising as a self-employed consultant in overseas law (or as a
solicitor or barrister if successful requalification has taken place).
If a foreign lawyer, practising in the UK as a consultant in overseas
law, wishes to be permitted to enter into partnership with UK lawyers,
then he or she must register formally with the Law Society as a
foreign lawyer. In that event there is a further procedure to be
followed and the time that it takes for registration to be completed
depends, in part, upon the country from which the foreign lawyer
emanates.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Is Electronic Data recovery still alive? see
We are using Law Prediscovery for our scanning and very familiar with all its features. But can anyone recommend any good training courses or material to keep updated with the scanning / imaging industry... we are seeing more complex scanning projects from our clients.?
In my opinion the Imaging/Scanning services have become very static in
the legal industry, meaning that a majority of training and software
development has been devoted to ESI related services. In addition from
my experience most cases involving litigation scanning seem to be very
straight forward, however if you are providing scanning services outside
of the legal arena as most in our space are then you will most likely
have unique requirements. This is typically due to the types of exports
requested or Coded/field data.
With LAW you can increase your functionality by utilizing scripts and in
some cases SQL Commands. We have had many scan cases that have been to
load into a Document Management System (typically PDF export with
Delimited Text for field data).
In closing I believe that this field (imaging/Scanning) has become one
more of hands on experience rather then any formal training. One
suggestion is if you are not currently a LAW yahoo group member is to
sign up for that group as well. Since the community has been very
helpful in providing feedback based on their past experiences. If in
fact you do receive a response for formal Imaging/Scanning training well
beyond your basic scanning techniques I would be interested in that
information as well.
I'm not sure if this would help, but the only training I'm aware of is
what's offered by LN/LAW. It’s only offered in Chicago, due to the scanning
hardware required for the training session.
http://law.lexisnexis.com/literature/LAW_IMG.pdf
First Scanning and OCR is still around. Where have you been? I see frms all over the country still send out scanning and OCR jobs. Was your response dated in the year 2014?
Not all firms can afford EDD processing, some firms do not even have a database management solution. I would say the majority of service providers who offer scanning services still see at least 25% of their business from scanning.
In terms of EDD what you are saying is this will eliminate EDD processing from the vendor space and again I do not see that. True there may be vendors developing solutions for in-house council but I am highly skeptical of hours instead of weeks. Skeptical to the point of chuckling. Do not forget about the human element here. there are way too many variables involved for it to be hours turnaround. Such as training, FRCP rules, firms actually understanding EDD fully, EDD caselaw, forensics, metadata, searching whether it is keyword or some element of concept. I could go on and on here.
I support John here. I've been working on cases this year that involve
productions from 1999-2000 timeframe. As a trial tech, one who works
with big firms nationwide, I still have yet to see an exhibit set in
trial that was fostered/organized by EDD. Progress is ticking along, but
still at a slow pace. Scanning/Imaging is still ruling quite a bit in
terms of cases that I see going to trial currently.
In intellectual property matters, for example, scanning of manuals, licenses, etc, is still very VERY common.
In my opinion the Imaging/Scanning services have become very static in
the legal industry, meaning that a majority of training and software
development has been devoted to ESI related services. In addition from
my experience most cases involving litigation scanning seem to be very
straight forward, however if you are providing scanning services outside
of the legal arena as most in our space are then you will most likely
have unique requirements. This is typically due to the types of exports
requested or Coded/field data.
With LAW you can increase your functionality by utilizing scripts and in
some cases SQL Commands. We have had many scan cases that have been to
load into a Document Management System (typically PDF export with
Delimited Text for field data).
In closing I believe that this field (imaging/Scanning) has become one
more of hands on experience rather then any formal training. One
suggestion is if you are not currently a LAW yahoo group member is to
sign up for that group as well. Since the community has been very
helpful in providing feedback based on their past experiences. If in
fact you do receive a response for formal Imaging/Scanning training well
beyond your basic scanning techniques I would be interested in that
information as well.
I'm not sure if this would help, but the only training I'm aware of is
what's offered by LN/LAW. It’s only offered in Chicago, due to the scanning
hardware required for the training session.
http://law.lexisnexis.com/literature/LAW_IMG.pdf
First Scanning and OCR is still around. Where have you been? I see frms all over the country still send out scanning and OCR jobs. Was your response dated in the year 2014?
Not all firms can afford EDD processing, some firms do not even have a database management solution. I would say the majority of service providers who offer scanning services still see at least 25% of their business from scanning.
In terms of EDD what you are saying is this will eliminate EDD processing from the vendor space and again I do not see that. True there may be vendors developing solutions for in-house council but I am highly skeptical of hours instead of weeks. Skeptical to the point of chuckling. Do not forget about the human element here. there are way too many variables involved for it to be hours turnaround. Such as training, FRCP rules, firms actually understanding EDD fully, EDD caselaw, forensics, metadata, searching whether it is keyword or some element of concept. I could go on and on here.
I support John here. I've been working on cases this year that involve
productions from 1999-2000 timeframe. As a trial tech, one who works
with big firms nationwide, I still have yet to see an exhibit set in
trial that was fostered/organized by EDD. Progress is ticking along, but
still at a slow pace. Scanning/Imaging is still ruling quite a bit in
terms of cases that I see going to trial currently.
In intellectual property matters, for example, scanning of manuals, licenses, etc, is still very VERY common.
Litigation support positions
Here are a few of the recently posted positions on LSC as on june 4th 2009
e-Discovery Specialist - McNamara Business Solutions, Inc.
Application Specialist - kCura
Assistant Project Manager - DeNovo Legal
E-Discovery ANALYST - DeNovo Legal
Litigation Support Partner - Jonathan Marks
Director of Operations - Davidson Group
Partner level opportunity - Access Staffing
Trademark Paralegal - Mark Associates
eDiscovery Sales - The Glenmont Group
eDiscovery Business Development - The Glenmont Group
Regional Sales Director - Arnov Global
Project Manager - The Glenmont Group
Please visit
www.LitigationSupportCareers.com
for more information
and complete job descriptions for each position listed.
Best wishes
e-Discovery Specialist - McNamara Business Solutions, Inc.
Application Specialist - kCura
Assistant Project Manager - DeNovo Legal
E-Discovery ANALYST - DeNovo Legal
Litigation Support Partner - Jonathan Marks
Director of Operations - Davidson Group
Partner level opportunity - Access Staffing
Trademark Paralegal - Mark Associates
eDiscovery Sales - The Glenmont Group
eDiscovery Business Development - The Glenmont Group
Regional Sales Director - Arnov Global
Project Manager - The Glenmont Group
Please visit
www.LitigationSupportCareers.com
for more information
and complete job descriptions for each position listed.
Best wishes
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