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Legal Research: Turning it into Competitive Advantage
Written for FUMSI
April 10th, 2008
" Let’s explore the types of research law firm’s need, where to get the information, and step outside searching legal related documents and find out what other types of information law firms need to stay competitive.
First let’s start with the many research needs firms face. Many times firms need to find current cases and monitor those cases as they go forward. This may need to be on a federal, state, or local level. As the firms monitor these cases, they may need to see the court calendar. There may be pleadings or filings that need to be retrieved that may not be available electronically so a document retrieval specialist may need to be located and hired to retrieve these filings. These specialists are often times called “runners”. Thankfully, many documents needed can be found electronically through systems like PACER, or Attorney General web sites for hot cases, press releases, subscription databases, or even software used to monitor sites that may be discussing certain dockets like “WatchThatPage”. Even more harrowing may be tracking pending state or federal legislation, researching legislative history, or looking at the Congressional Record. The more complex tasks in this type of research might be best left to the fee based services or dedicated legislative tracking services.
Experts are another hot area for legal researchers... More.. "
Competitive Intelligence Article excerpt:
Will More Firms Begin To Offer This Service To Clients?
By Donna Fryer and Steven A. Meyerowitz
New York Law Journal
Aug 20, 2002,
Volume 228
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Law firms typically offer clients many of the same services. Litigation. Tax. Estate planning. Corporate. Bankruptcy. On the horizon is something that at first blush seems quite different, yet it relies on some of the same analytical skills attorneys have developed over the years: competitive intelligence. With law firms competing for business, offering competitive intelligence services to clients will open another revenue stream for attorneys.
According to the Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals, competitive intelligence, or CI, is a "systematic and ethical program for gathering, analyzing, and managing external information" that can affect a company's plans, decisions, and operations. After gathering and analyzing this research, one should be able to understand a competitor and its environment, strategies, capabilities and operations, and long-term goals." ...More...
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