Reinventing Professionals

I spoke with Chere Estrin, chairperson of the Board of Directors for The Organization of Legal Professionals, a non-profit organization established to provide e-discovery certification to attorneys, non-attorneys, vendors, and technicians through education and collaboration. Estrin is also the editor of SUE magazine for women litigators and KNOW magazine for paralegals. We discussed the timing of the OLP's launch this fall, its partners (including DLA Piper's Browning Marean and Verizon's Patrick Oot), and the certification process, among other issues.

I spoke with Greg Bufithis, founder and chairman of The Posse List, a membership-based organization that provides information to the legal market about e-discovery and ESI management. Its members include contract attorneys, forensics consultants, paralegals, in-house counsel, law firm attorneys, solo practitioners, legal vendors, and others. In this second part of our discussion, Bufithis talks about the recent Association of Corporate Counsel conference and the increased focus on technology that streamlines the in-house legal department, the dilemma for in-house counsel who are facing increased responsibilities with fewer resources, and the trend from ECA (early case assessment) to EIA (early information assessment). As noted in the earlier post, Bufithis, a former bankruptcy lawyer, is also responsible for Project Counsel, The Posse Ranch, and the E-Discovery Reading Room.

I spoke with Greg Bufithis, founder and chairman of The Posse List, a membership-based organization that provides information to the legal market about e-discovery and ESI management. Its members include contract attorneys, forensics consultants, paralegals, in-house counsel, law firm attorneys, solo practitioners, legal vendors, and others. In this second part of our discussion, Bufithis talks about the recent Association of Corporate Counsel conference and the increased focus on technology that streamlines the in-house legal department, the dilemma for in-house counsel who are facing increased responsibilities with fewer resources, and the trend from ECA (early case assessment) to EIA (early information assessment). As noted in the earlier post, Bufithis, a former bankruptcy lawyer, is also responsible for Project Counsel, The Posse Ranch, and the E-Discovery Reading Room.

I spoke with Greg Bufithis, founder and chairman of The Posse List, a membership-based organization that provides information to the legal market about e-discovery and ESI management. Its members include contract attorneys, forensics consultants, paralegals, in-house counsel, law firm attorneys, solo practitioners, legal vendors, and others. We discussed the history of the Posse List, its growth from a few hundred names to over 18,000, its mission and the future of its posse. Bufithis, a former bankruptcy lawyer, is also responsible for Project Counsel, The Posse Ranch, and the E-Discovery Reading Room.

I spoke with Greg Bufithis, founder and chairman of The Posse List, a membership-based organization that provides information to the legal market about e-discovery and ESI management. Its members include contract attorneys, forensics consultants, paralegals, in-house counsel, law firm attorneys, solo practitioners, legal vendors, and others. We discussed the history of the Posse List, its growth from a few hundred names to over 18,000, its mission and the future of its posse. Bufithis, a former bankruptcy lawyer, is also responsible for Project Counsel, The Posse Ranch, and the E-Discovery Reading Room.

I spoke with Todd Gerstein, co-founder and CEO of Smart WebParts, a company creating time capture and entry software, which released its flagship product, Smart Time, on September 15, 2009. We discussed the genesis of the company, the timing of the release, and the way in which the company seeks to produce software that generates revenue for its users.

I spoke with Todd Gerstein, co-founder and CEO of Smart WebParts, a company creating time capture and entry software, which released its flagship product, Smart Time, on September 15, 2009. We discussed the genesis of the company, the timing of the release, and the way in which the company seeks to produce software that generates revenue for its users.

I spoke with Eric Kuperman, Esq., a litigation support consultant for vdiscovery, which provides discovery management and e-discovery solutions to law firms and corporations nationwide. We discussed Kuperman's legal career, the changes in the legal community over the past decade and the expansion of e-discovery services into the small law firm market in 2010.

I spoke with Eric Kuperman, Esq., a litigation support consultant for vdiscovery, which provides discovery management and e-discovery solutions to law firms and corporations nationwide. We discussed Kuperman's legal career, the changes in the legal community over the past decade and the expansion of e-discovery services into the small law firm market in 2010.