Paging Dumbledore
Harry Potter fans know that when Dumbledore was the Secret Keeper for the Order of the Phoenix, he wielded the immensely complex Fidelius Charm to magically hide the headquarters of the Order. That's just the kind of insight that will come in handy as law firms scramble to fill crucial litigation support roles.
Bear with me here.
Technology's stealth-entry into every-day law firm routine has suddenly exploded in a rash of electronic discovery debacles that have finally grabbed the attention of the legal profession. EDD is fast replacing both the hand-delivered document and the beleaguered associate.
"If you intend to practice today, this needs to be something you know how to deal with," says Michele Lange, staff attorney, legal technologies for vendor Kroll Ontrack. "Sometimes the very best evidence, or the only evidence, is obtained electronically."
And it has to be done right. Unsympathetic judges are quick to punish bungled EDD, to the tune of billions in sanctions for the losing party. Experts agree the urgency for experienced litigation support professionals will increase exponentially throughout 2006.
But EDD is already a growth industry, and pretty much anybody who ever scanned a white paper to PDF is hanging out a shingle. So the big question law firm partners are finally facing: How do we find the lit support people who really know the secrets of EDD?
"The information is hidden inside the chosen person, or Secret-Keeper, and is henceforth impossible to find--unless of course, the Secret-Keeper chooses to divulge it..."
Maybe it's time to get your own Map to Talent. Watch this space.
Bear with me here.
Technology's stealth-entry into every-day law firm routine has suddenly exploded in a rash of electronic discovery debacles that have finally grabbed the attention of the legal profession. EDD is fast replacing both the hand-delivered document and the beleaguered associate.
"If you intend to practice today, this needs to be something you know how to deal with," says Michele Lange, staff attorney, legal technologies for vendor Kroll Ontrack. "Sometimes the very best evidence, or the only evidence, is obtained electronically."
And it has to be done right. Unsympathetic judges are quick to punish bungled EDD, to the tune of billions in sanctions for the losing party. Experts agree the urgency for experienced litigation support professionals will increase exponentially throughout 2006.
But EDD is already a growth industry, and pretty much anybody who ever scanned a white paper to PDF is hanging out a shingle. So the big question law firm partners are finally facing: How do we find the lit support people who really know the secrets of EDD?
"The information is hidden inside the chosen person, or Secret-Keeper, and is henceforth impossible to find--unless of course, the Secret-Keeper chooses to divulge it..."
Maybe it's time to get your own Map to Talent. Watch this space.
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