Legal Librarians – Always a Law Firm’s Valued Asset!
Technology has and continues to impact all business sectors. It is presenting challenges within the legal industry. Has technology provided a boon for legal library staff in strengthening their position as a valuable asset within their firms? Softlink believes so.
The Rise of In-House Lawyers – They Need Knowledge Managers Too!
The legal sector has been subject to significant disruption since the GFC. Law firms have found ways to cut operating budgets by outsourcing some paralegal and research services to service providers. More recently, there has been an increasing move by organizations to build their own team of in-house lawyers. Softlink IC is following the in-house legal trend. It has the potential to provide opportunities for library and knowledge centre researchers.
Librarian Spotlight – a Day in the Life of a Legal Librarian
In the first of our Librarian Spotlight series, Helen Gambley, Library Manager at HopgoodGanim Lawyers, gives us an insight into her working day and how illumin helps her to help the firm’s practitioners.
Softlink IC would like to thank Helen for taking the time to answer our spotlight questions. We are sure you will all enjoy reading them!
The Melbourne Liberty Conference – How Quickly Did That Come and Go!
All that anticipation and all that enjoyment have come and gone for 2019. Is it us or is time just flying by? The Melbourne conference, an action-packed day of learning and interaction is over for another year.
3 Major Challenges for Legal Librarians
According to the 2019 report produced by the American Association of Law Libraries, the role of legal librarians is changing.
Tips for Attending a Conference
For many in the library sector, the opportunity to attend a conference, like a Liberty User Group Meeting, will occur at some point. This is especially true for those working in medical, legal, academic, and government libraries. We all love an informative conference where networking opportunities are valuable. If you’re due to attend a conference soon, having a few tips on hand will help.
The Softlink Scoop – Edition 05/2019
A fortnightly round up of library and information centre news and opinions from around the world.
Outsourcing. Is It the Future of Law Libraries and Legal Librarians?
Law libraries and legal librarians and the era of outsourcing. Many law firms have recently outsourced their libraries and library staff. Many more are considering the option.
Does Research Leadership = Competitive Advantage in an Info Bulge Era?
As early as the 1980’s strategists like Porter and Miller were linking information with competitive advantage.
6 Reasons Why Law Firms Need a Powerful Request Management Solution
The amount of accurate information required by legal staff is phenomenal. How do legal staff communicate their needs to research center staff? How do research center staff efficiently manage the volume of daily requests for the research services they receive? How do they ensure requesters are updated promptly?