Peer to Peer Focuses on Leadership
There is no shortage of literature on the topic of leadership; in fact, you'll find two book reviews in this edition. And the cinematic treatment of leadership runs deep and wide; look for many movie references as you peruse the content. Despite the vast array of mythology, lore and knowledge surrounding leadership, it remains a very abstract concept, highly dependent on situations, cultures and "tribes." As we made connections with our authors and contributors, it was clear that we each have some very personal encounters that imprint leadership traits on our psyches. It's the rich person who can mine those imprints, learn from them and nurture them into true leadership.

There is something for everyone here. Read, learn, enjoy.

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Technology Purchasing Survey Announced
InsideLegal and ILTA recently released the findings of the 7th annual ILTA Member Technology Purchasing Survey. The 2010 survey, which was administered by ILTA and analyzed and published by InsideLegal, focused on feedback from ILTA member law firms with 50 or more attorneys and covered IT budgeting; technology purchasing patterns; selection criteria and influencers; technology trends and IT challenges; and state-of-the-economy questions. 2010 survey highlights include:

Budgeting and purchasing: Overall firm technology spending as a percentage of firm revenue is still down, but slowly rebounding. Key indicators including 'percentage of firm revenue spent on technology' and 'per attorney tech spend' are still far below 2008 levels, but showing promise compared to 2009 levels.

IT budgets growing: Budget belts have definitely been loosened as evidenced by 33% more firms indicating technology budget increases vs. 2009. Firms with growing tech budgets cited an average budget increase of 11%.

The new financial 'normal': 45% reported their firms are already 'back to normal financially', while only 6% indicated it will take another 12+ months (compared to 45% in 2009). Of course, being back to 'normal' beckons the question, 'normal compared to what?

Read more about the survey and download your copy from InsideLegal.

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