On Tue, 22 Aug 1995, Michael Saint-Onge wrote:
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> I hate to be a harbinger of bad news, but there was an
> incredibly offensive article regarding outsourcing in the August 7,
> 1995 issue of _Of Counsel_. In it, Larry Smith, Editor in Chief of
> Aspen Law & Business' _Of Counsel_, makes several inflammatory
> statements, such as:
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> and a rather strange comment,
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> "The fact that [Carol] Billings, who works at the State Law Library
> of Louisiana, nor Patrick Kehoe, her successor as AALL president
> and librarian at the American University, work at law firms or law
> departments may say something about where the shifting tides are
> carrying this profession."
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Thanks for the heads up, Michael!
Of the last six presidents of the American Bar Association (as far as I
can tell from Martindale-Hubbell), five came from firms with more than
thirty attorneys, and three from firms with more than one hundred
attorneys. Using Mr. Smith's reasoning, this "may say something about
where the shifting tides are carrying this profession", and we need to
warn solo, small, and mid-size law firms that their days are numbered.
;-) Seriously, folks, the article has several misconceptions and needs
correcting but isn't completely negative towards us. Individual as well
as corporate responses would be welcome, I'm sure. Don't berate, educate,
and let's turn this into an opportunity for us to get our message out.
Barbara Duval, Librarian
Smith Helms Mulliss & Moore
Charlotte, NC
bduval@vnet.net
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