http://logik.com/ en adam.reilly@logik.com Copyright 2010 2010-07-28T12:00:13+00:00 http://logik.com/whats_new/polish_up_your_scripts_with_optparse/ http://logik.com/whats_new/polish_up_your_scripts_with_optparse/#When:11:00:13Z If you've ever written an especially useful or popular script, you've noticed that features tend to creep into the codebase as you encounter variations in the input. As the code evolves to handle more and more variation, you may notice that distinct 'modes' of operation arise. One way to accomodate these different modes is to use values hard-coded into the source. Examples such as field delimiters, input path, recursive operation and output paths are often wired directly into the operation of quickly-written scripts. {body} How Tos 2010-07-28T11:00:13+00:00 http://logik.com/whats_new/so_you_want_to_do_business_in_boston/ http://logik.com/whats_new/so_you_want_to_do_business_in_boston/#When:11:00:19Z Never mind dropping your Rs, how’s your WISP? And no, I don’t means lisp.. How’s your Written Information Security Plan? Vigorous identity theft regulations introduced by the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (201 CMR 17.00 et. seq.) requires any person or business that owns or licenses (receives, maintains, processes or accesses) personal information about a resident of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to meet minimum standards in safeguarding that personal information—whether in paper or electronic form. Such parties must develop and implement a Written Information Security Plan to protect personal information in a manner fully consistent with industry standards and other applicable laws and regulations.{body} Industry Rants 2010-07-12T11:00:19+00:00 http://logik.com/whats_new/social_media_takes_on_slapp-happy_litigation/ http://logik.com/whats_new/social_media_takes_on_slapp-happy_litigation/#When:11:00:52Z Meet Justin Kurtz, an undergrad with more than 12,000 friends. Facebook friends. 12,000?! Why the popularity? Apparently Kurtz knows how to take a “SLAPP”.. a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation that is. Or at least Kurtz and his 12,000 friends hope he knows how. The story here is about a clash of two titans—the corporate or government plaintiffs willing to litigate to force a vocal critic to back down vs. the little guy channeling the power of social networks.{body} Industry Rants 2010-07-01T11:00:52+00:00 http://logik.com/whats_new/theres_an_app_for_that/ http://logik.com/whats_new/theres_an_app_for_that/#When:11:00:44Z There is soon to be an app for just about everything. Thankfully, the legal community isn’t about to be left behind. Looking for a few apps that can actually make you smarter? Here are a few in no particular order that have caught my attention over the past month. LawStack This stack is much more fun than the law stacks you remember from law school, and the app gives you more than simply a touch of sophistication in your iPhone. The free version comes pre-loaded with a nicely indexed collection including the US Constitution, the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, and the Federal Rules of Evidence...{body} Industry Rants 2010-06-21T11:00:44+00:00 http://logik.com/whats_new/should_wexis_fear/ http://logik.com/whats_new/should_wexis_fear/#When:11:00:58Z Maybe it’s because I’m a legal research fan, maybe it's because I like a deal, but William Manz’s recent article[1] in the New York State Bar Association Journal is pretty darn cool. The thing is, I’m not quite sure which part is the coolest. Old, archived legal records and briefs have long been accessible only to lawyers and researchers who are willing to pay. As Manz points out, microfilm or microfiche records of New York Appellate Division cases only go back as far as the early 1970s. If you want to dig back a bit deeper, good luck! Google is working together with the Law Library Microform Consortium (LLMC) to change all that...{body} Industry Rants 2010-06-17T11:00:58+00:00 http://logik.com/whats_new/bootstrapped_profitable_proud_logik_via_37signals/ http://logik.com/whats_new/bootstrapped_profitable_proud_logik_via_37signals/#When:14:22:49Z We were featured in 37signals' Bootstrapped, Profitable, & Proud series this week. Here is a piece of the story... This is part of our series “Bootstrapped, Profitable, & Proud” which profiles companies that 1) have $1MM+ in revenues, 2) didn’t take VC, and 3) are profitable. Q&A with Andy Wilson of Logik What does your business do? Logik helps companies find, organize, process, and make searchable terabytes of digital documents for legal discovery. I always say we sell digital aspirin to attorneys experiencing discovery migraines.{body} News & Events 2010-06-10T14:22:49+00:00 http://logik.com/whats_new/mike_giroux_joins_logik_as_vp_of_sales/ http://logik.com/whats_new/mike_giroux_joins_logik_as_vp_of_sales/#When:14:45:37Z Say hello to Mike Giroux, our new VP of Sales. Mike comes to us from Autonomy, one of the world’s largest eDiscovery companies, where he was a Sales Director. How Mike came to Autonomy is quite an interesting story of acquisitions. First, in July of 2008 Interwoven acquired Discovery Mining for $36 million. Mike was one of the earliest employees at Discovery Mining and helped build revenue from a few million to over fifteen million during his time. Second, not long after Mike was getting situated at Interwoven, Autonomy came along in January of 2009 and scooped up Interwoven for a cool $775 million. So, in the span of less than one year Mike worked for three different eDiscovery companies. All of them through acquisition...{body} News & Events 2010-06-01T14:45:37+00:00 http://logik.com/whats_new/the_perks_of_flying_solo/ http://logik.com/whats_new/the_perks_of_flying_solo/#When:11:00:36Z Thinking of becoming what The American Lawyer[1] calls the Lone Wolf? Recession and all, the trend shows that many lawyers think this is the perfect time to go solo—or to go boutique. It comes down to two attractive perks: value for clients and autonomy for lawyers. In terms of value, there’s nothing to match the experienced lawyer who decides to go small. These days even big clients are looking to capture economies in new places, and solo attorneys and start-up firms are reaping the benefits. Anchored by attorneys with field experience in larger blue-chip firms, these smaller players are becoming known for delivering conventional big-law quality coupled with unconventional flexibility in terms of billing.{body} Industry Rants 2010-05-13T11:00:36+00:00 http://logik.com/whats_new/esi_in_adr_its_your_call/ http://logik.com/whats_new/esi_in_adr_its_your_call/#When:13:05:25Z Recent blog posts have been popping up talking, with some alarm, about the rise of eDiscovery in ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution). The idea seems to be that a once-friendly method for tabling business disputes is potentially being hamstrung by the encroachment of eDiscovery into the process. Granted, arbitration as an institution has developed or “matured” to such an extent that the old arguments for a faster, cheaper dispute resolution process often don’t ring true. But should the legal and business communities be alarmed? With increasing frequency it’s becoming the reality that if you want to consider evidence at all, you’ll be considering electronic data. The argument goes that eDiscovery is today simply discovery… with an “e” appended to the front. This is easy to see when you look at the growing numbers of businesses of all sizes storing their records and communications primarily or exclusively as ESI (Electronically Stored Information). Think E-mail and spreadsheets. Enough said...{body} Industry Rants 2010-05-04T13:05:25+00:00 http://logik.com/whats_new/asap_ale_-_worlds_1st_ediscovery_beer/ http://logik.com/whats_new/asap_ale_-_worlds_1st_ediscovery_beer/#When:19:08:17Z Stressful, crazy day? Our beer makes it all ok! Introducing "ASAP Ale," the world's first eDiscovery beer. With the success of Redaction, which was our entre into the world of hand-crafted libations, we figured making beer was the next logikal step for an eDiscovery vendor...naturally. A nice, cold one after an especially grueling day in eDiscovery can definitely put a person at ease--which is why a nicely stocked fridge at all times is a must.{body} Fun 2010-04-23T19:08:17+00:00