Training generalists hallmarks her style
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Judith Whittaker, the general counsel and secretary of Hallmark Cards Inc, heads a department of 13 lawyers and 7 legal assistants and states that this high ratio of paralegals is a way of keeping costs down. Whittaker will not disclose her department's legal budget but states that 25% of it goes to outside counsel for litigation. Hallmark owns and runs the Crown Center, including the Hyatt and Westin hotels, so it faced many years of litigation after the collapse of the Kansas City Hyatt's skywalk in 1981.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1998
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On deck: keyboard cases, patent suits
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Thomas C. Siekman, the vice pres and general counsel of the Digital Equipment Corp, a global supplier of computer systems and services, heads a department of 72 attorneys. The department has been downsized, going from almost 200 attorneys to about 70. Siekman describes the process as very painful but does not know of any who are unemployed today, partly because attorneys who specialize in computer law are in great demand.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1997
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