IT
Shake the foundation
LexisNexis' Bob Hadingham argues that law firms should be gearing up to radically overhaul their underlying business processes in order to emerge from the recession in the best possible form
10 Mar 2010 | 12:07 | 
iHelp - the best new gadgets for lawyers
I like the way the guys who run the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) think. January, after all, already has enough strikes against it - bad weather, the post-holiday return to work, all those resolutions I'll never keep. Why not brighten the mood wi...
10 Mar 2010 | 11:54
How secure is your PDF?
Adobe PDFs are frequently used in the business environment, but, say Keith Jones and Ryan Lerminiaux, other measures should be taken to increase security on more sensitive documents
10 Feb 2010 | 11:23 |
The not-so-quick draw
Many legal departments have significant concerns about how to handle data when called upon to do so for litigation or regulatory response. Many in-house lawyers consider that their company policies and procedures in this area are unclear and unwork...
13 Jan 2010 | 11:06 |
A matter of timing
The costs of disclosure have rocketed in recent years with the shift from paper to electronic documents. The growth of email, together with the increased use of portable digital devices, has combined to produce an explosion in the volume of documents ...
13 Jan 2010 | 11:06 |
A higher platform
Deciding to become an early adopter for Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system was one of those moments when all of the stars aligned. It was time to replace the hardware at Allen Matkins, and we wanted to improve the efficiency and administration of ...
13 Jan 2010 | 11:05 |
The mark of the wise
During the past decade and a half, the internet has grown from a small array of a few thousand websites to a vast network of hundreds of millions of distinct sites containing billions of web pages. Although the internet has presented a new frontier...
08 Dec 2009 | 07:08
Non-profit group calls for rethink of law firm deal documentation
Not-for-profit organisation Legal IT Innovators Group (LITIG) has teamed up with an in-house organisation counting BAE Systems and Barclays among its members to push for law firms to adopt a new, consistent system for sending deal documents to clients...
26 Nov 2009 | 10:23
Will meetings of the future be televised?
Gregory Gallo has been spending less time at the airport lately. Instead of hopping on a plane for important meetings, the DLA Piper partner ducks into a high-tech conference room in the firm's East Palo Alto office for a face-to-face with colleagues ...
17 Nov 2009 | 07:55
E-discovery demystified
E-discovery technology will save lawyers time, effort and money, but is it too far out of their comfort zones? Craig Earnshaw and Nick Athanasi reveal how best to work with IT teams to understand the process
11 Nov 2009 | 10:47
Eversheds holds off sale of pioneering Tyco support technology
Eversheds has looked at selling its Global Account Management System (GAMS) after discussions with a number of IT providers. The firm has been approached by a number of organisations, including LexisNexis, which was interested in buying the product...
05 Nov 2009 | 00:02
Addleshaws and A&O score top marks in new study highlighting IT best practice at law firms
New Legal Week research identifies best-performing firms for IT with survey of more than 3,500 fee earners
04 Nov 2009 | 11:06
Blueprint for success
Law firms have long shunned the kind of process management familiar to contractors in other service industries. But, finds Gina Passarella, the profession is expected to try again
28 Oct 2009 | 11:03
Body of evidence
There is a popular aphorism that a dyers hand is always stained by the elements he works with. Likewise, it seems that a solicitor's reputation for probity can easily be tainted by basic flaws in the handling of electronic disclosure. The recurring th...
06 Oct 2009 | 07:11
Taking the eggs out of one basket
After a series of near disasters and repeated power failures, Monroe Horn explains how moving his firm's IT infrastructure down the street provided the perfect solution
06 Oct 2009 | 07:10
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