Knowledge Management – Data Tagging for Law Firms
Adam Westbrooke argues the importance of data tagging but explains that its importance does not dictate that it must be complex….
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Lawtech & Lawyers
Knowledge of Your Clients
Duncan Ogilvy and Elizabeth West examine the use of KM tools and techniques to maximise the commercial advantage from knowledge about clients. This is the last in the series of articles on “Knowledge for Successful Law Firms”, which have been developed by the SCL Knowledge Management Group. For more on that initiative, see vol 15, issue 2 ‘Will the Real Knowledge Management Please Step Forward!’….
Regulatory Review on the Back Burner?
Hazel Randall looks at what’s bubbling on the back of the IT-development stove, and what IT lawyers can do to help turn it into a nutritious dish….
Categorising information: a product, goods or a service?
This essay won the SCL Essay Prize for Frazer Hanarahan….
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Who goes there?
Simon Ratcliffe of Dimension Data describes identity management and explains its importance and how it might pay for itself….
E-Filing
Robert Unslow explains why e-filing is inevitable and suggests ways to make its advance more welcome. He also calls on SCL members to join the debate on e-filing….
LSSA: Interview with Barry Hawley-Green
Laurence Eastham talked to Barry Hawley-Green, the new Chairman of the Legal Software Suppliers Association, about his role, the future of the organisation, legal practice and IT – and all manner of related topics….
Predictions 2005: Ups and Downs
From Charles Christian, former practising barrister turned independent legal IT writer, commentator and industry analyst. Among many other claims to fame, he is the editor of Legal Technology Insider newsletter: www.legaltechnology.com…
Risky Business
The attention focused on corporate governance and professional responsibility within all organisations is at an all time high. This has been driven by the collapse of some well known organisations and the need to visibly be regulating organisations more closely. This has forced risk management and compliance even higher up the agenda of law firms….
Editorial
The most cursory flip through this issue will reveal that it devotes many of its pages to disclosure of electronic documents. Not only do we have Terry Harrison’s short article and a lengthy account of the recent report of the Commercial Court Working Party chaired by Mr Justice Cresswell but the article by His Honour…