The successful implementation of any computer application within law firms, and indeed in businesses generally, presents considerable challenges. They can often be introduced with very high expectations and investment, but in the longer term it is not uncommon for customers to feel that they are not getting the most out of applications, or they become…
Software licensing is a fine balancing act. With the change in licensing legislation, the tightrope is getting thinner. Richard Althorp, MD at Sol-Tec, talks about the penalties involved in under licensing and keeping compliant with the law and how you can actually save money if you are over licensing….
Simon Bennett, IT Director at Tarlo Lyons Solicitors, considers the increased demand for flexible working and the implications for IT departments….
Delia Venables attended the series of talks on this topic at the LegalTech Solicitors 2003 Conference at the end of May and has expanded her report to cover the topic in a more general way….
Neil Butler gives his account of the practical application of imaging and document management in a small firm….
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Richard Jolly, who works on Information Risk Management for KPMG LLP, discusses the best approach to gaining good practice control over potential “people risks” in new practice management system implementations….
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Technological developments are often launched amid a barrage of publicity about how they will change our lives. Many fail to live up to the initial hype. The Internet is one technological development which has fully matched (and exceeded) initial expectations. It has fundamentally altered the way in which we do business and is now a core facility used in everyday business life. Jonathan Maas looks at how the Internet has been and is being used to change the way in which legal services are provided and considers how it may change working practices in the future, how it affects lawyer/client relationships and what opportunities it offers for law firms to deliver services more effectively….
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Adam Edwards reviews the e-mail problem and explains why he thinks Ensure Legal offers one solution….
Chris Knowles of Vrisko asks whether law firms have been seriously over-investing in “Big Technology” knowledge management systems to capture, store and manage their internal knowhow. Are they neglecting systems now available, at a far lower cost, to help them gain more value from their substantial investments in tried and tested legal and business information, from publishers such as Butterworths, Sweet and Maxwell, PLC and LexisNexis?…
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Ian Jeffery of Lewis Silkin reviews his favourite computer peripheral….