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Am Law Tech Survey 2009

The American Lawyer

Like a bad Hollywood thriller, law firm technology has a villain: the economic downturn. Budget constraints and demands for efficiency are forcing law firms -- not known for embracing cutting-edge gear or immature software -- to look for new, more nimble and cost-effective technologies.

Case Study: E-Mail as a Managed Service

Special to Law.com

Stearns Weaver's e-mail system was hobbling their digital transition. The system did not integrate well with a BlackBerry Enterprise Server and was buckling under the massive amount of messages sent between attorneys, staff and clients. Then came Azaleos' Managed Exchange Services.

Using Technology to Help Your Firm Grow

The Legal Intelligencer

Technologies disruptive to traditional law are also growth opportunities for law firms that change the way approach law and embrace new opportunities to differentiate themselves from their peers. Consultants Susan Letterman White and Rex M. Holmlin share insights to set your firm apart.

Law Firm Innovators Tell the Future

The American Lawyer

Every law firm that is successful today has someone who managed change effectively. Paul Lippe, founder and CEO of Legal OnRamp, talks with John Alber of Bryan Cave and Mary Abraham of Debevoise & Plimpton about how technology is likely to impact the practice of law in the next few years.

Law Firms Look at Process Management

The Legal Intelligencer

Project and process management are concepts law firms are investigating to deliver the efficiency required to engage alternative fee arrangements. Technology, outsourcing and client extranets are a few ways towards that greater efficiency, says Drinker Biddle's marketing partner.

Innovative Approaches to Tech Training

Legal Tech Newsletter

Keesal, Young & Logan found its training efforts in firm technology met with mixed success. So it undertook a
skills-assessment effort to deliver not only the input necessary to construct a focused and tailored training program, but also to prime the pump for a receptive audience.

Tech Tips to Avoid Unveiling Client Confidences

Texas Lawyer

What do elevators, airports and Starbucks have in common? They are places where lawyers can inadvertently betray client confidences. Technology makes it possible to do business anywhere, says attorney Anthony G. Lowenberg, and new attorneys need to know how to avoid getting tripped up.

Power Laws Can Explain Law Department Performance

The National Law Journal

A seemingly arcane mathematics, called power laws, will help general counsel and other legal department managers understand spending, staffing and other numbers. Power laws explain patterns in many kinds of benchmark and performance data and can even help anticipate future events.

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