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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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