Brett Burney

December 12, 2007 | Law.com

Lawyers have come to expect a standard set of tools from their litigation support software, including the ability to import, view, search, code, redact, export and produce documents from a central database. Since you can find these tools in any litigation software, manufacturers resort to adding extraneous features to differentiate themselves in the marketplace. But some also provide the software as a service (SaaS). Brett Burney investigates how SaaS works and how it can support litigation.

By Brett Burney

17 minute read

December 12, 2007 | Legaltech News

Lawyers expect to import, view, manipulate and export documents via their litigation support software -- and most software vendors meet those expectations. But some provide the software as a service (SaaS). Brett Burney investigates how SaaS works and how it can support litigation.

By Brett Burney

17 minute read

November 12, 2007 | Inside Counsel

This month legal technology expert Brett Burney discusses solutions that help in-house counsel retrieve and analyze e-mail.

By Brett Burney

4 minute read

September 25, 2007 | Law.com

The new Outlook 2007 has been improved with a "Ribbon" interface, an "instant search" mechanism, a new To-Do bar and more. Consultant Brett Burney journeys through the new Outlook and finds compelling reasons for lawyers and law firms to upgrade.

By Brett Burney

19 minute read

July 24, 2007 | Legaltech News

If you see the "Hello, I'm a Mac" television commercials, you may wonder why you own a Windows PC. Consultant Brett Burney reviews why Macs are not only for musicians and artists but also for lawyers when you add software that virtualizes Windows.

By Brett Burney

27 minute read

April 30, 2007 | Law.com

Unfortunately, the benefit of WiFi can also be its weak point. All those bits and bytes flying around can be sniffed and captured by others who may be just curious -- or malicious. Brett Burney discusses crucial measures you can take to secure your wireless activities.

By Brett Burney

13 minute read

August 20, 2007 | Connecticut Law Tribune

It doesn't matter if a trial is a block away in a county courthouse or across the nation in federal court, setting up a small firm's trial war room requires patience, planning and promptness.

By BRETT BURNEY

3 minute read

February 08, 2012 | Legaltech News

In "10 Steps to Manage E-Discovery Projects," Steven C. Bennett and Marla S.K. Bergman suggest that "lawyers involved in e-discovery must become project managers." I don't quite agree, says consultant Brett Burney. Lawyers are better suited as "process managers," dictating the vision and goals of the project. Lawyers should not be the "project managers" who focus on the minutiae of the day-to-day e-discovery tasks. If anything, the lawyer is often a de facto or "accidental" project manager, because the law firm may refuse to admit they need another ... [MORE]

By Brett Burney

3 minute read

May 03, 2004 | Law.com

The latest effort in the Sisyphean war against e-mail spam is a fix known as "challenge-response" systems. Unfortunately, it can sometimes do more harm than good.

By Brett Burney

5 minute read

November 01, 2002 | Legaltech News

By Brett Burney

2 minute read