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Working under an iCon - one Apple legal veteran reflects on life with Steve Jobs

Apple leader Steve Jobs wasn't always so sure how to handle his lawyers, explains Catherine Dunn...
8 minute read

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Technology feeds client demands but overload affects partner productivity

City partners say managing the rising tide of modern communication hinders how effectively they work, but extol the benefits of improved technology for boosting flexibility...
4 minute read

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A common language - the challenge of managing technology across an international law firm

BLP's Janet Day on the many concerns for an IT team at an international law firm...
6 minute read

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How Chinese law firms are getting social with the country's answer to Twitter

"Almost all of our lawyers have accounts" - Ben Lewis investigates how Chinese law firms are getting in social media on Weibo, 'China's Twitter'...
5 minute read

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Technology Supplier of the Year: Autonomy

The suite of iManage products secured high-profile UK search specialist Autonomy the Supplier of the Year Award. iManage helps law firms boost productivity while also meeting the regulatory demands being placed on the legal profession to manage and store information effectively...
2 minute read

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Best Use of Technology of the Year: Sacker & Partners

Pensions specialist Sacker & Partners has secured the Best Use of Technology Award for a new disaster recovery system that has dramatically shortened the time its systems will be down in the face of a major disruption to its business. Sackers employs an IT team of just three people. They support 50 fee-earning lawyers providing legal advice to 700 clients, including trustees, employers and other organisations such as trade unions and charities. "With an in-house team of three, Sackers has an average ratio of IT to non-IT staff," says head of IT Danny O'Connor. "But we need access to IT services that are way beyond the average capability of three people."
2 minute read

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As hacking hits the headlines, steps can be taken to prosecute over stolen emails

"The passwords to the claimant's email accounts had been obtained in July 2008 through the services of a group based in China called (remarkably) 'The Invisible Hacking Group'..." - Skadden on what English law can offer hacking victims
6 minute read

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App happy - Kemp Little on the top 10 apps for lawyers

Kemp Little's Andy Moseby pools 
the collective experience of a firm 
of tech geeks to identify the top 10 
apps for lawyers
7 minute read

International Edition

Rise of iPad generation sees firms face up to mobile working demands

Many of the UK's leading law firms are overhauling their IT strategies as the rapid rise of mobile devices such as the iPhone and iPad and increased demand for mobile working pushes firms to rethink the way their lawyers use technology. The proliferation of mobile technology has blurred the distinction between professional and personal for many lawyers, prompting firms to look at ways to boost their mobile working capacity as increasing numbers of lawyers use their own devices for work purposes.
3 minute read

International Edition

Field Fisher appoints first-ever chief operating officer

Field Fisher Waterhouse has appointed its first-ever chief operating officer (COO) to oversee the firm's business services and support functions. Charlie Keeling, who has been with Field Fisher since 2008 as its human resources (HR) director, will also become a member of the firm's board alongside his new role. Keeling joined Field Fisher three years ago from technology and consulting firm BearingPoint, where he was European head of HR. He has also worked as a management consultant, dealing with strategy reviews and business process improvement.
2 minute read

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