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From the editor - I want IT (and I want IT now) |
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Written by Charles Christian
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A few years ago there was an advertising campaign for consumer electronics goods that featured the slogan ‘I want it – and I want it now!’ (admittedly this is also the title of a Chris de Burgh song, but we’ll gloss over that). The phrase does, however, neatly sum up the attitude many – if not most – lawyers still have towards technology. |
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Return on investment - Show me the money (again) |
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Written by Kingsley Martin
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Why are law firms continuing to avoid addressing the issue of return on investment for their technology systems? It’s tricky to do, but certainly not impossible, and could increase their profits. |
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Client services - Distance relationships |
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Written by Marc-Henri Chamay and Jules Widdowson
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Why would a law firm, whose core business is give legal advice, spend large sums of money providing on-line services for its clients? Ask Allen & Overy LLP… |
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The paperless office - Cutting the paper chain |
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Written by Charles Christian
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Over the years we have heard a lot about the quest for the ‘paperless law office’, but is it just a pipe dream? SJ Berwin’s digital approach to matter management has closed filing cabinets across the firm – and is potentially saving millions in the process. |
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Records and Information Management - Keeping things in order |
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Written by Josef Elliott
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A unified strategy for managing all of your firm’s records could boost its profitability in more ways than you might think. |
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Home information packs - Looking to the future |
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Written by Richard Hinton
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With technology-reliant HIPs lined up for 2007, strategic decisions will need to be made soon if your conveyancing department is to survive. The introduction of home information packs (HIPs) next year, along with the attendant administrative changes for solicitors and consequences for the mortgage lending, property information and surveying industries, threatens to be the biggest shake-up the residential conveyancing world has seen for the best part of 80 years. |
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Litigation support software - A needle in a haystack |
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Written by Nigel Murray
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Trying to find relevant documents within a mass of electronic files can seem like an impossible task. But the technology is available to make matters easier and it is constantly evolving and improving. |
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Client relationship management - Don’t forget the important things |
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Written by Charles Christian
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CRM technology has taken a battering. But is software really the problem or have people been missing the point entirely? |
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