Legal Technology Journal

The lowdown on everything a law firm managing partner should know about online services and where the money should be going.

The rise and rise of weblogs is undeniable but many firms have failed to grasp that this is a double-edged sword – they may be able to get their message out more quickly, but it is now easier than ever for people to criticise them in front of a worldwide audience.

In a novel twist on usual training methods Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s course on best practice in e-mail use involves a sci-fi theme to make an otherwise dry topic interesting and memorable.

The benefits of virtualisation are many – it’s time you looked at it more closely. Some technologies are a bit like fashions – they get invented, forgotten, reinvented and sold as the ‘new black’. If you have been in IT for a few years, you could be forgiven for thinking that server virtualisation is one such technology.

A look at how the use of virtualisation helped Kennedys in setting up the IT system of a new office on the other side of the world.  Kennedys is a London-based law firm specialising in dispute resolution and services to the insurance industry. The firm has a number of overseas offices in Europe and the Far East and, in early 2006, it decided to launch a new office in Sydney, Australia.

A look at how Morrison & Foerster LLP rose to the challenge of making it easier for staff to find actionable information.

A look at the benefits Scottish firm Brodies has gained in replacing its entire telephony infrastructure with a voice over internet protocol (VoIP) solution for 400 people across two sites.