Legal Technology Journal

The Legal IT Director of the Year tells his unique story of extreme disaster recovery following Hurricane Ivan.

Berwin Leighton Paisner’s IT director describes how technology and the project methodology that usually applies to IT initiatives is driving collaboration between the various roles and functions within the firm.

What benefits can a firm expect to see from deploying a constantly evolving next-generation practice management system?

Nathan Hayes, head of infrastructure and technology, outlines the latest ground-breaking IT projects at Osborne Clarke, where the electronic-matter file and business process management are driving operational agility and innovation.

Sam Clark, business continuity manager at Clifford Chance, and Capgen’s Jacqueline Austin-Lavery describe a document capture project driven by the firm’s move to Canary Wharf, which has since become part of the firm’s everyday business.

Lovells has developed a business tool to support and promote the sharing of information and knowledge internationally, and to support the firm in realising its values.

David Jabbari, global head of know-how and training at Allen & Overy and pioneer of social networking software in law firms, explains how sophisticated enterprise search is the logical way to cut through the multiplicity of data generated by Web 2.0 applications.

The relocation of six of its offices into new premises provided an ideal opportunity for Norton Rose to consolidate its communications systems. IT programme manager Anthony Salter gives LTJ a progress report.