Tuesday 6th Sep 2011
The International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) conference continues to amaze and inspire me. Last week’s meeting in Nashville proved to be the best of the five ILTA conferences that I’ve attended. ILTA is a peer networking organization for legal technology professionals. Members include IT managers and directors, database administrators, practice automation specialists, training professionals, network ...
Monday 29th Aug 2011
In the spirit of my Top 11 of LegalTech 2011 post from earlier this year, I’m continuing the tradition with a list of key takeaways from my very first ILTA conference. Which by the way was an absolutely fantastic experience! 11. Even if I had a map of the Gaylord Opryland tattooed on my forehead, I still ...
Monday 22nd Aug 2011
Developed from feedback received at last year’s session, Michael Mills from Kraft & Kennedy, Inc., Gerard Neiditsch from Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Jeffery S. Rovner from O’Melveny & Myers LLP, and Ron Friedmann from Integreon led a lively panel discussion on the major trends impacting information management, technology and more. These days the only thing changing ...
Friday 19th Aug 2011
Whether it’s the tablet shootout, learning how to future-proof your law firm or speculating on Law2020, this year’s International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) conference in Nashville, Tennessee promises to have it all, including us. Several of our flagship businesses and brands will also be out at the conference and hosting several sessions on the latest ...
Wednesday 3rd Aug 2011
Legal forms are often a time-consuming, labor-intensive activity. In fact, 42% of attorneys say they prepare forms at least once a week, if not daily. Westlaw Form Builder has been launched –- an online document assembly tool that helps attorneys find, assemble and review legal forms with greater speed and accuracy. Attorneys can access more than ...
Tuesday 12th Jul 2011
Strict governmental standards for brand names have forced the global pharmaceutical industry to adapt by rapidly increasing the number of trademarks it files for every new drug, according to a new report published by Thomson CompuMark. These additional efforts to secure a trademark are an attempt to combat the increasing rate of rejection from the Food ...
Monday 20th Jun 2011
The WestlawNext Tip of the Week is a weekly email that provides quick, practical research tips on using WestlawNext. Each tip contains valuable knowledge to help maximize efficiency and give users a competitive edge in delivering better answers, faster. Now anyone can take advantage of this free service by subscribing to the Tip of the Week atwestlawnext.com/tipoftheweek. ...
Wednesday 15th Jun 2011
Any profession has their own set of challenges, and for many lawyers, tracking and accounting for their time ranks at the top of the list. The task of tracking all that lawyers do, who they do the work for and how long it takes can be very time- consuming and distract them from their legal ...
Tuesday 14th Jun 2011
Launched this spring, CLEAR for Healthcare Fraud was recently highlighted in an i-Sight blog post that detailed its role in helping to reduce and prevent the billions of dollars that are estimated lost every year in healthcare fraud schemes. Beth Bernardo, a product specialist with the Risk, Fraud and Investigations business, was quoted in the post: “Our goal is ...
Tuesday 14th Jun 2011
Becoming more efficient in the law firm billing process is a trendy topic at the 2011 Elite User Conference – which is why many found the Alternative Fee Arrangements panel session so informative this morning. Dan O’Day, senior director of Product Management for Elite, led the panel in a discussion about the many different alternative ...
Tuesday 14th Jun 2011
What can your intranet portal do for you? Well if it’s an XMLAW platform from Hubbard One that includes system integrations like Elite 3E, then probably more than you think. Earlier today, Rich Hermann, managing account director at Hubbard One, led a lively discussion on how integrating Elite 3E with SharePoint can improve law firm ...
Friday 10th Jun 2011
In January, writer/performer Fahmi Fadzil found himself in a defamation case after posting an untrue tweet claiming a friend of his was mistreated by her employers at a magazine run by Blu Inc Media. Unsatisfied with Fahmi’s initial apology hours after the tweet, Blu Inc demanded financial damages and a published apology. The case was settled this ...
Wednesday 11th May 2011
Immigration law definitely continues to be a hot topic in the news today, but one aspect that doesn’t often see a lot of press deals with refugees who flee their country due to persecution or abuse. However, there has been an interesting story recently in the Wall Street Journal about a Libyan woman who escaped to Tunisia after claiming ...
