Shared Services: Hit or Miss?
Viv Nissanka recognises the pressure to engage with the shared services philosophy and explains what it is all about….
Lawtech & Lawyers
Vin Murria – Changing the Landscape of Legal Software Suppliers
Laurence Eastham interviewed Vin Murria, the CEO of the Computer Software Group, who has recently acquired three prominent suppliers of software to the legal market….
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AIM Acquired by Computer Software Group
Computer Software Group plc (“CS Group”) announced on 2 May that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AIM Group….
E-filing Feasibility Study: Call for Comments
The Court Service is seeking comments on radical proposals for e-filing in the civil and family courts. Graham Smith of Bird & Bird explains….
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E-disclosure: A Practical Guide
Philippa Bennett looks at the latest developments in electronic disclosure and draws out the key points for practitioners….
The Need for Search
Justin North explains that there is technological assistance which can make a real contribution to efficiency in searching and the effectiveness of searches….
Predictions 2006: An MD Predicts
Stuart Holden., MD of Axxia, looks back on his past record of accuracy and looks forward unabashed….
Generic v Specific Software
The more I researched and considered the issue, the more convinced I became (as I thought I would) that indeed considerably more can be done with generic products than most firms probably appreciate and that this is going to increase steadily over the coming years. This is a debate whose time has truly come and…
Knowledge Management – Data Tagging for Law Firms
Adam Westbrooke argues the importance of data tagging but explains that its importance does not dictate that it must be complex….
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Knowledge of Your Clients
Duncan Ogilvy and Elizabeth West examine the use of KM tools and techniques to maximise the commercial advantage from knowledge about clients. This is the last in the series of articles on “Knowledge for Successful Law Firms”, which have been developed by the SCL Knowledge Management Group. For more on that initiative, see vol 15, issue 2 ‘Will the Real Knowledge Management Please Step Forward!’….