Since the Free the Law meeting on 8 November, realprogress has been made in turning an exciting possibility into a reality. Laurie West-Knights has followed through on his viewthat there was need for immediate action. His actions have been supported by alarge number of others, many of whom attended the meeting itself, and by a…
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A wide-ranging survey of IT directors in law firms by LFI, the specialist professional services and financial services recruitment consultancy, has made a number of interesting and detailed findings.
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Bristol was the venue for the latest SCL Information Technology for Lawyers Workshop and Exhibition….
Martin Riseley works for Cadence Europress Ltd, a developer of legal software.
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Chris Reed and John Irving are Joint Chairmen of SCL. SCL reached a milestone in its history this year. It is 25 years since a bandof enlightened lawyers recognised the need for an organisation to push forwardthe introduction of ‘computers’ into the legal profession. That battle hasbeen won, and the emphasis has changed from pioneering…
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Will you mark the millennium by winning or nominating the winner for thisprestigious Award? Since its inception in 1989 over 250 organisations have been nominated forthe award and a record entry is expected in this 25th Anniversary year of theSociety. Each year the profile of the Society’s Award for the most outstandingapplication of Information Technology…
The Scottish Group’s Annual Lecture and Supper was held in Edinburgh
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David Riggall is Principal Consultant with R & B Associates,independent IT advisers based in York. He may be contacted at drmbcs@randb.freeserve.co.uk Spring was in the air at the National Legal Office & Legal ServicesExhibition at the NEC in March. Three of the top five suppliers were missing,although all five Law Society software solutions for smaller…