Internet Newsletter for Lawyers & Law 2.0

Free case law – an overview

admin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:20:11 +0000

Free case law is old hat now. The House of Lords posted its first judgment on the web in 1996 and BAILII “freed the law” in 2000. But how far have we come since then? This article sums up the current position.

Hosted systems and cloud computing

allancarton — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:19:33 +0000

A hosted system is created where the bundle of computer applications that lawyers use (Word, practice management system, digital dictation etc) that would traditionally be run and managed in-house are run and hosted remotely by a third party on servers outside the offices, all accessed securely through the internet or leased lines.

Twitter for law firms

jordanfurlong — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:18:23 +0000

Continuing our series on social media for law firms, Jordan Furlong looks at the best ways that law firms, as corporate entities, can utilise Twitter.

LinkedIn for law firms

jordanfurlong — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:17:01 +0000

In the third article in our series on social media for law firms, Jordan Furlong looks at the best ways that law firms can utilise LinkedIn.

A solicitor’s eye view of SEO

martinhammond — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:16:26 +0000

In December 2007 I finally decided I knew enough about my chosen field to open up my own firm, Driving Defences LLP. My partner, Philip Trotter, and I, opened the door and waited for the work to flow in. I made my website as good as I could, plastered my phone number all over it and waited for the telephone to ring. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way.

The iLegal iPhone app

scottvine — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:15:08 +0000

The iLegal iPhone application, created by Timothy Leigh, a law student currently studying the Legal Practice Course, aims to provide you with the law in your pocket – or at least access to the UK’s revised primary legislation as taken from the UK Statutory Law Database (SLD).

The RTA PI claims process – progress?

neilworrall — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:14:12 +0000

Following my article on the new claims process in the last issue), I caught up with Dominic Corr, our IT director, to find out what progress had been made.

Our new ebooks with CPD are now ready!

admin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:13:33 +0000

Free Legal Resources on the Web, Part 1

Free Legal Resources on the Web, Part 2

And, just for solicitors, Modern Practice Topics for Solicitors.

FreeLegalWeb launches

admin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:12:30 +0000

I’ve reported previously on progress of the FreeLegalWeb project I initiated which is designed to provide better, affordable, joined-up access to the law. At long last we have a public Beta service at www.freelegalweb.org.

July 2010 issue PDF

admin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:11:03 +0000

Access the July 2010 issue PDF (subscribers only).

Facebook for law firms

jordanfurlong — Fri, 07 May 2010 23:20:05 +0000

In the first of a series of short articles on social networking for law firms Jordan Furlong explains below how firms can effectively promote themselves on Facebook.

Clerksroom – a virtual chambers?

stephenward — Fri, 07 May 2010 23:19:38 +0000

There is very little that is actually “virtual” about the way Clerksroom is operating. You could say it’s a “procurement company”, or a service company, or a business. Our barristers are self employed, sole practitioners working from 55 home based offices around the UK and increasingly, globally. We now have members based in Ireland, Spain, India and New Zealand as well as the UK. Our members are spread nationally from Cornwall to North Yorkshire, East Sussex to Lancashire.

Legallybetter.com – based on client ratings and reviews

justinpatten — Fri, 07 May 2010 23:18:41 +0000

Legallybetter opened for business in January 2009 to provide a quick and reliable way to compare solicitors and then find a solicitor, for private individuals and for businesses.

Guide to SEO for law firms

davidgilroy — Fri, 07 May 2010 23:17:13 +0000

This article is intended as a step-by-step guide to optimising your website from a Search Engine Optimisation point of view (SEO) – in other words, how to be “found” by the major search engines and given a good position in the results page.

DirectLaw – online document drafting

deliavenables — Fri, 07 May 2010 23:16:38 +0000

Directlaw is an online document drafting system which can be set up by firms of solicitors to sell their documents online.

Social media in Scotland – a lawyer’s view

davidflint — Fri, 07 May 2010 23:15:42 +0000

Web 2.0 has come and … well that is generally about it. Within a fairly staid and traditional Scottish legal fraternity, to date fragmented and inconsistent use has been made of the tools of Web 2.0. A number of smaller firms have started to make use of the internet as a means of communicating with clients and the wider public, but they are largely the exception rather than the rule.

The RTA PI claims process – a new dawn?

neilworrall — Fri, 07 May 2010 23:14:20 +0000

The MoJ RTA PI claims scheme, introduced on 30 April, provides fixed stages and costs for claims valued between £1,000 and £10,000 – the vast majority.

Neil Worrall of Camps Solicitors comments.

Google wins AdWords battle – but not the war

margaretbriffa — Fri, 07 May 2010 23:13:55 +0000

The long-awaited European Court of Justice (ECJ) decision as to whether Google’s AdWords service constitutes trade mark infringement has been reached.

May 2010 issue PDF

admin — Fri, 07 May 2010 23:10:53 +0000

Access the May 2010 issue PDF (subscribers only).

Cookies and consent

eduardoustaran — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:20:29 +0000

Internet cookies have been in the spotlight under EU data privacy law for quite some time. When the European Parliament was formally asked to consider the original draft of the e-privacy directive by the European Commission in August 2000, nobody knew what type of requirements would end up applying to one of the most frequently used tools on the web. However, when in October 2001, the Parliament issued a substantially revised version of the draft directive incorporating a prior consent requirement for the use of cookies, it became clear that this was a sensitive and controversial issue.