Day: 5 March 2011
Microsoft solutions stacking up in legal
Microsoft already “own” the lawyers’ desktop, where lawyers live in Outlook for emails and appointments and produce documents in Word. Microsoft also deliver behind the scenes on infrastructure, software and services in the cloud, operating systems, SQL, reporting services, business intelligence, virtualisation, thin client, SAN technologies … and much more. We believe that the Microsoft […]
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Free web resources for civil lawyers
This article will give you an introduction to some of the invaluable free resources available online for civil lawyers. A great starting place is Her Majesty’s Courts Service website which is incredibly useful when it comes to sourcing forms and guidance. It has a comprehensive database of Practice Directions, Court Forms and guidance, together with […]
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Do law firms need a CRM solution?
Customer (or client) relationship management (CRM) is defined by BusinessDictionary.com as “Information-technology enabled strategy aimed at identifying, targeting, acquiring, and retaining the best mix of customers. CRM helps in profiling prospects, understanding their needs, and in building relationships with them by providing the most-suitable products and a very high level of customer service. It integrates […]
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Domain name disputes
In a typical domain dispute, there will be two entities involved both of which think that they should be entitled to a particular domain name. Often there is a conflict between Domain Rights and Trademark Rights. If one party has a particular domain name but another party owns trademark rights in that name, there is […]
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Keeping a specialised website up to date
In the last issue, we discussed the pros and cons of setting up specialised websites with contributions from two firms who are doing this (Bonallack & Bishop and Douglas Silas) as well as two specialists in legal marketing (Sue Bramall and David Gilroy). One of the points made in the article was that keeping specialised […]
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Social networking – do you get it?
2010 was definitely the year of the social network. Big user numbers. Huge valuations. Excessive media coverage. The majority of us now know what social networking means: it means Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Let’s see who’s using them and why. Facebook is where Generation Y hangs out big time. In that age bracket you really […]
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Transcripts of Judicial Proceedings in England and Wales
This Guide, published by the Inner Temple Library and compiled by Sally McLaren, is a revised and expanded edition of the Library’s 2006 guide. It is intended primarily for information service staff who need to obtain transcripts of the proceedings of courts and tribunals in England and Wales. The guide (in PDF) costs £19.99. Details.
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