Gadgets and Technology

As 2007 ends and we hear more and more information about the latest and greatest technologies, now is a great time to remember that there needs to be a compelling business case (at least most of the time) to implement a new technology. One should really understand the costs, benefits, contributions to the business and effort involved in implementing a new technology prior to proceeding on an effort.

Of course, worthwhile projects should be identified and implemented quickly, this is a friendly reminder just to take a look at all projects and understand the scope, complexity and what you hope to get out of each project prior to diving into a new effort.

Potential to use Legal Extranets as Brief Banks

The use of legal extranets is expanding to users within law firms as well, most notably to promote firm-wide, cross-office sharing of work product.

For example, the potential to share briefs and documents in a "Brief Bank" across offices is an emerging area of need. With collaboration technology, attorneys can quickly and easily share work product on a secure, web-based manner and facilitate efforts such as relying on particular documents as "best practices" and other strategies designed to allow attorneys and paralegals to work in a more efficient and productive manner.