Legal Technology

Where’s YOUR Intranet?

By Tom Mighell on March 13, 2003

Law.com reports on the rise in use of law firm intranets. An intranet is an invaluable addition to the law firm environment — it’s a great way to get information cheaply and easily to the lawyers and staff.

ABA Techshow is coming — are you going?

By Tom Mighell on February 26, 2003

Posted in Legal Technology

ABA TECHSHOW, the only technology conference developed by and for lawyers and legal professionals, is just around the corner. The conference will take place in Chicago April 3 through April 5, and the offerings are tremendous. I am fortunate to be speaking there, where I’ll be giving two presentations on April 3. The first…

Archiving the future

By Tom Mighell on February 13, 2003

Posted in Legal Technology

Law.com has an article today about the challenges facing court administrators as they try to determine the best way to electronically archive documents.

Cut ‘N Paste for PDF

By Tom Mighell on February 13, 2003

Posted in Legal Technology

This Q&A from the New York Times describes ways to siphon the text from a PDF file.

Move your practice to the Net

By Tom Mighell on February 8, 2003

Posted in Legal Technology

Sabrina directs us to this ABA article on eLawyering, where lawyers can hand out electronic advice. The ABA even set up an elawyering website, with links to articles on the subject. There’s a discussion area there, but it doesn’t look like anyone has posted since 2001.

Poorly designed Intranets decrease productivity

By Tom Mighell on November 15, 2002

Posted in Law Firm Technology

An intranet can be a huge asset to the productivity of your firm, collecting company information in one convenient online location. I wish I knew — our firm doesn’t have an intranet. Many are so poorly designed, however, the time taken to search for information isn’t worth the effort. A recent study found that employees

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A Primer on CD Briefing

By Tom Mighell on October 18, 2002

Posted in Law Firm Technology, Paperless

Two lawyers from Bracewell & Patterson offer this article on CD-ROM: Briefing of the Future. The article was presented at the State Bar of Texas’ Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course.