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Tech Trends in the Legal Fields Joseph M. Craven Dir. of IS Carroll Burdick & McDonough LLP jcraven@cbmlaw.com. Current State of Legal Technology. Electronic Document Management Groupware Systems – Exchange & Groupwise Docketing – Rules Based Calendaring Financial Information Systems
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Tech Trends in the Legal FieldsJoseph M. Craven Dir. of ISCarroll Burdick & McDonoughLLPjcraven@cbmlaw.com
Current State of Legal Technology • Electronic Document Management • Groupware Systems – Exchange & Groupwise • Docketing – Rules Based Calendaring • Financial Information Systems • Public Internet Sites – w/o e-commerce • Some PDA Adoption
Challenges in the Legal Industry • Massive amounts of information • Electronic Files – Documents/Email • Paper Documents • Reusability of Work Product/Knowledge • Billing and Tracking Time
Legal Opportunities • Managing and sharing Knowledge • Workflow Implementation to Improve Efficiencies • Imaging with Full Text Search • Web Enabled PDAs • Collaboration with Clients, Co-Counsel
Best of Breed Solution at CB&MIntegration using the Web • IIS – Web server • SQL Server • Worldox/Web – Document Management • ZyImage – Paper Document Imaging • ProLaw SQL - Legal Rules Calendar
Value to CB&M and Clients • Web Accessible Information • Sharing of Work Product/Knowledge • Client Collaboration • Improved Efficiency • Lower Costs to Client