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Lawyers embracing LinkedIn, says research as Law Society issues first social media guidance
Almost half of partners and staff at the typical top 50 law firm are now on LinkedIn, nearly double the number in 2010, new research has found. It comes as the Law Society publishes the first formal guidance to solicitors on the use of social media.
Keeping the Information Commissioner off your back
The recent case of a Scottish advocate’s stolen, unencrypted laptop raises some important questions regarding data controller responsibility, portable media (not just laptops) and the options available for securing such media, explains Matt Torrens.
Lawyers warned over security after QC is found to have breached data protection laws
Lawyers have been warned over their duty to protect personal information, after a barrister was found to have breached the Data Protection Act for failing to encrypt a laptop containing sensitive personal data which was later stolen.
LexisNexis enters online legal document market
Legal publishing giant LexisNexis has become the latest entrant to the automated document assembly market with the launch of LexisSmart. It will next month be linked up to the company’s LawyerLocator referral service so that customers can seek a lawyer review of documents.
Law firms warming to social media but retain concerns about the cloud
Lawyers are warming to the use of social media in their practices but have reservations about risks associated with cloud computing, according to a major survey of law firm IT personnel. Three-quarters of the 712 specialists surveyed said they felt positive about social media as a tool to deliver value to their firms.
Record attendance at the 2011 TikitTFB user group meetings
The TikitTFB User Association has had a record-breaking start to the 2011 series of local user group meetings, with 51 delegates attending the London meeting last week and 60 people attending the northern meeting in Leeds on Tuesday.
Top 250 Manchester firm replaces LN Axxia With Pilgrim’s Lawsoft
Linder Myers has signed contracts to implement a 200-user LawSoft 10 system. Headquartered in Manchester city centre, with offices in Shropshire and Lancashire, Linder Myers is a successful, growing, full-service business.
ABSs will have advantage with fresh approach to use of IT, warns Christian
New entrants to the legal services market after October could have a significant advantage because they arrive with a fresh approach to IT, according to a leading commentator. Charles Christian said IT is at a “tipping point” where technology currently used by law firms is about to be superceded.
SOS Connect “people’s choice” at Harrison Clark in IRIS/AIM Evolution swap out
Legal Futures Associate Solicitors Own Software is to assist Harrison Clark Solicitors achieve significant improvements in efficiency and the adoption of practice-wide, standard business processes with SOS Connect.
City firm develops technology alternative to legal process outsourcing
City law firm Taylor Wessing has launched a division offering pioneering technology to handle data mining, contract management and due diligence as a “value-added” alternative to legal process outsourcing.
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