Legal Management

July/August 2010
Volume 29, Number 4

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Table of Contents

Feature Articles

COVER STORY
A Look into the Crystal Ball: E-Discovery Predictions and Trends
As many organizations strive to limit costs in response to the recession, they are changing the ways in which they conduct electronic discovery. ALSO FEATURED: The Changing Business of Litigation: Early Case Assessment Rises in Prominence
By DEAN GONSOWSKI

Law 2.0: Running a Law Firm Like a Software Business  
Measuring key indicators, employing project management techniques and choosing technology intelligently can help legal administrators to guide their firms out of the lingering economic doldrums.
By LARRY PORT

From Provider to Partner
Have you fully harnessed the power of partnership with your technology suppliers? Doing so will only help your firm to achieve its profitability, growth and other goals.
By ERIN BRERETON

Relieving Congestion in Records and Tracking
Law firms and legal departments can substantially shorten records retrieval time by outsourcing to specialists: digital document retrieval companies.
BY NOEL MIJARES

The Legal Help Desk
Transform a “help-less” desk into a strategic user resource.
BY LANCE WAAGNER

How Smart Is Your Firm’s Smartphone Policy?
Technology professionals must work with their firms’ legal administrators to recommend smartphone policies that minimize the potential for security breaches, but also enabling lawyers to work remotely.
BY JUSTIN JAMES

Microsoft’s Latest Tools for the Legal Profession
Office 2010 and Windows 7 offer powerful features, many of which will have positive impacts on law firm productivity.
BY CHAR LeMAIRE AND BRIE STAMPE

CASE STUDY
Complex Emergencies, Clear Responses
Alston + Bird LLP turns to Preparis’ software-as-a-service platform and messaging tools to enhance its firmwide emergency preparedness program..

Columns and Departments

To the Point
You Can Never Go Back
BY JOHN DELAVAN
Legal Management Editor-in-Chief

Up Front
Practical News & Perspectives

Quick Tips
PDFs: Understanding the Realities of Document Security and Redaction
BY CHRISTINE MUSIL

Best Practices
Technology Audits: IsYour Firm Overdue? 
BY DEBBIE FOSTER

LawBiz Coach®
Technology in Practice: The “End of Lawyers” – or Start of a New Legal Dynamic
BY ED POLL

Big Ideas
Knowledge Is Power: Online Jury Research Delivers Affordable, Valuable Results 
BY TERESA ROSADO

Off the Shelf
New Products for Law Firms

ALA Update
News from Your Association

Quick Connect
Legal Management Advertiser Spotlight 

Final Thoughts
E-mail: Stop the Insanity!
By PAUL H. BURTON

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