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DataCert Receives Top Honor for Legal Technology Implementation of the Year
03 September 2010
DataCert honored at ILTA’s annual conference for international legal spend management solution implementation
DataCert, Inc., the leading global provider of software and services for the legal industry, has been named winner of the Technology Implementation of the Year award from the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA). ILTA presented the award during their annual conference to acknowledge outstanding achievement by a vendor organization for exceptional technology implementation for a client during the past year.
The Carmel Valley eDiscovery Retreat
02 September 2010
The Carmel Valley eDiscovery Retreat will be a premier resource for industry practitioners who wish to focus on the complexities and practicalities of eDiscovery. Whether you’re new to eDiscovery, or want to increase your existing expertise, the retreat will allow you to explore this critical topic with established industry leaders and your peers - all in one of the most stunningly beautiful areas of the United States, Carmel, California. Earn CLE credit hours while you get away from the hustle and bustle of the daily grind in one of California’s most pristine destinations.
DPS Software releases Automated Civil Billing Software
02 September 2010
DPS Software have released the new civil billing function of their case management software to allow automated fixed fee billing and online submission. The criminal billing software from DPS has always been fully automated producing bills and automated submissions directly from the fee earners attendance note. The automation continues through to the bill posting in accounts and the receipting from the standard monthly payment. This same level of automation has now been released for the other LSC funded areas including Family, Debt, Education and Action Against the Police.
Clark Hill Purchases Traveling Coaches’ CLASSe
02 September 2010
Traveling Coaches, the nationally recognized training, application integration and consulting partner to law firms and corporate legal departments, today announced that Detroit-based Clark Hill, has purchased Traveling Coaches’ CLASSe content for the Firm’s on-going technology training program.
CLASSe, a member of Traveling Coaches’ industry-leading CLASS (Continued Learning and Software Skills) family of training programs, is a collection short, interactive, legal-specific eLearning “briefs”. Ideally suited for busy attorneys and staff, CLASSe facilitates a different style of training: just-in-time eLearning.
Catalyst Named to Inc. 5000 List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies
02 September 2010
Catalyst Repository Systems, Inc., a pioneer in providing secure, hosted document repositories for e-discovery and other complex legal matters, has been named to the Inc. 5000 list, a ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S.
The Inc 5000, now in its 29th year, represents the most comprehensive survey available of America’s independent-minded entrepreneurs. Eighty-nine Denver-based companies were included on the list, representing almost $2.4 billion in revenues in 2009.
Clifford Chance selects Autonomy Introspect
02 September 2010
World’s Largest Law Firm Embraces Meaning Based Processing, Review and Production for Complex Litigation
Autonomy Corporation plc, a global leader in infrastructure software for the enterprise, today announced that Clifford Chance has chosen Autonomy Introspect, a top-ranked processing, review and production solution for complex litigation and regulatory investigations. Clifford Chance is one of the world's leading law firms, with 29 offices in 20 countries and some 3,200 legal advisers.
The Association of Litigation Support Professionals Elects Scarab Consulting’s Robin Thompson as Co-President
01 September 2010
Scarab Consulting, a premier provider of litigation support and electronic discovery services for law firms and corporations, announced today that Robin Thompson has been elected as co-president of The Association of Litigation Support Professionals (ALSP). She shares her co-presidency duties with Barbara L. Bennett, Litigation Support Manager at Dickinson Wright, PLLC.
2010 German Law Firm of the Year Gleiss Lutz Returns to Workshare
01 September 2010
Workshare Selected for Word and PDF Comparison
Workshare has announced they have successfully won back German law firm Gleiss Lutz. Gleiss Lutz has deployed the latest version of Workshare Professional. Marc Geiger, Head of Operations and IT said, “Workshare Professional is a leading document comparison program – not only with law firms but also with their clients.
LexisNexis Pacific Announces New Executive Appointments
01 September 2010
Additions to advance customer-centricity and business growth
LexisNexis® Australia, a leading provider of content-enabled workflow solutions, today announced the appointment of two new directors to the LexisNexis Pacific team. The new appointments will help advance the strategic direction for customer centricity and support future growth plans in Australia and New Zealand.
Elite and Cogence Direct to Offer Staffing Support to Practice and Financial Management System Upgrades
31 August 2010
Law firms can now ensure cost-effective and comprehensive practice management and financial system implementation support through an arrangement between Elite, part of Thomas Reuters, and Cogence Direct.
Cogence Direct is a niche recruitment consultancy firm specializing in staff support during the implementation or the upgrade of practice and case management systems. Law firms that are upgrading to the latest version of Elite Enterprise or the Elite 3E platform can rely on Cogence for permanent and temporary staffing to support a smooth, cost-effective transition.
"A common vision for control and governance of email and documents that will satisfy legal requirements and address cost and feasibility concerns from the IT department is slowly emerging. The publication of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) has helped a great deal by codifying the common components that the legal department needs and that IT must provide." 
"The persistence of temporary backup files for four days presents obvious security and privacy issues. If such files contain sensitive, confidential, or otherwise privileged information, their existence can expose a law firm to malpractice risk, court sanctions, or other serious problems / penalties
"The UK Legal market is certainly not a leader in Social Networking but one or two firms are using some of the tools such as Linkedin, Blogs, Twitter and a couple are experimenting with Facebook as a consumer facing marketing tool. " 
