Agenda: January/February 2011

COVER STORY

Resistance Is Futile: Law Firms Adapt to Lawyer Demands for Consumer Technology

Lawyers want the cool gear for their work, too. Now firms must make sure those slick tablets and fab phones have state of the art security and solid tech support.

30,000 FEET:

Join The [R]evolution

LTN's editor-in-chief Monica Bay introduces changes to our magazine and website.

Giant Steps: Can a Corporate Veteran Help the SEC Learn New E-Discovery Moves?

2010 LTN Innovation Awards

The selections represent longevity and creativity, new trends in technology, and sheer hard work.

The Road to Innovation

Sweet or Savory?

Users prefer a nice but less-than-competent help desk staffer to a surly genius.

Fast Lane

Self-help web tools help professionals speed through airport immigration lines.

Compare & Contrast: TIME & BILLING APPS

Resources

Can a Corporate Veteran Help the SEC Learn New E-Discovery Moves?

LegalTech New York Sneak Peek

To find technology products that help you provide legal services and manage the business of law, there is no better mission than to attend LegalTech New York. LTN technology editor Sean Doherty previews some of the technology that will be on the exhibit floor from Jan. 31 to Feb. 2.

EDD SHOWCASE:

Cracks in the Windows?

Windows 7 will soon be the dominant operating system, but its improvements present EDD risks.

EDD SHOWCASE:

Drama & Destruction

In 2010, Shira Scheindlin led a cavalcade of judges defining the proper way to preserve electronic data.

EDD SHOWCASE:

Preserve & Protect

Three new software tools can help manage legal holds, but none of them are cheap.

EDD SHOWCASE:

Who Knows Best?

Employees should be trusted to manage their own business data.

BEST PRACTICES:

Mending Fences

How to create ethical walls in SharePoint that prevent, or allow, lawyer access to confidential files.

EXEMPLARS:

Special Delivery

When McKenna Long had trouble securely e-mailing large files, it looked for a speedy alternative.

PEER REVIEW:

Paul Grimm

To Judge Paul Grimm, battles threaten basic principles of justice E-Discovery War Games

TECH ON TRIAL:

History Repeats Itself

Electronic discovery software helps prosecutors develop protocols that can be adapted for subsequent tribunals.

BALL IN YOUR COURT:

Get Back in the Race

Yesterday's litigation skills will not suffice for tomorrow's challenges, but it's not too late to catch up.

Strength in Numbers: Four Legal Websites Worth Checking Out

Can a website make you a smarter litigator? Can cloud computing help you manage your law practice more effectively? The developers of four new websites believe they can answer these questions and more. Attorney Robert Ambrogi delivers brief introductions to these four sites.