Agenda: March/April 2012

COVER STORY

Act Two

Graham Smith and William Bice return to the legal technology community after selling LiveNote and ProLaw to Thomson Reuters. Can they triumph twice?

Act Two

Spring brings a new ALM president/CEO, Bill Carter, and a prestigious award for our top editor, Aric Press.

Overcoming Resistance

Change is hard. Effective law firm IT leaders know how to sell a new project while managing IT.

Managing Is Not Meddling

CIOs must stop complaining about intrusive lawyers and earn a seat at the management table.

BigLaw's Nonlawyer CEO

WilmerHale's executive director Scott Green has defected to Pepper Hamilton to be its first CEO

Try It, You'll Like It (Or Not)

An objection is raised to Judge Peck's recent opinion approving computer-assisted review.

LegalTech West Coast

Held at the Bonaventure, the conference will feature exhibits, keynotes, and six educational tracks.

Briefings

Product launches and upgrades, from Alpha Systems, Ipro Tech, Recommind, and others.

Musical Chairs

Joseph Howie joins Syngence Software; Tom O'Connor jumps to Avansic.

WordPerfect's Upgrade: Does It Matter?

Once dominant, the word processing software retains a tiny, and in some cases loyal, following.

Hope & Fear

Legal technology vendors rank the greatest business opportunities and risks of 2012.

Compare & Contrast

On-premise legal practice management software for midsize law firms.

SOCIAL MEDIA:

Tap Social Media to Give Your Law Firm an Inside Voice

Social media tools can be used in-house at law firms to help lawyers and staff collaborate with clients and colleagues, writes freelance reporter Robyn Weisman.

SOCIAL MEDIA:

Stop Talking, Start Listening

Why firms must monitor social media.

SOCIAL MEDIA:

Catch the Train

Taping into social media training is easy, inexpensive, and engaging.

SOCIAL MEDIA:

Teach Your Parents Well, or at Least Try

A daughter's instruction on social media.

SOCIAL MEDIA:

Social Media for Grownups

Tips for lawyers on how to use social media to reach your professional goals.

VIDEO CONFERENCING:

Showing Up

Reasonably priced video conferencing options for legal professionals.

• Star Struck: How to create a professional video or webinar presentation.

BALL IN YOUR COURT:

Gold Standard

A true gold standard for keyword search incorporates both precise inclusion and defensible exclusion.

SANDBOX:

Academia Meets the Real World

Cardozo Law e-discovery course offers "in-the-trenches" lessons.

PRO BONO:

Disappearing Act

Minnesota agencies create software to erase inaccurate or obsolete criminal records that can haunt citizens.

SANDBOX:

Get Schooled

An impromptu email morphs into an work group of e-discovery teachers sharing ideas and materials.

BEST PRACTICES:

Gimme Shelter

To take full advantage of cloud software, assess and address risks that can counterbalance benefits.

EXEMPLARS:

Just Right

Sorting through numerous vendors before finding the best VoIP system for a small law practice.

TEST DRIVE:

Full Service Software

Exterro's Zeta extends Fusion software to address all sections of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model.

WEB WATCH:

Building Blocks

Three vendors add document assembly tools to their web-based practice management programs.

PARADIGM SHIFT:

No Bricks, No Mortar

A virtual practice helps solo attorney Stephanie Kimbro devote more time to clients and her family.