Agenda: September/October 2011

COVER STORY

Wrong Way

Technology and people can crash during trials. How to recover from (and prevent) disasters.

Communitas

A decade after Sept. 11, 2001, we celebrate our community.

Musical Chairs

Fall brings many career moves.

Tick Tock

It's time to stop synchronizing tech decisions.

The Art of War

Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility bolsters its patent war chest.

Amicus Curiae

Judges struggle with jurors' use of social media.

Technology Toy Box

General counsel reveal their favorite work — and play — technologies.

Briefings

Product Launches & Upgrades

Mind the Gap

New risk management jobs will create a bridge between firms and clients.

Which Practice Management SaaS Is Best for Your Firm?

Sean Doherty, LTN's technology editor, looks into the features and frequent upgrades of five competitors offering practice management software as a service.

COMPLIANCE SHOWCASE:

Why Law Firms Should Lock Down Their Mobile Devices

Goldberg Segalla's John Jablonski writes that as law firms accept the consumerization of mobile devices, they face vexing challenges to protect confidential data.

RISK MANAGEMENT:

Coverage Quandary

Firms question whether cyber insurance is necessary.

COMPLIANCE SHOWCASE:

MediRegs ComplyTrack Suite a Blueprint for Other Industries

CCH MediRegs ComplyTrack Suite software applies to the health care field -- but provides lessons for other industries. And now parent company Wolters Kluwer is considering expansion.

COMPLIANCE SHOWCASE:

Making the 'Business Case' for Information Governance

Information governance can be expensive, so attorney Christian Liipfert gives you ammunition to make the "business case" for adopting compliance programs at your organization.

COMPLIANCE SHOWCASE:

Aligning Risk & Business

Companies and law firms can no longer manage risk and compliance in a fragmented manner.

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT:

Rethinking Fee Arrangements Can Reveal Untapped Opportunities

Reed Smith's Tom Baldwin and Andrew Baker note that meeting the challenges of alternative fee arrangements and client requests requires a quintessential "team effort."

COMMUNIQUÉ:

Search, Forward

Will manual document review and keyword searches be replaced by computer-assisted coding?

SANDBOX:

Get Together

PBworks Legal Edition supports file sharing, client interactions, co-counsel teamwork, and more.

TEST DRIVE:

Stores Files, Databases & Virtual Disks

Buffalo TeraStation Pro WSS offers easy infrastructure

CHECKLISTS:

Warp Speed

With the explosion of iPads, it's crucial to update data management policies for compliance and e-discovery.

PARADIGM SHIFT:

2020 Vision

The role of CIOs will dramatically change as lawyers buy their own technology.

WEB WATCH:

Research Wars

Bloomberg Law's chair Lou Andreozzi takes on Thomson Reuters and his former employer, Lexis Nexis.

CHECKLISTS:

Lock Your Doors

Clients are demanding encryption, especially for classified documents that reside on laptops.

BALL IN YOUR COURT:

Dancing in the Dark

Resolving form disputes early can prevent expensive, time-consuming headaches during litigation.

BEST PRACTICES:

How Corporate Reporting Can Meet Legal Halfway

Kenneth Jones, COO of Xerdict Group, demonstrates how corporate reporting protocols can meet the granular needs of legal and the company's goal of a single financial system.