In This Issue: July 2009 / Cover Story

COURTROOM TECHNOLOGY

Juggling Act

Stay calm in the hot seat with strong planning.

Editor's Note

I am a huge believer in the power of language, a passion I trace back to a terrific College of San Mateo cultural anthropology class I took because I was bored the summer before I started U.C. Santa Cruz.

Facebook Land Grab

Usernames could create cybersquatting issues.

LAW LIBRARIES: Climb Mountains

Recounting the roller coaster of life in Kid Rock's "Roll On," with its mountains to climb, ups and downs, changes and different paths, the ballad becomes the perfect anthem for today's world economy. The song could also serve as an anthem for today's legal profession -- which is weathering a few ups and downs of its own. The question then is posed, "How can law librarians, the profession's legal information wizards, help our firms climb these challenging new mountains and forge exciting creative paths?"

TEST DRIVE: High & Dry

How to keep your favorite tech equipment from getting waterlogged.

BALL IN YOUR COURT: Fields of Gold

Part 2 of our "how to" guide to effective, defensible e-discovery searches.

UP CLOSE: Theodore Banks

Principal, Compliance & Competition Consultants

GREEN LAW: Up on the Roof

Cooley Godward takes advantage of government rebates and installs solar panels.

TECH TURBULENCE: Automatic Alerts

Get the most from your existing software by using event-driven e-mail features.

IT @ HAVENS MILLER: Remote Control

A small firm searches for a safe, secure system that works with both PCs and Macs.

WEB WATCH: Casemaker vs. Fastcase

Two legal research services are in head-to-head competition.