http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/in_house_tech/index.jsp News and tools that help in-house counsel and technology personnel improve their company's legal technology resources. en-us 05/13/2008 http://www.law.com/service/terms_conditions.shtml http://www.law.com/img/newswire/iht_rss.gif http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/in_house_tech/index.jsp A wiki allows direct collaborative editing of content and structure. It provides a source for new research and collaborative document editing focused on content rather than conversation. Peter Buck, managing director of Baker Robbins, puts wiki collaboration in the law firm context http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/in_house_tech/pubArticleIHT.jsp?id=1202421202127&rss=iht The high stakes, technological challenges and quickly increasing volumes of data involved in handling electronically stored information often compel corporate counsel to turn over ESI management to experienced third parties even though the service can be costly. There are strong arguments for managing e-discovery in-house, but it takes a special breed of employee, someone "bilingual" in data and legal matters, to perform this crucial function. http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/in_house_tech/pubArticleIHT.jsp?id=1202421110433&rss=iht One of the biggest challenges facing litigation attorneys is managing the sheer volume of digital documents produced during the discovery phase. To address this problem, many vendors advocate a new way of working with electronic documents -- not using Bates numbers on every page. http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/in_house_tech/pubArticleIHT.jsp?id=900005634749&rss=iht With the 2008 versions of QuickBooks, according to Alan Pearlman, The Electronic Attorney, Intuit is serving law firms with small business financial software with improved features -- all with a focus on making critical jobs for law offices quicker, easier and more helpful. http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/in_house_tech/pubArticleIHT.jsp?id=900005634758&rss=iht E-discovery is firmly established in litigation, but what has begun to send shock waves through legal communities is how electronic information will be treated in domestic and international arbitration. In recent years, arbitration has received criticism for being as costly and time-consuming as litigation. Fortunately, write attorneys C.R. Ragan and Robert F. Copple, some emerging solutions for e-discovery can help preserve arbitration's benefits. http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/in_house_tech/pubArticleIHT.jsp?id=900005509309&rss=iht A plethora of articles parade the horribles awaiting counsel and client who fail to preserve and produce electronic data in discovery. But in employment litigation, all is not "gloom and doom," says Littler Mendelson's A. Michael Weber, who recommends that employers exercise caution. http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/in_house_tech/pubArticleIHT.jsp?id=900005509197&rss=iht Many law firms respond to the mobile challenge by setting up secure virtual private networks. But many professionals now carry USB flash memory drives capable of carrying a "portable office" with data and software. Consultant Brett Burney assesses the advantages and risks of the USB office. http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/in_house_tech/pubArticleIHT.jsp?id=900005508650&rss=iht According to Certified Computer Examiner Jason Park, Wave Software's Trident version 4.5 is an electronic data discovery tool that processes data with speed and accuracy in a cost-effective manner. Park finds Trident 4.5 a desirable package to emerge intact from waves of EDD litigation. http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/in_house_tech/pubArticleIHT.jsp?id=900005508546&rss=iht