Like every other overtaxed in-house attorney, Niko Lorentzatos is excited to adopt any technology that can make his job easier. The Web-based extranet has gone a long way toward that end.

Three years ago Lorentzatos, senior litigation attorney at Houston-based Burlington Resources Inc., began collaborating with outside counsel via an extranet hosted by CaseShare Systems Inc., based in Denver. Lorentzatos couldn’t be happier with the results.