Business intelligence tools aren’t just limited toanalyzing financials or vetting trial witnesses.Savvy law firms are also using competitiveintelligence for business development: to prospect fornew clients, profile client companies and to targetopportunities in new industries.

Although many firms and lawyers use subscriptionservices, such as LexisNexis atVantage or Thomson Corp.’s WestMonitor Suite, there is an abundance of online resources where you can get competitiveintelligence for free.