So far, lawyers have only dabbled in online networking. Michelle Madsen asks if the much-touted Legal OnRamp can provide the first serious networking tool for corporate counsel
With the launch this week of DLA Piper’s Facebook-style networking tool for its trainees, it looks as if the social networking buzz is slowly working its way into the legal world. For the comparatively isolated in-house legal community, having easy online access to peers and external counsel alike could spell the beginning of an era of greater empowerment and integration, but how ready are they to log on and be counted?
