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Generic, top-level domain names, or gTLD, such as .com or .net, identify the database in which a domain name is registered. ICANN, which oversees the distribution of domain names, recently announced it would allow an unlimited number of gTLDs. Is there a .law in the online future?
This is the story of how Parker Poe, with no prior experience in portal technologies, formed close partnerships between law firm departments and its vendor XMLAW to create Parkway, an invaluable intranet resource for attorneys and staff. It wasn't easy, but here's how it happened.
Article 156, Offenses Involving Computers, was added to New York Penal Law in 1986. Yet for a statute that has been around 22 years, most criminal law practitioners would be hard-pressed to explain the elements of a computer crime. Assistant DA David Frey starts by defining "computer."
One-quarter of the reported electronic discovery opinions issued in the first 10 months of the year involved sanctions issues, according to a new Kroll Ontrack study. The cases illustrate that judges frequently issue sanctions for mishandling of e-discovery, said a Kroll spokesperson.
Search technologies, such as those found in enterprise search platform Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, can help control access to legal information on the Web to meet clients' needs. Mark Gerow of Fenwick & West describes how his firm successfully implemented SharePoint Search.
As marketers approach 2009 wondering what would make their jobs easier, they need only to turn to colleagues for tips on tools in business development. While some come at no cost and others, a greater investment, all can assist those who spend their days helping attorneys make rain.
"Superpoked" -- and served. An Australian court has approved the use of social networking site Facebook to notify a couple that they lost their home after defaulting on a loan. "Superpoke" is a Facebook term for giving someone a playful -- or in this instance, not-so-playful -- nudge.
For Paul Lippe, the iPhone is an exceptional, quality tech product -- quality reflects the user's total experience with a product or service. To deal with cuts in legal spending and changes in technology, Lippe advises adopting the iPhone approach to produce a higher quality law firm.
The expansion of document discovery in federal civil litigation has many eschewing court battles for alternative dispute resolution, but massive electronic document discovery can eviscerate the benefits of arbitration. What can be done to save arbitration from the e-discovery morass?
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