Making the virtual law firm

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The 'virtual law firm' is close to becoming a reality. A virtual law firm typically is characterized by the following: a stable core group of attorneys; collaborative relationships with other law firms, often specialized ones; an infratructure based on computing and communications technologies; and an ability to expand and reduce personnel, as needed. Technology being provided by Internet-based application service providers (ASP) is similar to technology traditionally provided by third-party outsourcers. Industry observers expect long-distance collaborations among attorneys to dramatically increase as Internet technologies continue to evolve, making the process faster, easier and more efficient.

Forecasts and trends, Industry trend, Online legal information service, Online legal information services

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Structuring and managing a virtual law firm: a technologically inspired MDP approach

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Multidisciplinary and virtual law practices are likely to emerge during the coming decade. These developments are probably inevitable consequences of the nation's emerging Internet economy. In the Jun/Jul 2000 issue of Law Office Computing, virtual law firms and their technologies were examined. In this issue, building and managing a virtual law firm is discussed, including subsidiary aspects of a multidisciplinary practice (MDP).

On-Line Information Services, Videotex & Teletext, Telegraph & other communications, Internet services, Management issue

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Hardware shopping guide

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Because law offices can remain functional during them, partial hardware upgrades are less risky than major ones. In addition, they are much less expensive. Partial, cost-effective upgrades would include adding more or faster dynamic random access memory (DRAM); adding a SCSI card, tape drive, Zip drive or scanner; adding a 100Base-TX network card; installing a larger hard disk and installing a faster system board. The Intel Pentium II 400MHz, Intel Celeron 400MHz, Intel 366, AMD K6-2 and AMD K6-3 are about equal in speed and reliability. Probably the best and most cost-effective way to improve system performance is to add more DRAM memory.

Telephone and telegraph apparatus, Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing, Electronic computers, Electronic Computer Manufacturing, Attorneys, Computer peripheral equipment, not elsewhere classified, Computer Auxiliary Equip, Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing, Legal Info Systems, Computer Storage Device Manufacturing, LAN Interface Units, Computer storage devices, Rigid Disk Drives, Management, Computer network equipment industry, Network hardware industry, Purchasing, Computer industry, Lawyers, Computer peripherals industry, Computer peripherals, Electronic components industry, Legal information services, Computer applications, Buyers Guide, Disk drives, Hardware buyers' guide, SCSI (Computer interfaces), Hard disk drive, Hard disk drives, Upgrading (Computers), Graphics accelerator/display board, Display adapters, DRAM (Dynamic random access memory), DRAM, Network adapters, LAN/WAN adapter, LAN adapters, SCSI

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