Tag:Law

OpryGate? WiFi jammers once the norm at ILTA14 location

Although the WiFi jamming complaint against the resort long predated ILTA14, it strikes me as ironic that the Gaylord Opryland hosted ILTA14 (and ILTA11). Surely that’s one group of conference visitors you’d not want to anger. [eta: further updates to come. Jamming was not in effect at ILTA2014]   Vendors & attendees: MiFi devices are interfering…

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yet another example of “the patent system” being a punchline
yet another example of “the patent system” being a punchline

Tech Dirt brings us today’s joke – relevant to the legal domain – namely the Patent System.

Corporate DMS outside of legal – taxonomy who?
Corporate DMS outside of legal – taxonomy who?

Introducing a Document Management System (DMS) to a corporation – not a law firm – brings a new level of challenge to the business analysis.  In a corporation, there might not be a pre-defined taxonomy to organize everyone’s information. A law firm almost always has an existing process to bill for services grouped by client,…

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ILTA2012 LegalIT spending: current low is the New Normal

Notables and Quotables in 2012 •   Overall firm technology spending – as a percentage of firm revenue and based on per attorney spend – is still down from pre-2009 economic downturn. •   63% of all responding firms spend between 2-4% of total firm revenue on technology indicating a new tech budget ‘normal’. •…

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