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Last updated on May 13th.
Scottish... Welsh... Northern Irish... Irish 		logo saying NEW The best new sites on the legal web
Last updated on May 14th.
Archive of "new" reports relating to each of these years: 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008.
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Last updated February 22nd.
Gateways, Professional Societies, Portals 		mobile device Free Case Law..... Current Awareness Sources
Free legal resources provided by Solicitors and by Barristers
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Direct Access to Barristers (Public Access) ...April 17th
IT and Marketing Services for Chambers ... March 10th. 		mouth, speaking Legal Transcription Services..... Last updated May 13th.
Equipment for Digital Dictation and Scanning... April 29th. scales of justice Outsourcing, hosted systems and the cloud .. March 6th.
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    Last updated on March 4th.     		web sites Web Site Design, Marketing, Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), Content Last updated on May 11th.
    logo saying NEW Social Media for Lawyers .....April 28th
    classroom scene Lots of organisations providing CPD for Lawyers.
    Last updated on May 9th.
    Delia and Nick's own CPD courses     		computer with software Legal Software, IT and Consultancy...April 22nd.
    Legal Software in Ireland and digital dictation March 30th.
    Outsourcing, hosted systems, cloud systems ...March 6th.
    expert witness sign Expert Witnesses - Registers
    Last updated on March 20th.     		pound sign Selling Legal Services and Legal Documents Online
    including referral and marketing panels for firms to join and also legal brands. Last updated on May 18th.
    This is a rotating sponsored link - a different one every 2 weeks
    Bar Marketing - providing essential marketing services for chambers
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    Europe, USA, Canada, Australia...     		newspapers Legal Newspapers and Journals online
    Last updated on May 12th.
    house Conveyancing, e-conveyancing, property
    Last updated on May 2nd.
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    Last updated on April 17th.
    shaking hands in agreement Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)...April 22nd.
    Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) ...March 10th.
    Collaborative Law (Family Mediation)...Jan 23rd.
    		 washingmachine Web Resources for Money Laundering Regulations
    Last updated on January 11th.
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    DPS - software for solicitors - case management, accounts, digital dictation, hosted services

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    The Legal Internet

    A Series of Publications for Training Purposes
    and for Keeping Up To Date
    by Delia Venables

    Details of my experience are given here.

    For any problems with marking the questions relating to the courses, or information on the occasional period when I am not going to be marking, please see the Problems and Delays Page.

    Internet Newsletter for Lawyers - Highlights of the May/June 2012 issue:
  • A set of working papers called “Justice Wide Open” will be published online shortly; one of the authors tells us what is covered.
  • Nearly all the major suppliers of legal software for practice management are now offering hosted systems; we look at these.
  • Information overload is a common issue for lawyers. We look at Linex "Smart Alerts" to see how they can help.
  • Should you recruit your own marketing person or use an agency? And how to combine online and offline marketing.
  • How successful has Barristers Public Access been? We ask some leading barristers how they have found it so far.
  • We look at the new LexisNexis ebooks, designed to meet exacting customer specifications.
  • Keep up with developments in Intellectual Property Law and get to know the most important sources of up to date information.
    • logo saying NEW Solicitors and the Internet 2012 - a CPD course for solicitors by Nick Holmes and Delia Venables.
    You can gain 5 CPD hours from the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
  • Practice Management in the cloud
  • Small firms being innovative
  • The changing legal landscape
  • Law firm marketing using the internet
  • Keep up with technology, media and information law
    • Legal Web Resources 2011 - a CPD course by Nick Holmes and Delia Venables.
    Accredited for 5 CPD hours from the Bar Standards Board and the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
  • Developments in legislation online with the new government portal superseding the OPSI legislation and SLD sites.
  • Developments in case law online with free sources of current legal information online and including a 10 year tribute to BAILII.
  • Developments in the new Justice portal site which replaces numerous pre-existing government sites.
  • A review of the most important free web resources for Family, Criminal, Civil and Property lawyers.
    • Legal Web Issues 2011 - a CPD course by Nick Holmes and Delia Venables.
    Accredited for 5 CPD hours from the Bar Standards Board and the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
  • Developments in law publishing; are we starting to see the end of print?
  • Legal risks from the use of social media in the workplace and policies to reduce those risks.
  • Web law issues including domain name dispute issues and data protection issues importing contacts into networking sites.
  • ebooks for law: what is available? Also how (and whether) law firms can effectively manage ebooks.
  • Law may be available online, but is it accessible?
    • Making the Most of the Legal Web 2011 - a CPD course, just for solicitors by Nick Holmes and Delia Venables.
    This course is no longer being sold, but is included here for reference
  • Making the most of social media - Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and blogging.
  • Where are we now with hosted systems? Well known systems examined with user comments.
  • Specialised websites - how they work, how to keep them up to date and whether they bring new clients.
  • Developments in software for lawyers and how Microsoft is targeting the legal market; also Customer Relationship Management.
  • 3 web topics: Digital Photograph rights, Going paperless and e-conveyancing.
    • Legal Web 2010/2011: Modern Practice Topics for Solicitors - a CPD course by Nick Holmes and Delia Venables.
    This course is no longer being sold, but is included here for reference
    The traditional law firm is having to change rapidly at the moment. This course gives a firm some of the information, the tools and the weapons to keep up to date, and to keep ahead.
    computer with software Work Out What Legal Software You Need! I have been a computer consultant giving advice to lawyers for quite a few years and a creator and editor of various publications related to the Internet for Lawyers. Details of my experience are given here. I have spent a great deal of time looking at software for lawyers - particularly solicitors. I feel that I have a pretty good idea of what software works, and what does not work, for solicitors. This section includes descriptions of all the key software for lawyers.
    Legal Web 2010/2011: Free Legal Resources on the Web Part 1 - a CPD course by Nick Holmes and Delia Venables.
    This course is no longer being sold, but is included here for reference
    The two parts of this course work systematically through the many and varied types of free legal resource available online. Part 1 covers the main free sources for legislation, the main free sources for case law, information on the Parliament site and the Legislative process, Government and the Courts, and new models of law publishing.
    Legal Web 2010/2011: Free Legal Resources on the Web Part 2 - a CPD course by Nick Holmes and Delia Venables.
    This course is no longer being sold, but is included here for reference
    Part 2 covers European, international, USA and Commonwealth resources, information (far beyond “marketing”) provided by some chambers and some firms of solicitors and finally, how this is being brought together in “FreeLegalWeb”.
    Beginners' Guide to the Internet for Lawyers - 8 hours CPD - August 2010 edition
    This course is no longer being sold, but is included here for reference
    Everything you need to get started on the Internet from a lawyers point of view.
    Qualifies for 8 hours CPD from the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
    Tutorial material is here but you need the password to access this.
    First Set of Advanced Internet Studies for Lawyers 5 hours CPD - August 2009 edition.
    This course is no longer being sold, but is included here for reference.
    Five Internet Studies for experienced internet users exploring topics with legal relevance.
    Qualifies for 5 hours CPD from the Bar Standards Board and the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
    Tutorial material is here but you need the password for this.
    Second Set of Advanced Internet Studies for Lawyers 5 hours CPD - August 2009 edition.
    This course is no longer being sold, but is included here for reference.
    A Second Set of Five Internet Studies for experienced internet users.
    Qualifies for 5 hours CPD from the Bar Standards Board and the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
    Tutorial material is here but you need the password for this.
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