Internet Newsletter for Lawyers
July/August 2002, by Delia Venables

ISSN 1467 - 3835 © Copyright retained by Delia Venables and respective authors 2002

Solicitors say "No thanks" to marketing sites by Delia Venables

Welsh legislation on the web - the Cardiff Law School Project by David Lambert

ADSL - how was it for you? by Keith Arrowsmith

Local Government and the Internet by Ross Hussey

Ongoing Series on Bright New Ideas for Websites
A small Irish firm with a dual language site by Duncan Grehan
A niche site born of enthusiasm - gardenlaw by Richard Smithies

Three linked sections on e-conveyancing...
A practitioner's view by Alastair Rhodes
A secretary's view by Jackie Jones
A consultant's view by Allan Carton

Website Disclaimers by Claire Griffiths

Criminal Justice System Online

Irish Extra
Irish legal research on the Internet by Jennefer Aston

Selling Legal services on the web - why are the Irish lagging behind? by Siobhan Heaney

Advertisements:
Justis - Mental Health Law Reports & Prison Law Reports
Lawtel Personal Injury Bulletin
egi's Legal Service for Property Law
ActiveLawyer and Go Interactive
Clerksroom - Specialist Counsel
IT Law Today (journal)
Law Firm Technology (legal forum)

Information on the Internet Newsletter for Lawyers and Training Materials

Please see also the Overall Index by Subject Groupings

Delia Venables
10 Southway Lewes
Sussex BN7 1LU
phone and fax - 01273 472424
email - delia@venables.co.uk

If you have direct web access, see the information about Delia Venables and her consultancy work (IT advice for lawyers).

See also...
Legal Resources in the UK and Ireland
Lawyers' home page

If previous Newsletters are on your system or if you are accessing this directly on the web....
May/June 2002
March/April 2002
January/February 2002
November/December 2001
September/October 2001
July/August 2001
May/June 2001
March/April 2001
January/February 2001
November/December 2000
September/October 2000

There is a pdf version of this newsletter here or alternatively (using direct addressing for my website) here.
The "Irish extra" section pdf version is here or alternatively (using direct addressing for my website) here.

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    Internet Newsletter for Lawyers

    Prices are:
    • £40 plus 3.50p VAT for normal subscribers.
    • £70 plus £12.25 VAT for Firms/Chambers/Universities with Intranets or muliple online access; this includes a printed copy.
    Or 70 euros for the individual licence and 120 euros for the Intranet/Multiple Use licence.

    In the award for "Legal Journal of the Year, 2001" which I received from the British and Irish Association of Law Librarians (BIALL), they were kind enough to say..

    "Delia Venables has filled an emergent niche with a newsletter making an appropriate use of the dual media of printed and web with links to the sites".

    You will always find the address of the web version of the Newsletter on the front of the printed version, in the left hand column - all subscribers are welcome to use this!

    Delia Venables' Training Materials

    I now offer a complete range of training materials - a Beginners Guide and two sets of Advanced Studies. Each course involves printed material as well as online sessions, using a passworded area of my website. You do these in your own time. Each course can be purchased either in a single user version or in the multiple user/intranet version, allowing everyone in the organisation to take the course and obtain the CPD from the Law Society or the Bar Council. Very low cost CPD - and good fun too!

    (Beginners) Guide to the Internet for Lawyers - April 2002 edition

    This consists of 2 parts - the initial "Guide" which you read in an armchair or on a train, and the "Tutorials" which you carry out seated at a computer with an Internet connection. The full text of the Tutorials is available in a passworded area of my web site. CPD is available - 8 hours for the English Law Society, 8 hours for the Bar Council and 5 hours for the Scottish Law Society.

    Price is £50 plus VAT for the single user licence and £100 plus VAT for the Intranet/Multiple User version i.e. anyone in the organisation can use the material and obtain the CPD hours.
    Or 85 euros for the individual licence and 165 euros for the Intranet/Multiple Use licence.

    If you have direct web access, there is information about the Guide and Tutorials here.

    Advanced Internet Studies for Lawyers - April 2002 edition

    Five Internet Studies for experienced Internet users exploring topics with legal relevance. The Studies cover:

  • Parliament and the Legislative Process
  • Government Online
  • Free Sources for Legal Research Online
  • Publishers' Sources for Legal Research Online
  • Selling Legal Services Online

    The Studies qualify for 5 CPD hours from the Law Society for England & Wales under the "Distance Learning" category, i.e. the work can be done in your own time. The Bar Council also accepts the Studies for 5 CPD hours.

    Cost is £40 plus VAT for an individual licence or £100 plus VAT for an Intranet/Multiple Use licence, i.e. anyone in the organisation can use the material and obtain the CPD hours.
    Or 70 euros for the individual licence and 165 euros for the Intranet/Multiple Use licence.
    If you have direct web access, there are more details here.

    Second Set of Advanced Internet Studies for Lawyers - April 2002 edition

    Five More Internet Studies for experienced Internet users exploring topics with legal relevance. The Studies cover:
  • Legal Sites in Europe and particularly Ireland
  • Legal Sites across the World
  • Specifically Scottish Sites
  • Marketing Legal Services on the Web
  • Legal Resources Provided by Barristers

    The Studies qualify for 5 CPD hours from the Law Society for England & Wales under the "Distance Learning" category, i.e. the work can be done in your own time. The Bar Council also accepts the Studies for 5 CPD hours. You can take the two sets of Advanced Studies in either order - they cover different topics.

    Cost is £40 plus VAT for an individual licence or £100 plus VAT for an Intranet/Multiple Use licence, i.e. anyone in the organisation can use the material and obtain the CPD hours.
    Or 70 euros for the individual licence and 165 euros for the Intranet/Multiple Use licence.
    If you have direct web access, there are more details here.

    Special offer for the two Sets of Advanced Internet Studies for Lawyers

    Each set qualifies for 5 CPD hours - they cover different material and you can get CPD (Law Society or Bar Council) on either or both of these.

    Usually, each set costs £40 plus £7 VAT but, if you buy both sets together, the total cost will be only £60 plus £10.50 VAT. For the Intranet/Multiple Use licence for these products, both sets together will cost £150 plus VAT instead of £100 each.

    Selling and Marketing Legal Services on the Web 2002 - March 2002

    A course with five online studies - essentially guided tours - on what firms are actually doing in 2002.

    This course Qualifies for 5 CPD hours from the Law Society of England & Wales - not from the Bar Council since the material only covers solicitors' firms

    Please note that this course will have a short shelf life - newly published in March 2002, it will probably be withdrawn at the end of the year.

  • Study One - Overview of the selling process
  • Study Two - Generating and selling legal documents on the web
  • Study Three - Specialisation and content
  • Study Four - Other models of selling legal services
  • Study Five - Specifically marketing

    Cost is £40 plus VAT for an individual licence or £100 plus VAT for an Intranet/Multiple Use licence, i.e. anyone in the organisation can use the material and obtain the CPD hours.
    Or 70 euros for the individual licence and 165 euros for the Intranet/Multiple Use licence.

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