Internet Newsletter for Lawyers
March/April 2005, by Delia Venables

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The first quarter of 2005 is marked by change with the re-launch of the Justis user interface with an all new look. Although the service functionality will remain the same, several improvements have been made to the appearance of the service to enhance the user experience.

New product literature, screenshots and additional information regarding the new look Justis service will be available pre-launch. Should you wish to receive this information, please email victoria.maclean@context.co.uk

And in the meantime....

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We are delighted to announce the launch of Rapidforms on Westlaw UK Civil Procedure. Powered by Rapidocs,® this exciting new service allows you to download, edit and save official court forms in PDF format. Completing each form is both quick and easy. Simply follow the questions next to each field and once completed, you can store the form on your own hard drive or send the document by e-mail. Access to Rapidforms is included in a Westlaw UK Civil Procedure subscription.

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A residential course, 4 - 8 April 2005, at The Wessex Management Centre, Winchester
(over 30 CPD points)

Gill Steel of LawSkills offers you a unique chance to join a small group being taught by senior, highly regarded people in the industry. This will provide effective initial training in the fields of Wills, Elderly Client matters, Intestate Succession, Probate, Trusts & Tax - designed for the practitioner new to this discipline.

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Helen Clarke, Law Society Council member for Probate Section

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Internet Newsletter for Lawyers

Prices are:

• £40 plus £3.50p VAT for normal subscribers - a printed copy and access to the online version.
• £70 plus £12.25 VAT for Firms/Chambers/Universities with Intranets or multiple online access; this includes a printed copy.

Or 65 euros for the individual licence and 110 euros for the Intranet/Multiple Use licence.

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! I update the courses every 3 or 4 months, both the printed version and the online materials, so they are always current.

Beginners' Guide to the Internet for Lawyers

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 75 euros for the individual licence and 150 euros for the Intranet/Multiple Use licence.

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

First Set of Advanced Internet Studies for Lawyers

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 60 euros for the individual licence and 140 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

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 60 euros for the individual licence and 140 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.

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