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infolaw site, including sending a cheque. Note that the e-books in this series can only be purchased from
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The e-book can be read on screen and all the links to relevant web sites described in the text are provided,
making an interesting and useful course experience.
There is a straight forward test at the end to be returned to Delia Venables for marking. You can see further details
here and you can see the questions
here.
You can also see full details of all the courses in the series, on
Nick Holmes' site.
The e-book costs £40 plus VAT and includes the use, by one person, of the e-book as a course, qualifying for 5 CPD
points.
A multiple use licence, suitable for organisations with several people likely to use the e-book and including the
licence for up to 5 people to take the course,
costs £100 plus VAT.
You can access further details and purchase the e-book here.
Purchasing is by secure credit card processing and allows immediate access to the e-book.
If you do not wish to pay by credit card, other payment methods can also be accommodated on the
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I offer three CPD courses - a Beginners Guide and
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Whither the Legal Web?
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access to justice, devolved parliaments and legislation, FOI and public sector information, how legal
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webfeeds and wikis.
Part 2: Legal Practice
Part 2 covers the way that the web has affected Legal Practice and will continue to affect it.
The opening article is by leading legal commentator Charles Christian on the transformation of communication.
This is followed by articles on managing email, electronic signatures, a virtual law firm, a virtual chambers,
practice developments made possible by the internet, e-government, harnessing web resources for knowledge
management, web marketing for law firms, web marketing for chambers, selling legal services online
(including for the corporate client), new risks, e-conveyancing and pro bono on the web.
Nick and Delia have accounted for many UK legal web firsts over the last 10 years:
Changing Practice for Barristers
Changing Practice for Barristers, published in September 2006, is the third in a series of online e-books with CPD, called "The Legal Web".
These e-books with CPD (published in pdf) are designed for use in any of three ways:
Changing Practice for Barristers looks at how the modern chambers is developing in response to IT and particularly the Internet.
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opportunities, problems and financial constraints.
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These e-books with CPD (published in pdf) are designed for use in any of three ways:
This course serves as an introduction for lawyers to key current web publishing services: why they are
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It covers blogs for lawyers - what blogs are and how you use them; how to create your own blog and how to
do it effectively; all about syndication and web feeds; how to ensure that your web site is "friendly" to
the search engines; and whether (and how) to use search engines for paid advertising.
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Beginners' Guide to the Internet for Lawyers
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First Set of Advanced Internet Studies for Lawyers
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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
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Special offer for the two Sets of Advanced Internet Studies for Lawyers
Each set qualifies for 5 CPD hours - they cover different material and
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