The Internet Newsletter for Lawyers covers how the internet presents the law,
how it widens access to the law, how it is affecting society and the world we live in, how it is affecting legal practice,
getting the best from your website and legal aspects of e-commerce.
The Internet Newsletter for Lawyers has become a community of lawyers, and those working with lawyers, who are
interested in the legal internet from all its "angles" - how it presents the law, how it widens access to the
law, how it is affecting society and the world we live in, legal aspects of e-commerce and websites, how
lawyers themselves use it for communicating and for improving service to their clients, how it is changing
legal practice for both solicitors and barristers, how they use the internet to market themselves and to sell
legal services on the web and IT issues relating to all these topics.
It is typically taken by lawyers interested in how to develop their website and how to make the best use
of resources online (particularly free ones), lawyers looking to develop the services they can offer their
clients, marketing people within firms and chambers working on raising their
profile and getting new work, IT staff responsible for applications related to the internet,
and librarians and information-related staff, who circulate the newsletter to those with a special interest in one or
more topics.
(Printed copies of the most recent THREE issues will be provided free to new "print" subscribers
as well as ALL of them available online to all subscribers).
In the November/December issue, we ask whether free law good enough.
BAILII has been criticised for restricting access to the law and we look at the issues.
We describe some of the ways in which the small firm can take advantage of the opportunities presented by the internet.
We hear a plea from the Bodleian Law Librarian not to move to “digital only” versions too quickly.
We look at the likely effects of the proposed personal injury referral fee ban and suggest that attracting
more online enquiries from a firm’s own site could be the way to go.
We suggest some good ways to prepare a set of CV’s for a chambers web site.
We start to consider whether lawyers should give free advice to attract clients.
The Scottish Council of Law Reporting has put educational films on YouTube - whatever next?
A solicitor describes the pros (and a few cons) of taking his firm into the cloud.
We provide an introduction to “legal apps” with a summary of the most interesting ones to emerge, so far.
In the September/October issue, we look at how social media was used in the riots this year, both by the rioters and
by the police. Is the iPad just for geeks or is it useful to the serious (and innovative) lawyer? We continue our series
on “Legal publishing – the end of print?” with contributions from several key publishers. We cover two ebiz topics: email
signatures, and all about Google+ (and why Google Circles is better than Facebook). We provide some pointers to
keeping a website fresh, interesting and accessible, so as to get new business. We look at whether a “brand” is going
to be essential for a law firm – or really not much use at all. We catch up with a firm which went paperless, earlier this
year; how has it gone since then?
In the July/August issue we look at the new Justice site and how you can find your way around.
We cover Connect2Law, a referral site set up by Pannone with “hubs” and member firms in each region.
We look at JustCite, the multijurisdictional citator from Justis which has been enhanced to incorporate
details of barristers, cross-linked to their cases.
We describe the key sites for keeping up to date with case law – without having to pay a subscription.
We look at the new legislation site, now about a year old; whilst there is much to be pleased about, there are
still major issues with the quality of the data and how up to date it is.
We provide the basics of a social media policy for firms and companies, minimising the risks of social
media use without (hopefully) stifling innovative use.
Finally, we look at the new Family Procedure Rules and how successful they are being.
In the May/June 2011 issue we look at law publishing and ask whether the internet will finally kill the law book.
We consider whether hosted systems, outsourced systems and the cloud all mean the same thing and then look
at DPS, one of the best established hosted systems with a basic explanation of how it works, as well as comments from users.
Despite our generally enthusiastic approach to hosted systems, we look at the problems which can arise with hosting.
We describe some of the risks to employers in allowing employees to use Twitter, Facebook or blogging.
We look at the free web resources available for property lawyers.
We consider Customer (or Client) Relationship and show how even small firms can benefit from managing contacts and prospects better. We cover the data protection issues regarding importing contacts into online networking sites.
We mark BAILII’s 10th birthday with highlights of the last decade and an indication of what is to come.
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