Getting wired.

A special section on the use of computer technology in legal practice. Topics discussed include the need for law firms to adapt to the inherent challenges of the electronic age and the World Wide Web; how legal firms should address the year 2000 operations problem; the use of electronic technology t...

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Published in:Trial: The National Legal Newsmagazine Vol. 34; no. 9; pp. 20 - 53
Format: Symposium
Published: American Association for Justice (AJJ) September 1998
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Summary:A special section on the use of computer technology in legal practice. Topics discussed include the need for law firms to adapt to the inherent challenges of the electronic age and the World Wide Web; how legal firms should address the year 2000 operations problem; the use of electronic technology to conduct discovery and when the discovery of electronic material can be denied; two uses of personal computers—scheduling and e-mail—that are having a great impact on legal organization and communication; and the experience of three trial lawyers in setting up their own World Wide Web sites on the Internet to educate and inform the public.