The Free Legal Web

Internet Newsletter for Lawyers (by subscription)

• Introducing ICLR Online
  In October 2011 the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting launched the new ICLR Online service, for the first time publishing their own reports digitally: previously they had been available on CD and online only through third party publishers: Justis, LexisNexis and Westlaw. […]
• Two ebiz topics
  In this issue, the increasing importance of video on law firm websites and the biggest digital marketing mistake most law firms still make. […]
• Video conferencing
  A meeting held by video conference uses dedicated video conference equipment. Typically this is a “room based” system which is designed to accommodate up to 6–10 people. The equipment allows for “real time” or live audio and visual communication. […]
• The case for offering free legal advice
  In the last issue, Shireen Smith explained why she thinks that giving free legal advice to attract clients is a bad idea. I emailed around 30 of the firms who have at one time or another told me that they are willing to give free initial legal advice by email or phone. I would not claim that this was a scientific survey, and I have to say that most people di […]
• Keeping up with technology and media law
  One of the most active law topics on the internet is, of course, technology law. Techies invented and developed the internet and have always been at the forefront of web publishing via forums, blogs, wikis and other social media; and tech lawyers have not been far behind as internet developments have thrown up many new legal issues. […]
• The end of print? Not yet!
  In one of our CPD courses this year, in a chapter on the issues raised in the “The end of print?” series, Nick Holmes and I asked the question “Tell us frankly what you think (good or bad) about looseleaf services” and added “This is a genuine question. We’d really like to know!” Here are the first 30 answers we received to this question, with no selection a […]
• QualitySolicitors – how is it going?
  Delia Venables asks Craig Holt about how the QualitySolicitors brand is getting on. […]
• Microsoft Office 365 – for lawyers
  Microsoft Office 365 is a suite of securely hosted (“Cloud”) online applications available now direct from Microsoft that has potential to radically improve use of IT for a wide variety of law firms, not just small firms. However, it may have an Achilles heel for users in the UK; nothing to do with the technology but down to US legislation designed to give t […]