The Legality And Practicality Of Remote Witness Testimony

Eventually, the question may be whether phy­sical presence is really necessary at all. Courts, government agencies, and law firms have used  videoconferencing for multiple purposes for many years. Today, the confluence of greatly improved technology at decreasing cost and increasing travel costs and difficulty now make videoconferencing especially appealing.

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Richard Susskind about law firm IT management and cloud computing

“Law firm CIOs should be working at Board level and have a deep appreciation of the challenges of knowledge management and knowledge sharing”

This month, a new paperback edition of Richard Susskind’s last book “The End of Lawyers?” will be published. A good reason for Legal IT professionals to interview Susskind and ask him about the current status of the legal industry. Today the third and final part of the interview, where Susskind talks about cloud computing,video conferencing and the changing role of law firm IT management. Read more at http://www.legalitprofessionals.com/Global-news/richard-susskind-about-law-firm-it-management-and-cloud-computing.html

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Mediation by videoconferencing — nothing is lost

Finding the right mediator for a particular case can be a challenge. It’s an even greater
challenge, not to mention a huge expense, if the mediator you want is located in another state.
But that is all changing.
The technology behind videoconferencing — interactive, audiovisual communication among
parties located at two or more sites — has improved tremendously over the past few years. More
and more attorneys are beginning to use it for long-distance meetings, depositions, interviews
and even mediations.
Attorney Joan A. Morrow has been utilizing videoconference technology for mediations for the
past two years. Morrow, who spent much of her career practicing law and mediating cases in
Minnesota, moved to Williamsburg, Va., several years ago. She now mediates cases across the
country — without leaving her office. Read more at http://www.joanmorrow.com/mnlawyer_article.pdf

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Does Videoconferencing Make Your Law Firm Vulnerable to Hacking?

An article in the New York Times called Cameras May Open Up the Board Room to Hackersdiscusses the recent hacking work by HD Moore, a chief security officer at Rapid7. Rapid7 is a company that looks for security holes in computer systems. Moore recently discovered that videoconferencing systems were leaving many businesses, including major law firms, vulnerable to eavesdropping by hackers. Read more at http://law.about.com/b/2012/01/23/does-videoconferencing-make-your-law-firm-vulnerable-to-hacking.htm

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Pannone supporting clients across England via video conferencing by Legal Video Network

At Pannone Solicitors our family law team are experts in helping you to deal with any divorce and cohabitation issues.  We have supported clients across England and whilst initial meetings are typically conducted face-to-face, in many instances this simply isn’t possible or indeed necessary. Our innovative use of technology means that wherever you live, providing your court proceedings will take place in England or Wales, we can act for you. Read more at http://www.pannone.com/services/family-personal-and-financial/family/divorce-and-relationships-in-england

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Norton Rose Australia increases adoption rates and collaboration with video conferencing

Growth in demand for video conferencing services prompted Norton Rose Australia to replace its existing system, which was reaching the end of its life. Dimension Data worked with the company to implement a new video conferencing system that streamlined communication between internal staff and improved the service it provided to its clients. For more details, read

http://www.dimensiondata.com/Lists/Downloadable%20Content/NortonRoseCaseStudy_129639209481685662.pdf

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith deploys video conferencing

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith (LBBS) is a 500-attorney law firm with offices located in Chicago,
Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York, Orange County, Phoenix, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego,
San Francisco, and Tucson. The firm covers 22 practice areas, each with several sub-specialties.
Prior to the widespread use of video conferencing technology, conducting a firm-wide meeting required
attorneys to travel extensively.  Sometimes this involved attorneys traveling across the country to
attend a two-hour meeting, resulting in inefficiencies and expense.  All this changed when Arthur
Leeser, information technology director for LBBS, introduced Polycom video conferencing technology
to the firm. Read more at http://www.global-teck.com/english/pdfs/polycom_case_study.pdf

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International Law Firm Uses Video Conferencing Solution from Polycom to Connect 15 Offices Consisting of More Than 700 Attorneys Based in the U.S. and China

SEATTLE and PLEASANTON, Calif. – Feb 09, 2010 : Perkins Coie is an international law firm that represents companies across a wide range of industries and stages of growth, from start-ups to FORTUNE 100 corporations. As a world-class legal service provider dedicated to uncompromising integrity and quality, one of the law firm’s core principles is teamwork. But in a highly dispersed, international organization, collaboration often required a lot of travel. Recently however, Perkins Coie upped the ante on its teamwork initiative by deploying a companywide visual communication solution from Polycom, Inc. [Nasdaq: PLCM].

A major competitive advantage for Perkins Coie is the ability to leverage any of its 700 attorneys, regardless of physical location, to build the very best team for each individual client. For example, its Fortune 100 client service teams comprise lawyers from a large number of the firm’s many practice areas, resulting in a team with members located hundreds or even thousands of miles away from one another. Read more at http://www.polycom.com/company/news_room/press_releases/2010/20100209.html

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What are the top videoconferencing uses?

There are a several vertical markets using video conferencing technology — telemedicine, law enforcement, education, government and legal.   The most common uses outside of these vertical markets are recruiting.  Human resource professionals and recruiters use video conferencing to interview candidates.  This allows recruiters to seek talent anywhere without the constraints and costs of travel. Read more at http://www.jwhornvideoconference.com/what-are-the-top-videoconferencing-uses-2

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Bond Pearce LLP acting on climate change

As a national law firm with five offices spread across the UK from Plymouth to Aberdeen, Bond Pearce wanted to find some way of reducing its inter-office travel. By providing a solution to the need to travel the firm knew it could reduce carbon emissions and save the valuable time of its employees. Therefore Bond Pearce invested in state of the artvideo conference facilities which can be expanded and updated as they are assimilated into the firm.

Why we did it? Read more at http://www.legalsectoralliance.com/node/131

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