Law Firm Increases Efficiency and Client Service Levels

SmithAmundsen is a 130-lawyer firm headquartered in Chicago, with  five branch offices in Illinois, Missouri, and Wisconsin. The firm’s attorneys make it a point to understand their clients’ industry and organization, with the goal of better verdicts and lower settlements.  When it came time to replace the aging private branch exchange (PBX) system, SmithAmundsen recognized an opportunity to gain a competitive advantage by implementing advanced collaboration tools.

“We didn’t want just another voice system,” says Randall Kalik, the firm’s chief information officer. “We wanted a collaboration platform that would help our attorneys work more effectively and efficiently.” Read more at http://www.cisco.com/web/telepresence/collateral/SmithAmundsen.pdf

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Global law firm saves with Polycom videoconferencing

Global law firm Linklaters has deployed new Polycom RealPresence Immersive video collaboration suites at 27 of its offices in 19 countries around the world. Linklaters advises global corporations and financial institutions on transactions and assignments – making discussions and collaborations between its 5,000 employees worldwide vital to its operations. Read more at http://www.installation-international.com/main-content/full/global-law-firm-saves-with-polycom-videoconferencing

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Video conferencing to ‘seamlessly integrate’ staff at law firm

Law firm Minter Ellison has unveiled plans to implement video conferencing technology in its offices, which it says will improve client experience and develop integration of employees in different locations. It is hoped the solution will help its 1,000 legal staff and 290 partners – located across the UK and in countries as far afield as Australia and China – to collaborate and share knowledge more effectively.

Peter Westerveld, chief information officer at Minter Ellison, stated: “A key focus for us is to ensure that all our people – regardless of which office they are located in – are seamlessly integrated.” Read more at http://connectivity.onestopclick.com/technology_news/video-conferencing-to-seamlessly-integrate-staff-at-law-firm_800631067.htm

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How to incorporate video conferencing into your law practice

 

Lawyers need to consult face-to-face — deposing witnesses and finalizing deals — but there’s no reason they can’t do those tasks while also saving time and money through technology.

In today’s professional climate, video conferencing is far-reaching. In the legal industry, where all matters are sensitive and every minute is billable, attorneys and clients must connect quickly, easily and efficiently. One solution to reducing travel while still consulting face-to-face, deposing witnesses and finalizing deals is video conferencing. Whether high-end or basic, video conferencing for lawyers is becoming more common both in smaller firms and corporate legal departments.

 

Looking to incorporate video conferencing into your law practice? Here are tips to get started. Read more at http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/stories/how-to-incorporate-video-conferencing-into-your-law-practice

 

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Video Conferencing defined by The Lawyer

A video conferencing network is one facility now in use by many law firms – both in the City and in international and national practices. City firm Linklater & Paines has been using British Telecom’s VC 7000 system for six months, which currently links the London office with its Brussels, Paris and New York offices. Linklaters’ telecommunications manager Sylvia Partridge admits that although the system at present caters only for a limited number for video conferences, the firm is looking to expand the facility. Read more here http://www.thelawyer.com/video-conferencing/86498.article

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Legal Sector Alliance key issues for law firms

The Legal Sector Alliance aims to widen and refresh the legal technology debate and improve knowledge about how to make win-win technology choices and decisions. There’s so much to talk about – the following is just a sample of the issues LSA experts will be discussing in their regular blogs. Read more at http://www.legalsectoralliance.com/node/201

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