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Product Review: RainMaker Software's Business Intelligence Suite
Founded in 1845, Robinson & Cole LLP is a commercial law firm with more than 200 lawyers in six offices throughout Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York. As with most firms, our time and billing system is critical to daily operations. Vast amounts of information go into the system, but extracting data in a meaningful way was always a struggle. Standard reports were inadequate and our system did not lend itself to on-the-fly customizations. To get the information that we needed in a format that we wanted, we would have to contact our time and billing vendor to create customized reports, which was both expensive and time consuming. Further, we'd often have to run reports at night, because they would slow down our entire system. We were simply unable to get the critical information that we needed in a practical and timely manner.
When we were looking to upgrade our time and billing system in 2001, we did a comprehensive review of several leading vendors. We evaluated their technologies and spoke with their current customers. After much consideration, we selected RainMaker's Financial Management system. Reputation and customer service were important to us and we had a good rapport with RainMaker. We also liked the flexibility of the software, both in its ability to integrate with our firm's other systems and in reporting. In fact, RainMaker's outstanding reporting capabilities, which are part of the company's Business Intelligence product suite, were a major factor in our decision.
Business Intelligence Suite
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
Removing Restrictive Covenants In New York
In Rockwell v. Despart, the New York Supreme Court, Third Department, recently revisited a recurring question: When may a landowner seek judicial removal of a covenant restricting use of her land?
Legal Possession: What Does It Mean?
Possession of real property is a matter of physical fact. Having the right or legal entitlement to possession is not "possession," possession is "the fact of having or holding property in one's power." That power means having physical dominion and control over the property.