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The New Wave of Concept Search Tools

George Socha

Although the concept of concept searching has been around for at least 2,000 years in philosophical circles and was first realized in the software world in the 1970s, it is making big news in today's electronic discovery and automated litigation support world. Over the past year, a series of vendors have introduced software solutions they claim can take us far beyond the results we get using tools built around searching full text or coding data using key words, strings of text and Boolean search algorithms. Whether it is through mimicking the thought processes of high-level aquatic mammals, developing libraries of semantically and geographically related words and terms or displaying documents as masses of dots within sprays of bubbles, these software programs, we are told, are the automated litigation support equivalent to Big Blue, the computerized chess champion.

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BITS & BYTES

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Payne Consulting of Seattle has announced the release of Metadata Assistant for Microsoft Excel, which cleans out hidden information from Excel documents. Following the positive response for Metadata Assistant for Word, this new software extends the same functionality to Excel files, which have even more hidden data than Word files.

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Product Review: ContactEase ' A Next-Generation Client Relationship Management System

Aaron Douglas

Miller Nash is one of the Pacific Northwest's largest multi-service firms and has always been a technology leader in our region.

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A Complete Turn-Key Solution for the Small Law Office

Victor Pizzolato

This is Part Two of a two-part article. Last month, Mr. Pizzolato discused hardware and services and their relevance and significance for implementing a proper technology solution. This month he will continue to discuss the importance of choosing the correct software and utilizing the correct methodology and project plan. Together, these two articles should provide the essential information to make a sound business decision when planning and purchasing legal technology.

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GhostFill Continues Its Climb

Bartholomew Earle & Marc Lauritsen

GhostFill Technologies has released version 4.2 of its document assembly software, which adds new power and flexibility to an already impressive product.

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Let's Be Careful Out There: E-Mail and Instant Messaging Challenge Security Image

Let's Be Careful Out There: E-Mail and Instant Messaging Challenge Security

Ronald I. Koenig

While the very nature of the Internet has made communication fast and easy, it has also opened up personal and private data to opportunistic hackers and white-collar criminals. Many security defenses, such as encryption, firewalls, and authentication, are now in place to protect data and ensure that online communication vehicles are safer than ever. However, these security measures are not entirely foolproof, especially when it comes to complex business networks.

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AROUND THE FIRMS

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

In the Face of Economic Hardship, Bay Area Partner Classes Fluctuate. Although the faltering economy has been taking its toll on partner classes at many of the San Francisco Bay firms for 2002-2003, some were nonetheless able to award partner status to litigators. The majority of firms polled by The Recorder, an affiliate of this publication, either increased their class size or stayed the same. Most of the firms' elevations were in the areas of business and litigation.

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Professional Development: A Key Tool for Law Firm Management

Susan Fried

Professional development. Bright-eyed law school graduates who need finely crafted orientation programs; seasoned practitioners who require CLE credits; law firm CFOs who need strategies to control the costs of outside CLE courses. Is this all it is? Absolutely not! Professional efforts and opportunities can be used to pursue many of your firm's most important strategic objectives. You simply need to remember to tap into professional development in order to use it to its full advantage.

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Why Are These Law Firms Smiling?

Michael B. Rynowecer

Savvy law firms smile as clients cut their roster of law firms, chuckle as others feel rate pressure and delight in offering new services and advice to their clients. Client research lies at the core of their success.

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The Contingent Workforce: Employer Expectations and Legal Realities

Christopher Perry

Part 1 of 2. It has become common in the legal field for law firms to rely upon the so-called 'contingent workforce,' but even law firms need to be aware of the potential problems that can arise in utilizing 'contingent workers.' The contingent workforce provides a convenient mechanism for employers to fill essential personnel needs quickly, while not (they assume) increasing the ranks of the regular employee population or placing themselves at legal risk under employment laws.

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