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Client Profiles Version 7.0: Case Management Solution
As paralegal and network administrator for the Atlanta-based law firm Henry, Spiegel, Fried & Milling, LLP, I was responsible for finding a case management program that would meet our firm's needs during the winter of 2003. At that time, we did not have a firmly structured system in place, but maintained our Microsoft Word and other electronic documents using organized file directories and hard copies of documents in physical file cabinets. Our firm wanted a program that would not only organize our case files electronically, but improve workflow and allow for easy access from a desktop as well as remotely. Because of our team approach to handling cases, we also needed a product that would allow each of us to see what tasks or issues another person was handling, without having to inquire as to the status or physically look at the file.
We researched a number of solutions and ultimately selected Client Profiles case management software. I had used a previous version of Client Profiles software with a prior firm and found it to be intuitive and efficient. Most importantly, because of my previous experience with the product, there was no learning curve involved, allowing me to provide in-house training for our staff in minimal time and at no cost to our firm.
Client Profiles Version 7.0 is a desktop case and financial management suite that offers easy integration with Microsoft Exchange/Outlook. With this software, we are now able to use a simple Outlook interface for calendaring, appointments and contacts as part of the firm's overall case management. Rather than wasting time searching for documents in physical file cabinets, our users can now immediately access them electronically, and attach any type of document to a case ' ie, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, trial graphics and pictures. Version 7.0 also integrates with Microsoft Word, allowing our users to conduct document assembly functions in the word processor with which they are already familiar.
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.
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.
The Stranger to the Deed Rule
In 1987, a unanimous Court of Appeals reaffirmed the vitality of the "stranger to the deed" rule, which holds that if a grantor executes a deed to a grantee purporting to create an easement in a third party, the easement is invalid. Daniello v. Wagner, decided by the Second Department on November 29th, makes it clear that not all grantors (or their lawyers) have received the Court of Appeals' message, suggesting that the rule needs re-examination.