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<b><i>Case Study</b></i> Streamlining and Centralizing With Matter Management Software
As Director of Technology and Marketing, much of the responsibility of selecting, maintaining and upgrading to the most powerful technology available is mine. My department also helps coordinate the firm's marketing efforts, such as mailings and events. As part of the firm's mission to provide expertise in multiple practice areas, we have come to understand how vital it is to encourage flexibility and mastery of the latest technology among its attorney users. To achieve results efficiently, a firm must have a streamlined approach to stay competitive and run efficiently.
When I came to Moser in September 1999, I immediately began working on Y2K compliance issues. My first few months were a time of massive integrations and conversions. We migrated from WordPerfect to Word, from GroupWise to Outlook, and from SoftSolutions to iManage (now called Interwoven) Document Management System or 'DMS.'
At that time, I was introduced to the matter management system the firm had been using since 1990. The product is called LawBase' (by Synaptec Software out of Denver, CO). LawBase was installed when the firm moved from stand-alone word processing and billing to a fully automated network system; thus it was solidly part of the firm's technology 'woodwork.' LawBase was already Y2K compliant so no adjustments were necessary.
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.