Kennedy and Mighell's The Lawyers Guide to Collaboration Tools and Technologies

Written by two widely recognized experts in the field, Dennis Kennedy and Tom Mighell, this is the first comprehensive guide to collaboration technologies dedicated to the special requirements of lawyers and law firms -- a must have title! [JH] 

The Lawyers Guide to Collaboration Tools and Technologies: Smart Ways to Work Together
by Dennis Kennedy & Tom Mighell

List Price: $89.95
Paperback: 314 pages
Publisher: American Bar Association (March 2008)
ISBN-10: 1590319796
ISBN-13: 978-1590319796

Book Description: This first-of-its-kind guide for the legal profession shows you how to use standard technology you already have and the latest "Web 2.0" resources and other tech tools, like Google Docs, Microsoft Office and SharePoint, and Adobe Acrobat, to work more effectively on projects with colleagues, clients, co-counsel and even opposing counsel. In The Lawyer's Guide to Collaboration Tools and Technologies: Smart Ways to Work Together, well-known legal technology authorities Dennis Kennedy and Tom Mighell provides a wealth of information useful to lawyers who are just beginning to try these tools, as well as tips and techniques for those lawyers with intermediate and advanced collaboration experience.

Collaboration technologies and tools are the most important current developments in legal technology and are likely to remain so for the foreseeable future. Explained with minimal technical jargon, the book focuses on highly practical and usable ideas that you can put to work straight away.

With practical advice on how to use specific tools and concrete action steps to take, lawyers and law firms at all levels will benefit from working together better. You'll learn:

• The basics of collaboration and collaboration tools
• How to select and implement tools and strategies
• The best ways to collaborate on documents, cases, transactions, and projects
• How to collaborate inside and outside the office
• How to collaborate using tools you already have or own