Jukeboxes rock legal research into 21st century: CD-ROM storage devices can save law firms money and help improve attorney productivity
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Compact disc jukeboxes offer law firms enormous cost advantages and can improve the information-retrieval process considerably. These jukeboxes can hold from 6 to 500 CDs at once, and read from two to four of them at once. Because they are loaded robotically into the reading device, the jukebox is physically secure, and it can put a large law library in the space of a TV. CD recorders are falling in price, making it feasible for a firm to put a client's files on CD, available to the entire firm, even outside the office.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1995
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Firms now plan asset purchases; as capital equipment expenses increase, prudent firms should consider financing alternatives
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Law firms have only begun to examine capital expenditures in their budgeting and administration, and they face alternatives that they often do not consider. Purchasing decisions should consider function, capability, and financing. A consultant can often help with these aspects of the purchase, though a systems integrator or value-added reseller may perform the actual installation and service. Financing options include operating lease, finance lease, operating capital, and borrowing against lines of credit.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1996
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Law firms can help fill representation gap; Bickel & Brewer's 'storefront' assists those who may not qualify for legal aid services
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Bickel and Brewer Storefront PLLC provides legal services in a predominantly African-American neighborhood of South Dallas to those not poor enough to qualify for legal aid. The Storefront takes cases only in Bickel and Brewer's areas of expertise, a practice other firms should probably follow in setting up storefront operations.The aim is to match Bickel's talent to the unfulfilled legal needs of the Storefront's constituencies.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1999
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