Pondering EDGAR's mysteries; users may find bugs in the SEC's new system
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The SEC requires of some 3,000 public companies that they start using EDGAR, the new SEC electronic filing system, by the end of 1993, and that the remaining companies get phased in by May 1996. The public-private company interface between EDGAR and the provider of EDGAR services, CompuServe, however, lacks user-friendliness. Although EDGAR can be used without CompuServe, users need access to the latter's electronic mail system for current information about SEC filings. Attorneys should sign up early in order to learn the system before having to use it.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1993
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Data bases that help win cases: to evaluate the automation that assists in litigation, six support programs were placed on trial
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Litigation database-management software can greatly aid practitioners and firms in processing, searching, and evaluating documents, but the right software must be chosen for the task and the firm. Outside contractors can scan and appropriately index large volumes of documents. Software packages considered include Concordance from Dataflight Software, DB/Textworks from Inmagic, Discovery Products' DiscoveryPro, Arthur Andersen's DocuFind, J. Feuerstein Systems' JFS Litigator's Notebook and Summation Legal Technologies' Summation Blaze.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1996
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Automation that fosters organization; several in-house users testify to the many ways matter management software has helped them reduce the chaos of litigation
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Specialized software enable corporate counsel to manage litigation, to gather information regarding a specific project in one place, and even come with a report-writing program to disseminate the information gathered. CaseTrack, LawTrac, LegalEdge, and Chief Legal Officer all have well-known US corporations among their references. Each has been designed specifically with the needs of the corporate counsel in mind.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1998
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