Title: The Legal Department Proudly Presents
1The Legal Department Proudly Presents
2- The program we all know and love
3So whats this program all about?
- A database that contains texts, articles,
newsletters, press releases, and other materials. - Covers case law from Canada, US, UK, and other
Commonwealth countries. - Offered through a type of extranet that clients
can access with a password for a monthly fee - Two types of search tools
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6What else can Quicklaw do for me?
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- Contains up-to-date, hang-on-the-edge-of-your-seat
case law summaries on a weekly and monthly basis - You can print and save documents
- You can also browse through Quicklaws
fascinating collection of statutes, regulations,
and bills - Easy to use, hierarchical database
7Advantages
- No need for additional IT infrastructure
- Quicklaw takes care for IT support and customer
service - Database is updated daily
- Lowers information gap between 240cos legal
department and other legal parties
8In Other Words.
9Disadvantages you mean there are some?
- Database is not available for every country
- Is not specifically catered to business law
- Relatively expensive, and can not aid in the
functioning of many other legal duties - Dependency upon ISP and Quicklaws own server
10Things wed rather avoid with this implementation
11Cost Benefit Analysis
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- Fee (monthly or flat)
- Subscription per person, not per company
- Time to become familiarized with application
- Savings no need to buy journals
- Infrequently updated
- Time
- Convenience- storage space, streamlining
different information sources
12So are we in or are we out?
After much consideration, the legal division has
decided to implement Quicklaw. We hope to
achieve greater ease of use when searching for
information, and become more competitive with our
new, up-to-date knowledge of certain fields.