NetLegal Dev Labs and You
Here at NetLegal in our development lab, we’re always busy thinking up new ideas and new ways to help you do your business faster, smarter, greener and cheaper.
We have a number of great products in the works and I wanted to share a few of these with you today. Your feedback on these new products will help us to create the tools that you need – not the tools that we think you need.Some of our favourite products are a direct result of your involvement.
We’ve recently launched some new products to our line of Docket services, both in the Federal arena and the PEI jurisdiction. For PEI, we’ve launched a new multi-party search against PEI court data that will allow you to quickly and easily perform in-depth title searches from a single page. This new search is a direct result of your comments and feedback. On the Federal Court side, we’ve also enhanced the search, which leads us to some of the new items that will be launched in the next short while.
The recently launched Federal Court Case List, a free weekly report that details all the new cases from the FCC is a great hit, but can give some users more cases than they want. Your feedback has suggested that the information is too broad and the number of cases overwhelming. We think we have the perfect solution for you. A new case activity report (the name of which will be released later), will soon be coming online that will allow you to drill in to the data, be it specific parties, IP names, proceeding types, locations, etc. Based on your feedback, this new search will allow you to get just the information you need when you need it. Keep an eye out for more detailed information on this new search and please feel free to send us your comments on what you would like to see.
In the spirit of just-in-time information, I wanted to mention another new product line – or more aptly described as a new communication medium that will enhance the entire NetLegal experience for you. Wireless. I’ll let you ponder that one for a moment. Imagine getting the information you need, when you need it with from NetLegal to your wireless device. Wouldn’t it be nice to know that everything has been properly served while sitting in your comfy chair on the back porch of your cottage? While we’re still working on the exact details of this product, rest assured that we will take all your comments and suggestions very seriously.
You can leave comments here on this site, send us your thoughts to feedback@netlegal.ca or you can give us a call at 1-888-808-3301 if you wish to talk to someone personally. We’d love to hear from you!
Mike S
Going Green in Your Litigation
Our "Green" ad from 2007
First off, I have to admit to being somewhat remiss in my postings in December – trying to get clear of work before the holidays and then the holidays themselves are a brutal combination for getting things done in that month. If I still made New Year’s resolutions, I no doubt would have already broken the one to “Be more consistent in updating my blog.”
During a brief lull in the insanity, my 10 year old daughter was asking some questions about what we are doing with NetLegal. In explaining it to her, I mentioned how we can reduce the amount of paper that law firms and courts use. Being a strong advocate for the environment, she suggested that I should put more emphasis on this aspect of what we are doing. While we did do a little marketing in this regard before (see image at top right) she got me thinking that we should revisit it. Read the rest of this entry »
To Law School Students and Faculty
We want your input. NetLegal is in the process of designing the next version of the system that will allow lawyers and law students to more easily interact over the Internet.
Register for free by clicking here and look around the application. Let us know what you like and don’t like. Most important, please tell us what you would like to see as a student/future lawyer or professor.
In addition to general thoughts on the use of technology in the practice of law, we will be posting ideas for future functionality and welcome comments on how to improve it.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts and comments. We can make NetLegal even better with your help.
Mike
