Irish Legal Industry Guide: Industry Report

Irish Legal Industry Guide

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: iReach
Published: May 2006
Product Code: R3471-22

Description

The legal sector in Ireland is one which has come to the fore in Ireland with constant press coverage of the tribunals in Dublin Castle and other locations throughout the country. From the perspective of the ICT provider, modernisation of a traditionally tech phobic environment will likely present numerous opportunities. Allied to this is the intrinsic value of data in an Industry vertical where delivery and presentation of data plays a substantial role.

As in all customer facing businesses today, the legal sector must engage the customers as much as possible, gleaning information where possible in order to fully understand customer needs and concerns. Lawyers are now using digital methods to perform this function with industry specific CRM tools.

In a buoyant economy, competition is tough in this sector and it is the responsibility of any business to maximise cost efficiencies where possible. In a legal context this manifests itself through faster processes and shorter case prep time. In this context digital dictation software and IT managed services other huge advantages.

One of the top issues facing any legal worker is the concept of Client Confidentiality whereby it is the responsibility of the lawyer to protect the privacy of their client by making secure the data they have available. The area of IT security has huge implications for this sector and vendors are realising the opportunities which lie here with intrusion detection and similar technologies. Maintaining a solid storage solution will give peace of mind to the law firm also.

In a legal context, compliance can never be far away and the areas of records management and ediscovery will likely grow in Ireland in the coming years. These technologies ensure compatibility with standards such as Sarbonnes Oxley and equip law firms to react in the most efficient technological manner.

Table of Contents

Industry Guide - Legal
Methodology
Executive Summary
Define Legal Industry in an Irish context
Industry Overview
The players
Major legal Firms
The Tribunals
Personnel
Personal Injuries Assessment Board
Conveyance
Key Issues
1 Manage Client data
2 Laggards to Leaders
3 Client Confidentiality
4 Document Management
Key Takeaways
Technology Responses
1 Client/Call billing software
2 Digital Dictation Software
Managed Services
Videoconferencing
Voice over IP (VoIP)
3 IT Security and Storage
StorageDisaster Recovery
4 e-discovery softwareE-learning
Key Takeaways

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