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ITEXPO Austin 2012 begins in: 11 Days. REGISTER NOW!   Featured Articles » Microsoft Wins Third Legal Victory against Google » German Court Dismisses Apple's Lawsuit against Samsung, Motorola Mobility » Henry T. Kelly is 2013 Chicago Communications Law 'Lawyer of the Year' » Brazilian Judge Orders Arrest of Google President Over YouTube Videos   Sponsored By: Synopsis Under IP/Patents Telecom Sourcing (SUITS) The Synopsis Under IP/Patents Telecom Sourcing (SUITS) Conference launched to advance the knowledge innovators of telecommunications including developers, implementers, licenses, licensors, end users, carriers and enterprise patents. Learn how to be aware and prepare to protect your most valuable assets - individual and company patents and intellectual property stored in the Patent Eco System or being held for security. Register Today!   Top Stories » Apple Products Targeted in NYC Robberies » Philippines' BPO Industry Welcomes Cybercrime Laws » SMART Modular Technologies Pursues Preliminary Injunction against Netlist's HyperCloud DIMMs » Kroll Ontrack Enhances Award-Winning Review Tool   From The Expert Corner September 27, 2012 Legal Technology Research Made Easy By Tabitha Naylor, Contributing Writer Briefmine, a start-up launching today aims to make access to legal research more cost-effective. To push the boundaries of legal practice, it is one of only a handful of legal technology companies using technology. To tackle the legal tech space is but a smooth ride. With constant push back from the target market, the challenges furthermore include old-fashioned regulations which make legal industry ripe for disruption. Untapped by Silicon Valley’s venture capital firms and angel investors, though notoriously underfunded, it’s a huge market opportunity. In the legal industry, one of the recent shifts that has taken place is that most lawyers don’t work at stuffy, corporate practices. Today in the United States there are approximately three-quarters of 1.2 million lawyers work at small firms. In order to afford costly legal research tools like Lexus Nexus and WestLaw, these lawyers have to struggle quite hard. Hence, this is an opportunity for a simpler, cheaper alternative for legal tech entrepreneurs. “It has historically proven a tough nut to crack. By creating a high technology platform at a very low price point, we are paving the way for further, and much-needed disruption, which will ultimately benefit legal providers,” said Harry Zeitlin, BriefMine’s Founder, in a statement... Read More      Featured Videos Bhavin Shah Explain how Polaris Wireless Helps Law Enforcement Track Potential Terrorists    Featured Resources » Speech Analytics: Best Practices for Analytics-Enabled Quality Assurance » Case Study: The Nuspire Partner Advantage Program » Mobile Value-Added Services with Sangoma   Featured Channels » Wireless Management » Financial Technology   legal.tmcnet.com is Your Source for the Latest Legal Technology News and Information   Sign Up For FREE    |    Visit Legal Technology Site    |    Free Magazine Subscription   Advertise With Us   General advertising Info: Click here      Become a TMCnet columnist! Become a TMCnet columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of technology professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TMCnet Web site and this newsletter. Contact TMCnet Group Editorial Director, Erik Linask, at elinask@tmcnet.com for details.

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