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Re: ISO: Open Source Legal Practice Software

  • Subject: Re: ISO: Open Source Legal Practice Software
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 05:08:43 +0100
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: schestowitz.com / MCC / Manchester University
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__/ [ timjowers@xxxxxxxxx ] on Thursday 18 May 2006 02:44 \__

> __/ [ Roy Schestowitz ] on Wednesday 10 May 2006 08:07 \__
> 
> > __/ [ timjowers@xxxxxxxxx ] on Tuesday 09 May 2006 22:29 \__
> > 
> >> Hi everyone,
> >> 
> >>   Can you recommend Open Source software for a Law Firm / Legal
> >> Practice?
> >> 
> >> ... document managment SW with templates so you can change the master
> >> file and have all the others changed ... ability to associate files
> >> with clients (for privacy and for billing) and staff with clients.
> >> I'm looking into PHPAdvocat (seems to be client billing), eLawManager
> >> (cannot figure out how to run), and iridia (will review tonight). Did
> >> not see any others on SourceForge.
> >> 
> >>   Maybe a Content Managment System has strong enough document
> >> management for templatnig and security? Suggestions there?
> > 
> > Hi Tim,
> > 
> > Do you seek something that is necessarily or unnecessarily Web-based?  I
> > can think of a few mixtures that will enable you to put together an 
> > overall
> > Open Source framework.
> 
> Does not matter if it is web-based or not. Probably web-based will be
> easiest to integrate with 'doze users. Any pointers are appreciated.I
> can dig fairly well - just tell me where. :-) I will also look into
> Groklaw.
> 
> thanks,
> TimJowers

I  can't  quite  conclude what documents you are trying  to  manage.  What
formats  will  they  be?  Assuming PDF's, you should be  able  to  manage,
generate,  and  distribute documents among your colleagues in a  Web-based
fashion. Have a look at Mambo server where documents in PDF generation can
be  customised. Some PDF enhancements can also be strapped on top of CMS's
such  as  PHP-Nuke,  or WordPress, or Drupal though it involves a  bit  of
'stitching'. What I have in mind here is a corporate intranet where a pool
of documents exists. I don't know any of the programs you mentioned above,
so I can't think of of the whole 'shebang' can be integrated seamlessly.

Best wishes,

Roy

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