Technology Strategies for Law Firms is a smart and intriguing volume that focuses on the strategies essential for successfully shaping the roles of today’s law firm technology leaders. Featuring technology executives from some of the nation’s top law firms, this book offers invaluable perspectives on common issues such as: purchasing technology, project planning, calculating ROI, and defining firm technology goals and expectations. Each author outlines the elements necessary to maintain a balance between understanding technology, building and motivating a team to carry out technical solutions and services, and establishing and nourishing alliances with key personnel and management. These executives define tactics that have been imperative to their own success and daily practice, and that will hold true into the future. The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside some of the great innovative minds of today as these experienced technology officers offer up their thoughts around the keys to success within this ever-evolving field. Chapters Include: 1) Jamie Booth, Director Of Information Technology, Hunton &Williams LLP-- "Understanding And Enhancing The Practice Of Law”; 2) Eva Steiner, Director Of Information Technology, Dewey Ballantine LLP-- "Improving Technology Performance And Plotting A Course For The Future"; 3) Steven M.Novak, CIO, Kirkland &Ellis LLP-- "The Definition Of A Successful Technology Leader"; 4) Sherry Lalonde, CIO, Cooley Godward LLP-- "Building And Leading An Effective Technology Team"; 5) Edward Macnamara, CTO, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr LLP-- "“Would You Tell Me, Please, Which Way I Ought To Go From Here?”" About Inside The Minds: Inside the Minds provides readers with proven business intelligence from C-Level executives (Chairman, CEO, CFO, CMO, Partner) from the world’s most respected companies nation-wide, rather than third-party accounts from unknown authors and analysts. Each chapter is comparable to an essay/thought leadership piece and is a future-oriented look at where an industry, profession, or topic is headed and the most important issues for the future. Through an exhaustive selection process, each author was hand-picked by the Inside the Minds editorial board to author a chapter.