Category Archives: Stem News

Stem client Themis Solutions announced new expanded functionality today with ClientConnect, a new set of enhancements to their web-based law practice management tool, Clio. ClientConnect is an interactive client portal module that allows lawyers to extend their web-services including: document sharing, collaboration, web-based invoicing, and online bill payments.

Launched at the New York LegalTech conference, ClientConnect is aimed at the web-based management of projects similar to Basecamp, and expanded web-invoicing and payment tracking functionality similar to FreshBooks. Both additions look to be an excellent complement to Clio’s core functionality, which previously included:

• case/matter management
• time tracking
• billing/reporting
• client contact and document management
• task scheduling
• trust accounting
• performance metrics

ClientConnect really expands Clio’s capabilities. Clio’s clients can now securely share information online via an easy-to-use interface, and send electronic bills which can then be payed using PayPal or other online payment systems.

Similar to Clio’s original core modules, ClientConnect is safe and secure, backed by a data escrow guarantee, bank-grade encryption, and rigid password protection (read more about it on Clio’s three-part series on privacy, security, and data accessibility, as noted by Stem last fall). Best of all, ClientConnect is a value-added, free of charge addition available to all Clio subscribers.

The release of ClientConnect was also accompanied by the news that in Clio’s 2008 customer satisfaction survey, 100% of subscribers said they would recommend Clio to other lawyers.

About Themis Solutions, Inc. and Clio: Themis Solutions Inc. is a web services company dedicated to providing online, easy-to-use, effective, and affordable practice management solutions to the small firm marketplace. Their flagship product, Clio, was released on October 1st, 2008.

Stem Legal is pleased to announce a significant expansion to our Florida Lawyer Blog Watch website.  At the time of our last update in August 2008, we were tracking a total of 48 Florida lawyer blogs. Now having completed our latest update (January 2009), we have identified a staggering 37 new law blogs originating from the State of Florida.

The following list contains the latest entries which cover a variety of topics from cyber crime to medical malpractice to animal law; all of which are now included on tracking website located at FLBWatch.com:

• Tampa Drug Lawyer
• Florida Animal Law
• Florida Bankruptcy Lawyer Blog
• Florida Child Injury Lawyer Blog
• Tampa DUI Lawyer
• South Florida Personal Injury Blog
• The 13th Juror
• Florida Appellate Blog
• Magic City Harvard Lawyer
• South Florida Injury Attorney Blog
• We Probate Florida
• No Fault Paradise
• Joe Bodiford’s Criminal Law Blog
• Cyber Crime Lawyer Blog
• South Florida Lawyers
• Florida Criminal Lawyer Blog
• Nova Law City
• South Florida Criminal Attorney Blog
• Florida Injury Lawyer Blog
• Orlando Medical Malpractice Lawyer Blog
• South Florida Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog
• Florida Truck Accident Law Blog
• Florida Workers Compensation Lawyer Blog
• Gunn Law Blog
• JAABlog
• Jacksonville Criminal Attorney Blog
• Jacksonville Injury Lawyer Blog
• Florida Bankruptcy Law Blog
• FSU College of Law Research Center Blog
• South Florida Injury Lawyer Blog
• The Tax Lawyer’s Blog
• My Law License
• Florida Small Business Lawyer
• Florida Accident Attorney Blog
• Florida Injury Lawyer Blog
• Carolann Mazza, P.A, Family Law Blog
• Stock Attorneys Blog
• Florida Land Use Law Blog

The total number of blogs aggregated on FLBWatch.com is now 85.  Stem Legal continues to seek out new  law blogs that we may have missed in our research process. Visitors are always invited to drop us a line to help identify new additions.

About Florida Lawyer Blog Watch

Launched in January 2008, this site is an aggregation of the 50 latest posts from 85 Florida legal blogs. FLBWatch.com was created with the help of Florida attorney Ron Chapman, who writes the West Palm Beach Criminal Lawyer Blog.

Stem Legal congratulates our client Jonathan Rosenfeld on the relaunch of his blog.

Now titled Jonathan Rosenfeld’s Nursing Homes Abuse Blog, and found online at nursinghomesabuseblog.com, Mr Rosenfeld has expanded his topical coverage to better reflect his expanding practice, and to clarify his position as a compassionate and dedicated advocate for the subject.

Formerly the Chicago Nursing Home Law Blog, this new website also includes an updated design intended to make reading and navigating easier.

Mr. Rosenfeld’s commentary, which often comes at a prolific pace, reflects on a variety of events and news surrounding the nursing home industry, lawsuits, and legislation.  He also answers readers’ questions about the rights of patients and their families, and common nursing home injuries such as Decubitus Ulcers (aka ‘bed sores’).

Jonathan Rosenfeld has practised with the Chicago law firm Strellis & Field for the bulk of his career. His practice focuses on representing the elderly in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. A sought-after speaker for seniors’ groups, he is known for his tireless approach to nursing home abuse cases and a strong advocate for injured seniors.

Stem Legal is pleased to announce our newest client, The Meadows Addiction Treatment Center based in  Wickenburg, AZ.  The Meadows is a multidisorder inpatient facility offering treatment of a broad range of addictions.

The Meadows have retained Stem to help increase awareness for their addiction treatment services to members of the legal profession.

According to the American Bar Association Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs, the rate of addiction amongst lawyers is estimated to be 50% higher than the general population. To that end, The Meadows has agreed to work with Stem toward a set of common goals:

• to increase general awareness of Lawyer addiction problems;
• to raise the profile of related web content sources, including the growing network of Lawyer Assistance Programs based in North America and around the world;
• to help align The Meadows brand and professional staff with the modern web publishing and the flow of information to the legal profession.

Supporting this new relationship, Stem Legal is also pleased to announce a new company website. Launched this morning, The Lawyer Addiction Blog will be by sponsored The Meadows and is intended to highlight the work of lawyer assistance programs (LAPs) from Canada, the US, and internationally.

This new blog will be content oriented and referential in nature, and should help fill what has previously been an empty space in legal blogging.  It is also a project where Stem will invest over and above the client’s budget in an effort to support the industry in which it operates.

Stem Founder Steve Matthews comments,

“We are very excited about working with The Meadows and how this relationship gives us an opportunity to give back to the legal community.  We often try to match Stem’s web publishing with client interests, but this situation is different. The projects we have targeted are very altruistic in nature, and at the same time, connect with the client’s business goals – which is how web publishing should work.”

About The Meadows: The Meadows is a multidisorder inpatient facility offering treatment of a broad range of addictions. The facility’s intensive treatment focuses on drug and alcohol addiction, compulsive behaviors, anxiety disorders and mood disorders. The professional staff at the Meadows also maintain the Addiction Recovery Reality blog, where they post upcoming events, book excerpts, and articles on developments in the field of addictions treatment and recovery.

About Stem Legal Web Enterprises: Stem Legal helps law firms build online profile and increase web-driven business. Tactics range from law firm SEO and link building campaigns, to audience profiling and content development strategies. Stem also helps firms leverage the social web by using law blogs and social networking, developing content syndication strategies, and participating in business market conversations.

One of Stem’s newest clients, the Law Offices of John Marshall, have launched a new service page for their drug defense work in Monmouth County, New Jersey.

This newest addition adds to the firm’s services for New Jersey Drug Crimes, which previously included representation for narcotic possession crimes of Marijuana, Cocaine, and methamphetamine.

Please visit the firm’s website for more information, or contact any of its New Jersey office locations.

Stem Legal client King & Wood, China’s largest law firm, have recently published a number of new articles by the firm’s China intellectual property practice group. Released over the past week on the firm’s blog, China Law Insight, those articles included:

• Perfect 10, Inc. v. CCBill LLC — Insights on the Applications of the Safe Harbor Principle. Authors: He Wei, Partner and Wang Yaxi, Associate (December 2, 2008)
• Software Resale: An IP Puzzle Part I. Author: Xu Jing, Partner and Zhao Ye, Associate (December 8, 2008)
• Software Resale: An IP Puzzle Part II. Author: Xu Jing, Partner and Zhao Ye, Associate (December 9, 2008)

With expertise in Chinese trademarks, patents, and IP litigation, King & Wood are well positioned to advise on all aspects of intellectual property rights and protections within the PRC.  For more information, please visit King & Wood’s China IP law practice page; and for more reading on IP related issues, please visit the intellectual property category on the firm’s blog, China Law Insight.

Stem Legal Web Enterprises is pleased to welcome our newest client, Jonathan Rosenfeld, a lawyer specializing in nursing home abuse law. Based in Chicago, IL, Jonathan practices with the personal injury firm Strellis & Field.

With a wealth of experience in helping victims of nursing home or long-term care abuse, neglect, and fraud, Jonathan is a frequent speaker to seniors’ groups. A trusted advocate for nursing home residents and their loved ones , Jonathan commonly assists with claims for bedsores, infections, falls, and medication errors, among other injuries. He also maintains  Jonathan Rosenfeld’s Nursing Homes Abuse Blog, where he discusses nursing home injuries and issues, and answers frequently-asked questions about nursing home law.

About Jonathan Rosenfeld and Strellis & Field: Jonathan Rosenfeld has spent the bulk of his career at Strellis & Field, where he has developed a reputation for his hard-working, creative, and compassionate approach to handling nursing home abuse cases. For 30 years, Strellis & Field has been successfully handling complex and diverse person injury and wrongful death claims.

About Stem Legal Web Enterprises: Stem Legal helps law firms build online profile and increase web-driven business. Tactics range from law firm SEO and link building campaigns, to audience profiling and content development strategies. Stem also helps firms leverage the social web by using law blogs and social networking, developing content syndication strategies, and participating in business market conversations.

For more information, please contact Steve Matthews at 604.826.8072, or by email at steve@stemlegal.com.

Stem Legal Web Enterprises is pleased to announce our newest and first overseas client, King & Wood.

Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Beijing, King & Wood is a leading full-service law firm in the People’s Republic of China with extensive experience in all major areas of domestic and international practice. With more than 650 lawyers and 15 offices based throughout China and internationally, the firm has grown in recent years to become the largest and most international China-based law firm.

Specializing in all aspects of business law, King & Wood successfully handles corporate, finance, securities, intellectual property, and international trade and government regulatory matters. The firm’s services also include both domestic and international litigation and arbitration.

The firm has an award-winning reputation for helping companies from around the world to do business in China, as highlighted from the firm brochure:

Over the years, we have represented many leading companies and institutions, such as Anshan Iron and Steel Corporation, AT&T, Bank of America, Bank of China, Caterpillar, China International Finance Corporation, China Pacific Insurance Company, Citibank, General Electric, Goldman Sachs, Hitachi, HSBC, KFC, Lucent Technologies, Marubeni, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Motorola, New York Life, People’s Insurance Company of China (PICC), PetroChina, Sina.com, Standard Chartered Bank, Time Warner, Wal-Mart and many others.

King & Wood is also notably connected on a global scale. The firm maintains strategic alliances as a member of the Pacific Rim Advisory Council, and the World Law Group since 2003. The firm also developed a strategic alliance with Australian specialist corporate law firm Gilbert + Tobin in 2007.

The lawyers of King & Wood maintain a blogging presence at China Law Insight, where they highlight the latest news, court decisions, industry and policy developments and general commentary on Chinese business law.

Stem Legal is proud to be working with a firm of the stature of King & Wood, and extremely pleased they chose our services.

About King & Wood: Founded in 1993, King & Wood boasts more than 650 lawyers in 15 offices in the PRC and internationally, including Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Toyko, New York, and the Silicon Valley. Known for their expertise in all aspects of business law, King and Wood’s lawyers serve an international clientele in Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, and English. King & Wood has the greatest depth of any law firm in China, and clients receive unmatched access to comprehensive legal solutions.

About Stem Legal Web Enterprises: Stem Legal helps law firms build online profile and increase web-driven business. Tactics range from law firm SEO and link building campaigns, to audience profiling and content development strategies. Stem also helps firms leverage the social web by using law blogs and social networking, developing content syndication strategies, and participating in business market conversations.

For more information, please contact Steve Matthews at 604.826.8072, or by email at steve@stemlegal.com.

Stem client John Marshall has launched a new service page describing his firm’s experience Drug Possession Lawyers in Union County, New Jersey.

This new page extends the firm’s service line descriptions for New Jersey Drug Crimes, which previously included representation for narcotic possession crimes of Marijuana, Cocaine, and methamphetamine.

For more information, please visit the firm’s website, or contact the firm at any one of its New Jersey office locations.

Stem Legal client Hissey Kientz LLP launched a new practice page this morning related to the FDA recall of ReliOn insulin syringes by Covidien Ltd.

As highlighted by the new practice page:

A total of 4,710 boxes, or 471,000 individual syringes were distributed before the ReliOn recall notice was issued. The FDA says that these syringes were sold at Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club stores between August 1 and October 8, 2008. Patients who purchased the recalled insulin syringes will be provided with a replacement, according to an announcement posted by Wal-Mart.

For those who may have been injured after using one of the mislabeled syringes, the firm also offers a free case evaluation contact form on the right side of the page, and welcomes contact to explain how their legal rights may be protected.

Stem Legal Web Enterprises is pleased to announce our newest client, the Law Offices of John F. Marshall, a prominent New Jersey criminal defense firm working primarily as criminal lawyers, and in DUI/DWI defense representation.

The firm is led by founding Partner Jonathan Marshall, a former municipal prosecutor with fifteen years of experience in criminal law. The firm’s lawyers actively represent clients for drug crimes, theft, assault, domestic violence, and fraud cases. The firm also maintains an active traffic offenses practice, with a focus on New Jersey DUI/DWI work and traffic violations.

Commentary on both areas of expertise can be found on the firm’s New Jersey Criminal Defense and DWI Blog.

About The Law Offices of John F. Marshall: John Marshall’s experience and insight as a former municipal prosecutor and insurance defense attorney are brought to bear for clients involved in criminal, DWI, and other offenses. John leads a team of talented attorneys, with offices throughout New Jersey, in Red Bank, Toms River, Cranford, New Brunswick, Jersey City, and Morristown. The Law Offices of John F. Marshall also offers expertise in workers compensation and personal injury cases.

About Stem Legal Web Enterprises: Stem Legal helps law firms build online profile and increase web-driven business. Tactics range from law firm SEO and link building campaigns, to audience profiling and content development strategies. Stem also helps firms leverage the social web by using law blogs and social networking, developing content syndication strategies, and participating in business market conversations.

For more information, please contact Steve Matthews at 604.826.8072, or by email at steve@stemlegal.com.

Stem is excited to announce that three of our clients have launched new blogs over the past few weeks:

• From Clark Wilson’s Energy and Natural Resources practice group, Megawatt: the British Columbia Renewable Energy Blog covers news, developments in the law, and commentary on BC’s ever-growing sustainable energy sector.
• Covering news, features, and training events related to Themis Solutions’ flagship product, the Clio Blog keeps us up to date on its namesake legal practice management software-as-a-service solution.
• Expanding on his specialized DUI blog, Phoenix, AZ criminal lawyer Lawrence Koplow’s new blog, Arizona Criminal Lawyer Blog, includes information and resources on criminal law, with a focus on Arizona state crimes.

These are all excellent complements to our clients’ online offerings, and we offer a big “Welcome” to each!

Clark Wilson LLP, BC’s Law Firm for Business (that’s their tag line), has been doing some great things lately. And fortunately for us here at Stem, the firm’s approach to web communication makes tracking that information an easy process.

Clark Wilson’s continuous updates for both the “News & Notes” and “Press Clippings” sections of their website provide a regular stream of firm highlights. They also regularly distribute content for firm newsletters and bulletins in multiple formats with RSS, e-mail, and hardcopy editions. A great example of the firm’s ongoing commitment to user choice.

Over the course of the past month, the firm has received a number of positive recognitions, including:

• Another article being picked up by Bar-eX. Michal Jaworski‘s article on post-tender resubmissions was originally published in Legal Framework, the firm’s Construction practice group newsletter.
• Brock Johnston being quoted in a National Post article on P3s. Johnston, who is co-chair of the firm’s Public-Private Partnerships practice group, has also been interviewed by CBC, Lexpert, and CBA’s National magazine over the past year.
• And if anyone needed further proof that lawyer blogging can help increase media opportunities, consider this. After the lawyers writing at the firm’s Canadian Trademark Blog posted about VANOC’s recent national anthem/Olympic trademark dustup, the firm’s Intellectual Property group was contacted by multiple local and regional media outlets for comment. See the firm’s Press Clippings section for full details.

Requests for republication and media interview opportunities are, of course, the final by-product of a good web strategy. And Clark Wilson LLP continues to be a great example for law firms looking to use the web to drive profile online.

Stem Legal commends their ongoing commitment.

Stem Legal congratulates our client McClanahan Myers Espey LLP on the launch of their new website, located at www.mmellp.com.

As Randy McClanahan describes, in a video about the firm,

“It isn’t like going into a big firm where you deal with the secretary or the receptionist, and you never know who you’re going to be working with. You come to McClanahan Myers Espey, and you talk to Randy, or Bob, or Mike. We try to be approachable.”

His sentiments capture the essence of the website perfectly.

Through a refreshing mix of engaging video and descriptions reflective of the firm’s experience, visitors get a good sense of:

• Who Randy McClanahan, Mike Myers, and Bob Espey are and how their experience and skills can be of assistance;
• What practice areas the firm specializes in (commercial litigation, intellectual property, corporate owned life insurance, and class action litigation);
• Why the lawyers of McClanahan Myers Espey enjoy working with businesses and inventors, and why contingent fee arrangements are ideal for both clients and lawyers alike.

The site also features information for general counsel, joint ventures, and the latest commentary from the Contingent Fee Business Litigation blog.

In an industry where generic websites are a dime a dozen, McClanahan Myers Espey LLP has done a commendable job of simplifying their presentation to clients.  Stem Legal would like to offer a proud congratulations to Randy, Bob, and Mike!

McClanahan Myers Espey LLP is the type of innovative firm we like to work with.

Stem Legal is pleased to announce our newest client, Themis Solutions, Inc., and their flagship product, Clio, a web-based legal practice management software solution, located at www.goclio.com.

Clio is a comprehensive software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution designed to simplify practice management for solo attorneys and small firms.

Clio offers many traditional practice tools such matter/case management, timekeeping, billing/reporting, and trust accounting. It also helps track client contacts, documents, task scheduling, and practice performance metrics. Clio is accessible from any web browser and fully compatible with PC, Mac, and Linux computers. Clio is also available for mobile smart phones.

Clio addresses the paramount need for data security and client confidentiality with bank-grade 256-bit SSL encryption. Daily off-site backups, third-party data audits, and data escrow services ensure that Clio is both a secure and reliable long-term solution.

Clio is slated to officially launch on October 1, 2008.  For more details including pricing and specifications, visit www.goclio.com.

About Themis Solutions, Inc.: Themis Solutions Inc., the provider of Clio, is a web services company dedicated to providing online, easy-to-use, effective, and affordable practice management solutions to the small firm marketplace. Their flagship product, Clio will be publicly released on October 1st, 2008.

About Stem Legal: Stem Legal helps the companies in the legal industry build online profile and increase web-driven business. Tactics range from law firm SEO and link-building campaigns, to audience profiling and content development strategies. Stem also helps companies leverage the social web by using blogs and social networking, developing content syndication strategies, and participating in business market conversations.

For more information, please contact Steve Matthews at 604.826.8072, or by email at steve@stemlegal.com.

Stem Legal client Hissey Kientz LLP have launched a new website Digitek Recall Help, located at http://digitekrecallhelp.com.

This website offers the latest information regarding the  April 25, 2008 recall of the heart medication Digitek, generically known as Digoxin, by drugmaker Actavis Totowa LLC.

The site will document the known toxicity problems and related side effects. It will also track newly launched lawsuits, and the latest news coverage. The site is operated by the firm’s Digitek law group and will function as an ongoing information gateway.

More information can be found by visiting the new website, or by contacting the firm’s lawyers directly.

Stem Legal Web Enterprises is pleased to welcome new client Hissey Kientz LLP , a product injury firm based in Austin, Texas.

Led by experienced medical mass tort lawyers Michael Hissey and Robert Kientz, the firm is active in a number of areas, including mesothelioma law (asbestos exposure) and the recent Digitek recall, a noted heart drug.

Hissey Kientz have successfully represented clients from across the United States, and developed a respected track record. Michael Hissey and Robert Kientz have obtained settlements, judgements, and verdicts amounting in hundreds of millions of dollars for clients suffering from chronic and debilitating illnesses.

The firm has also developed a number of supporting content portals for product areas the firm litigates, including:

• http://mesohotline.com for mesothelioma information;

• http://www.birthcontrolpatchsideeffects.com for information on side effects of the Ortho Evra birth control patch;

• http://www.kugelmeshrecall.com for information on the Composix Kugel mesh hernia patch recall.

About Hissey Kientz LLP: Hissey Kientz is a law firm specializing in product injury claims and medical mass torts litigation. Areas of focus include mesothelioma, Digitek, Ortho Evra birth control patch, Seroquel, Gadolinium contrast dyes, Kugel hernia patch, railroad injuries, and cerebral palsy birth injuries.

About Stem Legal Web Enterprises: Stem Legal helps law firms build online profile and increase web-driven business. Tactics range from law firm SEO and link building campaigns, to audience profiling and content development strategies. Stem also helps firms leverage the social web by using law blogs and social networking, developing content syndication strategies, and participating in business market conversations.

For more information, please contact Steve Matthews at 604.826.8072, or by email at steve@stemlegal.com.

Stem Legal Web Enterprises Inc. is pleased to welcome eight new Lexblog-powered lawyer blogs to the Florida Lawyer Blog Watch.

FLBwatch.com is Stem’s joint project with our client (and also Lexblog client) Ronald Chapman, who is himself a blogging West Palm Beach attorney. FLBWatch monitors the latest posts from lawyers blogging across the State of Florida, and produces a temporary aggregation of those entries. That means the site will show, on average, about three days’ worth of commentary.

Stem would also like to note the continued expansion of this site, which now monitors 48 blogs in total. This influx from Lexblog brings their total number of contributors to thirteen, including eight new ones (below) marked as new!

• Whistleblower Law Blog new!
• Florida Estate Planning Blog new!
• Medical & Dental Device Patenting Blog new!
• eLawyering Blog new!
• Pet Trust Law Blog new!
• Florida Employment & Immigration Law Blog new!
• Jacksonville Small Business Law new!
• Florida Special Needs Blog new!
• Florida Probate & Trust Litigation Blog
• Florida Eminent Domain Law Blog
• LaBovick Injury Law Blog
• Florida Workers’ Compensation Law Blog
• Florida Intellectual Property Law Blog

Thanks goes out to Rob La Gatta for contributing the updated list. And a big welcome goes out to all the newly added Florida law blogs!

Stem Legal Web Enterprises is pleased to announce the launch of the DUI Lawyer Blog Watch. This new website, located at DUIBlogWatch.com, offers a one-page aggregation of the 50 most recent postings by attorneys blogging on DUI law.

Similar to the website Stem launched in January which tracks Florida Lawyer blogs, the DUI Lawyer Blog Watch uses RSS technology to mix together the most recent commentary provided by blogging DUI lawyers; which numbered 53 as of launch today.

Once again, Stem’s approach has been to develop this type of website with the help of one of its clients. Lawrence Koplow, a Phoenix DUI lawyer, and who blogs at the Arizona DUI Defense Blog, will serve as one of the principal contact points for the site. Attorneys blogging on issues related to DUI law can contact either Lawrence or Steve Matthews to have their website added.

We are also pleased to note that there have been some improvements to Stem’s original feed mixing model. In addition to including blogs dedicated to the subject of DUI law, this site also collects the feeds for a number of noted Criminal law bloggers – whose posts are treated in a slightly different manner. Unlike DUI blog posts which will immediately go into the mix, Criminal law blogs are pre-filtered to include only those posts with the terms DUI or DWI. This was done to impose a greater level of subject relevance for the website’s readers.

For more information about the DUI Lawyer Blog Watch, please contact Steve Matthews at 604.826.8072, or by email at steve@stemlegal.com

About Lawrence Koplow: Lawrence Koplow is a former DUI and Vehicular Crimes prosecutor with the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. As founding partner of Koplow Law Firm, Mr. Koplow now uses this experience for the benefit of clients, practicing exclusively as an Arizona DUI Lawyer. More information about Mr. Koplow’s services can be found on his Arizona DUI Center website at www.arizonaduicenter.com. His opinions and commentary on issues related to Arizona DUI law can be found on his Arizona DUI Defense Blog – located at duiblog.arizonaduicenter.com.

About Stem Legal Web Enterprises: Stem Legal helps law firms build online profile and increase web-driven business. Tactics range from law firm SEO and link building campaigns, to audience profiling and content development strategies. Stem also helps firms leverage the new ‘social web’, including law blogs, content syndication strategies, social networking, and business market conversations.

[June 26, 2008] A new white paper comparing British Columbia legislative tracking services was released today by Crosby Group Consulting. The report titled, Quickscribe: A Comparison and Evaluation Report, was commissioned by Stem Legal Web Enterprises Inc. to objectively identify key differences between Quickscribe Services Inc. and the BC government offering QP LegalEze.

The report is being released today, with permission from Quickscribe Services, at the request of Steve Matthews, Stem’s Founder and President. Steve comments:

“The intent of the report was twofold; to do an objective comparison between the two services, and to identify areas for improvement with Quickscribe’s product. Mike Pasta [Quickscribe’s President] wanted the process to be transparent and open. Many of the suggested improvements were already in the works; but this report solidifies what we already knew: Quickscribe’s legislative tracking service outclasses the government’s offering by a wide margin.

Connie Crosby is one of the most trusted names in the Canadian legal research. By releasing this third-party report, we’re providing the BC market with the most accurate service comparison done to date.”

Key findings from the Crosby Group report identified a number of advantages for Quickscribe Services, including:

• faster system updates than QP LegalEze;
• more competitive pricing;
• easier navigation for users;
• superior ‘alert’ technology for updates;
• more accessible customer assistance;

Downloading the report:

• A full copy of the report is available (39 pgs) at:
  http://www.crosbygroup.ca/pdf/whitepaperquickscribe.pdf
  
  
• An executive summary (12 pgs) of the findings is available at:
  http://www.crosbygroup.ca/pdf/executivesummaryquickscribe.pdf

About Stem Legal Web Enterprises Inc.: Stem Legal helps members of the legal industry build online profile and increase web-driven business. Stem’s founder Steve Matthews is also a Law Librarian, having spent more than 12 years managing Library and Information Services in the BC market.

About Crosby Group Consulting: Crosby Group was founded in January 2008 in Toronto, Ontario, by Connie Crosby to help organizations and individuals start their social networking and knowledge management projects. Connie is an expert in social networking, communication and information organization. Prior to creating Crosby Group, she was Library Manager at a prominent Toronto law firm.

About Quickscribe Services Ltd.: Quickscribe Services is the most trusted source for the most current legislation in British Columbia. Quickscribe serves a broad spectrum of professionals who demand an easy and effective way to navigate through the ever-changing legislation governing their respective industries.