The Gazette 1993

GAZETTE

JAN/FEB 1993 '

searching

which allows for the

combination of words and phrases

and the construction of a search

either directly to the information

database or through a sophisticated

thesaurus.

Overheads and Costs

Clearly an information retrieval

system requires significant capital

expenditure which would place it

beyond the range of sole

practitioners. However both hardware

and software costs make it a realistic

option for medium to large firms.

Costs of lower end systems range

from £4,000 to £10,000+. Added to

this must be the costs of overheads

in terms of system development, data

capture and on-going administrative

and management costs.

Discover the beauty of the

Connemara countryside and the

Aran Islands, enjoy the luxurious

facilities of the refurbished

Connemara Coast Hotel and find

out why, as a far-seeing practitioner,

you can no longer afford to ignore

the issue of quality in your practice,

at the Law Society's Annual

Conference which takes place this

year from 20-23 May at the

Connemara Coast Hotel, at Furbo,

Co. Galway - just six miles west of

Galway City.

The conference package of

£195.00

per person sharing is exceptionally

good value. The package includes

three nights bed and breakfast, two

lunches and two dinners (including

the Conference Banquet). Also

included in the package are an

afternoon coach tour of the

Connemara countryside and a day-

long trip to Inis Mór on the Aran

Islands. A £60.00 registration fee will

apply also to each delegate.

A special package price is being

offered to members of the profession

who have qualified within the last

five years of

£125.00

per person

sharing (+ registration fee £25.00).

Guest speakers at the conference will

References

1. A good general overview is provided

in a series of articles by Stephen

Mayson in the

Law Society Gazette

(UK)

"Creating In House

Information Systems in Solicitors

Firms" (Part I): 18 March 1987; (Part

II), 15 April 1987; and (Part III), 20

May 1987.

2. The pros and cons of specialised

systems are discussed in "Know How

for Smaller Firms" and "Know How

for Larger Firms" both by Neil

Cameron in the

Solicitors Journal

September and 6 November, 1992.

3. The most notable advance in recent

years being the development of

Hypertext which attempts to mirror

the human thinking process. See

"Hypertext for Lawyers - An

Introduction" Mark L. Macaulay

Computers and Law

November, 1992.

4. A detailed critique of Boolean

searching in the legal environment is

contained in "Beyond Boolean

Logic" Stephen J. Lathan

The Law

Librarian

December, 1991.

be:

Patrick Hayes,

Managing

Director, Corporate Image;

Robert

Pierse,

Senior Partner, Pierse &

Fitzgibbon,

Andrew

Lockley,

Director, Legal Practice, Law Society

of England and Wales, and

Philip

Hamer,

Managing Partner, Philip

Hamer & Co. The speakers will

examine the issue of how applying

quality standards can give your

practice the competitive edge. An

invitation has been extended to Dr.

AJF O'Reilly, Solicitor, Chairman,

Matheson Ormsby Prentice, to act as

chairman of the conference seminar.

Full details of the conference are set

out in the brochure and booking

form

enclosed with this issue of the

Gazette.

Early booking is advisable.

Please return the booking form and

address any queries to

Mary Kinsella

at the Law Society, Blackhall Place,

Dublin 7. Telephone: 710711.

The closing date for bookings is 31

March, 1993.

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SURVEILLANCE

Discreet Listening and

Recording Equipment

Telephone For 1992 Catalogue

Pegasus (01)2843819

YMC seeks views on

Education Policy

The Education Committee of the

Law Society is currently reviewing

the education policy of the Law

Society, particularly in relation to

admission to the profession. The

Younger Members Committee, being

composed of members of the

profession and apprentices who have

gone through the Law School, feels

that it has a particular interest in

this area and may be in a position

to contribute considerably to the

review.

The YMC would like to be in a

position to formulate the views of

the younger members of the

profession and with this in mind,

seeks submissions or comments from

all interested parties. Please write to

us care of the Law Society, Blackhall

Place, Dublin 7, or contact any of

the following:

John Shaw,

JA Shaw & Co.,

Mullingar.

Orla Coyne,

Gerard

O'Keefe & Co., Dublin 7.

James

MacGuill,

MacGuill & Co.,

Dundalk.

Eva Tobin,

McDermott &

Allen, Galway.

Patrick Casey,

M J

Horgan & Co., Cork.

Stephanie

Coggans. Robert Hennessy,

Murray

Sweeney & Co., Limerick.

Rosemarie

Loftus,

Bourke Carrig & Loftus,

Ballina.

John Campbell.

Michael

Nugent,

Michael Nugent & Co.,

Dublin.

Graham Hanion,

Eugene F

Collins & Co.

Pat Crowley. Eddie

O'Connor.

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