Increased Flexibility
Attorneys are under tremendous pressure to be "in the know" about all matters relating to their cases, around the clock. Cisco Connected Workplace for Law Firms is a comprehensive LAN/WAN/VPN solutions blueprint for delivering actionable intelligence. It consists of a set of network solutions, customer services and partnerships that provide an integrated and collaborative way to link the firms' partners, attorneys and the rest of the legal staff to important internal and external resources - regardless of their location or time of day. It accomplishes this by extending the network across the data center, campus, branch offices, and home offices. This results in a truly "connected" workforce.

Access to People
Attorneys can interact with internal and external experts — around the globe, around the clock.

Access to Internal Client Files
Attorneys can access real-time information on internal client files, including correspondence, discovery and pleading files, document summaries and other document repositories.

Access to Case Intelligence
Attorneys can connect to timely business and case intelligence including legal applications, e-discovery material, subscription-based online Nexis and Lexis databases, and public data bases for accessing court calendars, alerts on breaking news and trends.

June 2004