XML and Legal Data Interchange
Resources on XML and how it is being used by groups within the legal profession.

Spotlight on XML
A number of short articles on what XML is and how it might affect the legal profession.

Website Strategies: See Changes
Presented at the 2004 Bar Leadership Institute, March 13, 2004. Focuses on ways to improve design, navigability, and search on a bar website. Also looks at content management software, hosted systems, and security issues.

Building Web Portals for the Legal Services Community
Presented at the 2003 Equal Justice Conference. Outlines the use of personalized Web portals by universities and libraries, drawing comparisons to legal services organizations. Emphasis on use of open source alternatives.

12 Things You Need to Know About Web Site Planning (To Pull the Rabbit from the Hat)
Presented at the Bar Leadership Institute on March 8, 2003 in Chicago, IL. Covers three critical aspects of web site planning--including staffing, technology and financing. Topics range from defining the role of the webmaster, to selecting web development tools, to setting up a reliable mechanism for measuring web site ROI.
See the annotated handout: Selected Resources on Staff, Technology and Financial Planning for Web Sites

Great - and CHEAP - Ways to Give Your Web Site a Boost
An article designed for anyone who wants to give their Web site some additional power without breaking the bank.

Bar Association Web Sites: Challenges and Opportunities
Presentation to local bar executives on Web site design best practices and suggestions on how bar associations can get more out of their Web sites.

Nonprofit Web Site Essentials: A Look Under the Hood
Presentation about how to plan, market, design, and build a non-profit Web site.

Resources for Building Your Nonprofit Web Site (pdf)
List of resources that focus on non-profit organizations and Web site development.

Power Up Your Portal: Personalize, Plug and Play!
Presentation on the use of personalized Web portals by universities, libraries and non-profit enterprises. Emphasis on use of open source software alternatives and their application to bar association web sites.

Guide to Web Portal Resources (pdf)
Annotated bibliography of resources on both commercial and open source Web portal technologies and products. Includes links to product sites, reviews, articles and statistics.

Drafting Internet Agreements
A review of the Fall 2000 form book from Aspen Legal Publishing on drafting Internet agreements.

Top Level Domains
An explanation of top level domains and how they may come to impact the legal profession.

Keeping Your Web Site Out of Court: A Twelve Step Program
Presentation explaining the important issues to consider in a Web site audit.