Digital White Papers

36 WWW.ILTANET.ORG | ILTA WHITE PAPER POTPOURRI The Necessary Extranet » Are there security concerns? Some vendors only offer full access to all content while others allow administrators to govern what each member can and cannot access. » Will other projects need a similar extranet in the future? There is potential for cost-savings with certain providers if you're a repeat customer. How Can Practice Groups Benefit? Giving clients and other key players direct 24/7 access to their core business information increases efficiency, transparency and productivity and reduces errors. All client service groups can benefit from the collaboration enabled by an extranet. » Corporate: Securely control all corporate transactions, organize the due diligence process, control buyer access, manage contracts with robust calendaring and store corporate documents. » Litigation: Facilitate document exchange and share expert documentation, case management information, calendaring and court pleadings. Centralized pleadings help in-house counsel reduce outside counsel fees by providing them with the ability to review and examine litigation data without involving outside lawyers. » Private Client: Store and share estate-planning documents. » Real Estate: Organize, manage and share property portfolios, leases and contracts, and provide full project control. » Financial Services: Promote team collaboration and deal efficiency, reduce operating costs and help in meeting regulatory requirements. » Life Sciences: Provide secure collaboration with academic groups, outsourcing companies, corporate researchers and industry competitors across multiple teams, time zones and locations. Leveraging the Extranet Asset Whether your project requires long- or short-term storage, using an extranet will improve efficiency, streamline communications and reduce costs related to sharing content with various stakeholders outside of your company's network. Whether working with existing clients or winning new business, an extranet is a strategic asset to help support client information and keep it where it belongs — at our fingertips. ILTA SANDY ROTH Sandy Roth has worked at Bryan Cave LLP for more than 30 years, starting as an assistant in the environmental field. She is currently part of the firm's client technology department, where she is the senior member of the client-lawyer collaboration team. Most of Sandy's time is spent developing, consulting and training on new technology that allows lawyers to better share real-time content and data with clients. Sandy's passion is working with lawyers to collaborate more strategically, and she is called on frequently to present content-sharing options and ideas to specialty groups and to write custom user guides. Contact Sandy at sandy.roth@bryancave.com.

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