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PREFACE The area of Information Technology and Lawyers is a fascinating one. Both
from a practical and an academic perspective the opportunities of applying
Information Technology to law are tremendous. At the same time, however, lawyers are, in this
field, amongst the most conservative professionals, and traditional late
adapters of technology. Nowadays the gap between Information Technology and Lawyers is gradually closing, in particular due to the Internet and the richness of legal
sources to be found online. This book provides material to further bridge the gap by showing
people with a legal background what is possible with Information Technology now and
in the near future, as well as by showing people with an IT background what
opportunities exist in the domain of law. Generally, this book hopes to be a source of interesting material to all
interested in the intersection between Information Technology and Lawyers, both from
an academic and a practitioners point of view. The authors of the various chapters
did a great job in discussing the topics at a level that can be understood by readers
with no particular legal or IT background, while at the same time even specialists in the
field of IT and Law should appreciate this book. We thank Christa Hoeksel for helping us
in preparing the Camera Ready manuscript. Amsterdam, July 2005 Arno R. Lodder Anja Oskamp |
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