LawPort 5 is comprised of the following components:

 

Legal Object Module for SharePoint

Legal Object Module Web Part

Publishing Wizard

Bio Module

Context Provider

 

Legal Object Module for SharePoint

LawPort SQL Legal Object Model (LOM) for SharePoint is the schema that turns generic SharePoint into SharePoint for Legal and accelerates your SharePoint implementation.  It is a framework for explaining the purpose and implementation of LawPort. Each client defines the purpose of LawPort for his or her law firm differently, but the three aims of LawPort are represented below.

 

 LOM Features:

• Importer utility for integrating and transforming data from disparate systems, including HRIS, Financial, CRM, DMS
• Core administration and security functions
• SQL Database/Data warehouse permits extended categorization of information and an organizing foundation for pulling information from different systems into logically presented views
• Web Services for internal customizations
• Global component administration and Application / integration
• Ability to integrate code in any language using URL components
• Ability to build dynamic components using the LawPort API
• Ability to quickly add components using Single Pub Item components
• Customized Default Entities such as Practice Groups, Offices, Administration for example.
• Customized Default Published Items such as News, Events for example.

Legal Object Module Flowchart

LOM Web Part

Integral to the Legal Object Module, the LOM Web Part plays the part of exposing the LOM's legal framework and schema to SharePoint allowing it to turn generic SharePoint into SharePoint for Legal. 

Publishing Wizard

The wizard collects content and feeds your portal by customizing automatic bulk import from various firm resources, including external and internal data.  Your content is always fresh and published to multiple access points to suit user needs and preferences.  Leverage the 1 click security and permissions management that is built in. Utilize a core taxonomy for law firms that can be customized. Conquer a classic knowledge management challenge by fostering a culture of contributors.

Bio Module

Attorney Biography Publishing Features:

• Flexible, structured lawyer biography management allows multiple biographies per attorney
• XML formatted for external access through the firm Internet site
• Full text searchable
• Biography text stored in customizable structured fields
• Publication of biographies internally through the LawPort Directory and via LawPort Internet Module or via Web Services to other Internet applications

Context Provider

The Context Provider is a set of filters that automatically extract relevant information from a central data repository to generate user specific portal pages by applicable categories such as practice group. Context Filters automatically extract relevant info from a central data repository to generate user specific portal pages by applicable categories, such as practice group or specific client.  For example, Context Provider makes it possible to use data in the LawPort database (e.g. client number) to filter the results – perhaps to display only the calendar events relevant to client 5432 when you are on that client page, rather than showing the firmwide calendar.  This results in a customized view that includes only what users need and want to see.  Without the context filter, you would have to build a separate calendar for each client – this would be time-consuming and expensive.  Context Provider eliminates that problem.