FreePint Report: Product Review of ALM Legal Intelligence
9th September 2013

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Product Review of ALM Legal Intelligence: Pricing, Customer Support, Contact Details
9th September 2013

In the final part of his review of ALM Legal Intelligence, John DiGilio reports on pricing, customer service and contact details. He also considers possible areas for improvement and finds them to be more cosmetic than anything else, a pleasant surprise given the size and extent of the database which provides information and competitive intelligence to US and international law firms and their clients.

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Source Update September 2013: What's Happening with Factiva?
9th September 2013

This month's additions and takedowns in Factiva, researched and compiled by Anne Jordan.

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Product Review of ALM Legal Intelligence: Outputs & Delivery, Special Functionality
6th September 2013

John DiGilio looks into the outputs and special functionality available in the ALM Legal Intelligence database and finds what makes this resource so attractive and so powerful to the serious researcher is the flexibility with which results are delivered. In addition, the ability to create customised and highly detailed reports comparing and contrasting firms based on criteria set by the user facilitates competitive intelligence gathering at its very best.

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Product Review of ALM Legal Intelligence: Search Options and User Interface
5th September 2013

Investigating the search options and user interface in ALM Legal Intelligence, John DiGilio finds the user interface "simple, yet superbly functional". US and international law firms and their clients use the site to obtain detailed business information and competitive intelligence in areas from government contracts to attorney search and in-house law departments.

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Compliance Product Vendor Map: Who Does What in the Regulatory Space
4th September 2013

There has been a huge amount of consolidation and change amongst vendors of compliance solutions and it is difficult to keep track of who is offering what. The article provides a guide to some of the main players, with a particular focus on those supporting "due diligence" research into customers, suppliers and other business partners.

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Source Update September 2013: What's Happening with ProQuest?
4th September 2013

This month's additions and takedowns in ProQuest, researched and compiled by Anne Jordan.

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Source Update September 2013: What's Happening with Nexis?
4th September 2013

This month's additions and takedowns in Nexis, researched and compiled by Anne Jordan.

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Product Review of ALM Legal Intelligence: Sources, Coverage and Content
3rd September 2013

Business intelligence on the legal market provides valuable competitive edge for firms large and small. John DiGilio continues his review of ALM Legal Intelligence to look at the sources, coverage and key data points available from billing information to firm financials and recruitment.

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Product Review of ALM Legal Intelligence: Introduction and FreePint's View
2nd September 2013

As the legal industry continues to become increasingly more competitive, firms large and small are striving to achieve some sort of advantage. ALM Legal Intelligence is designed to meet the needs of those strategic players who toil behind the scenes to ensure the competitiveness of their firms. For over a century and half, American lawyers have been turning to the venerable brands that constitute ALM's media holdings to help them keep their finger on the pulse of the industry. This, their latest offering leverages the vast body of data and industry intelligence that makes these publications so integral and unifies it in a single, versatile platform.

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