The most underrated technology today, in my opinion, is the Internet. There are many attorneys and law firms that have not grasped the importance of the Internet and how it is changing our society, let alone our professional industry. The Internet should be part of any law firm. Legal research has changed considerably over the past ten years, moving from the law library to the desktop. Build a library for an attorney just starting out.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Many lawyers and firms buy a piece of software or are talked into upgrading their equipment without realizing the purpose. Spend a little time understanding the technology and the applications. Remember, the software is what drives the decision for the law firm, not the hardware. Every year new issues move to the forefront of legal technology. The question of whether WinNT belongs on the desktop.