TECH SUPPORT
mighty small but
The sophisticated use of technology and social media has one small B.C. firm punching above its weight.
BY GERRY BLACKWELL
resources to figure out how to use all the new-fangled stuff. Besides, small firms don't really need technology the way big firms do. Right? Balderdash! Meet MacLean Family Law Group,
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a Vancouver firm that specializes in divorce-related matters in British
mall firms don't have the cash to acquire leading-edge technol- ogy. And they don't have time or
Columbia. The firm has one partner, Lorne MacLean, and four associates; 13 employees in all. Yet MacLean's sophis- ticated use of technology, especially web-based social media tools, puts many big firms to shame. "The way we use technology is a lot different than the way many lawyers are doing it," says MacLean. "As a result, I think we're punching well above our weight class." Even in its basic use of practice
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