Deacons in the International Media 4 July 2006 Managing Partner and Head of Deacons IP Department, Lindsay Esler has had a feature article on technology in law firms published under the heading 'Future-proof' in the 3 July, 2006 issue of the prestigious UK legal business magazine, The Lawyer. Against a background of refined manual back-office systems, local languages that do not use Roman letters and a relatively short history of local software development Lindsay's article discusses the leading global role of some Asian law firms, such as Deacons, and government organisations in the application of highly innovative and sophisticated technological developments. The article explores some of those developments and the opportunities they create. The Lawyer covers UK and international news, deals, special reports, client profiles and interviews with key players in the profession and has a fully subscribed circulation of 31,449 with a 100% penetration of the top 100 UK law firms.