By Mónica Pérez Nevárez

PLANNING TO SUCCEEDBusiness will always be business. But adapting to changing conditions and using all

potential. This is a business model whose time has come, and microjuris.com is a shinning

GIVING THE CUSTOMER WHAT HE NEEDSMICROJURIS.COM:

Since its creation in

1989, microjuris.com, a

locally owned, privately

held legal information

on-line publishing

company, has managed

to overcome every single

barrier that entrepreneurs

face and to solve every

single problem small

start-up companies

confront by harnessing

new technology and

empowering local talent

to reach their goals.

IN THE BEGINNING

legwork and even more paperwork: every

lawyer had their own small law library, and

physically visit legal libraries or courthouses,

update their law books themselves, and keep

establishes new law (stare decisis, a system

correct document was time consuming and

the paper chase, digitize everything, archive

in a timely manner, and sell the service to

the legal community. That is how the idea

became a product.

that all entrepreneurs must overcome: the

seminal “I’ve got an idea, how do I make

was clear that processing, updating, storing,

delivering and archiving current legal

many did not yet use computers, the internet

was still in its academic womb, and the

a venture.

legal publishing powerhouses, had introduced

to have a local presence, and there was no

THE KEYS TO THE KINGDOM

But once you learn, you get used to having to keep learning, as more applications and more

internet connection will not survive in business. microjuris.com decided early on to be at the

THE HARD AND THE SOFT OF IT

market.

HUMAN RESOURCES: THE JEWEL IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE CROWN

and technological projects among them and with the private sector]. “The local launching

countries and doing the groundwork at all levels to generate corporate growth turned out to

He emphasizes that classic organizational structure no longer works in today’s rapidly

Carlos González YanesChief Executive Officer

layers bog down reaction time and direct

network through small groups distributed

that the work environment promotes an

we have to be nimble, maintain our edge,

and be wide open to new opportunities.

see the creativity and collective motivation

have one shared vision, one goal, one company, even though we may be physically separated

that productivity translates to other countries as well. Internationally we are growing in the

CUSTOMER SERVICE IS THE CORNERSTONE

their suggestions very seriously. We also have internal controls that keep tabs on our client’s

From top:Miriam Flores • Marketing and Corporate Communication ManagerJulio R. García • Technology & Content ManagerArleen Correa • Customer Service & Administration ManagerMiguel Marxuach •

assisting and teaching their peers about online legal investigative

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION ARGENTINA - CHILE - SPAIN • Jurisprudence and Doctrines • Legislation • Reseña del B.O. • Provincial Bulletins • Grouped Jurisprudence • Labor • Societal - JurisPro • Fallos y Doctrina • Legislation • Repertory – Basic Doctrine - Código Civil • Advanced Doctrine - Código Civil • Doctrine All Topics - Código Civil

UNITED STATES-PUERTO RICO-VENEZUELA

• United States Code (USC) • Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) • Supreme Court • Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit • District Federal Courts • State Courts of Appeal • State Statutes • Regulations • State Administrative • Rules of State Courts • State Constitutions -MJ Superior • LPR & LPRA • DPR, TS & TA • Labor • Federal • Legislative • Taxes • Environmental • SherLAWck Alerts • Legislative Reports -Normative • Jurisprudence • Doctrine • National Assembly • Dist. de Demandas • Dictionary • Pymejuris

about keeping their systems updated or with program obsolescence

BUSINESS TIPS

you have real usage data, real interaction, and companies don’t have

conditions. “

added.

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY