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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Coming in the
April/May 2006 Print Edition
April/May 2006 Print Edition
FEATURE: Avoiding Mobile Computing Burnout
COLUMNS:
• Tech Setters
• eMarketing Edge
• MS Tip of the Month
• WP Tip of the Month
DEPARTMENTS:
• Product Reviews
• News
• Just Released
• Fresh Pick of the Month
• Calendar
• Industry White Papers (sponsored section)
eLOC INDEX TO ARTICLES:
January 2005 to November 2005
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Increase Profitability: Moving Into Alternative Billing via Technology
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Time and Billing Dos and Don’ts —
14 Common Mistakes Firms Make
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Cyberinsurance
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Profiles of Successful Independent
Legal Technology Companies and
Their Founders
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Use technology to enhance your work,
not take over your life.
It’s no secret that lawyers and legal staff have high-pressure jobs. As if we were not multitasking enough, mobile technology makes us even more accessible to client service and other demands. Untamed, it leads to information overload, multiple interruptions throughout the day and more stress. Read Full Story
Clock Tower Law Group
Enlightened technology decisions.
Clock Tower Law Group is a small patent and trademark law firm located in Maynard, Mass. There are two attorneys, Erik J. Heels and Joshua D. Mather, and one paralegal. Read Full Story
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Internet 2.0 has arrived.
It’s clear that something has happened on the Web, and if you want to keep pace with the times, you better know what is going on. A wide collection of individual arrangements and innovations evolving over time has transformed the Internet. Here is a surfer’s guide to the changes. Read Full Story
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Recently, a Microsoft Word user asked me if including text boxes and page numbers in the footer region of a Word document could cause document corruption. I have not heard that text boxes in the footer region alone actually cause corruption in a document, but it does add formatting complexity. This doesn’t mean a text box is immune to corruption, however. Read Full Story
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Positioning Boxes in WordPerfect
In the past three print issues of Law Office Computing, I discussed some of the available options that appear on the right click image editing menu when you right click on an image box in a Corel WordPerfect document. The following tip continues that discussion. Read Full Story
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Security is one of the most pressing issues for all Internet users. If you don’t have the appropriate protections for your firm’s network and systems, you are risking serious business interruption. It’s common knowledge that if you are not protected with some type of computer security, your systems will become infected with adware, spyware or a virus within 22 minutes of signing on to the Internet. Therefore, it’s important to install security and privacy software for your systems. However, having a security system in place doesn’t mean you are completely safe. You also need to create a security policy, mandate passwords and train staff on how to properly secure data. Read Full Review
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Wealth Transfer Planning V.3.0 is the latest release by Interactive Legal Systems. Released with a new LexisNexis HotDocs-based system, V.3.0 now combines all the ease and functionality of HotDocs with the program’s already cutting-edge tools and techniques. V.3.0 contains some advanced security settings. You must create one administrator to control a number of global settings and preferences within a firm. The administrator then creates users licensed to use the program. You even can assign developer rights to a user, which allow that user to customize the program. Read Full Review
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New York Bound
Touted as the best and most well-attended show in years, American Lawyer Media’s LegalTech New York celebrated its 25th anniversary with the three-day event from Jan. 30 to Feb. 1 at the Hilton New York. Read Full Story
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Apple put the “Mac” back in MacWorld in San Francisco this January when it unveiled new iMacs and a new MacBook Pro laptop running dual core Intel Duo processors. Read Full Story
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Wolters Kluwer Law and Business launched KluwerLitigation, an online service for international litigation professionals. The service provides national reports on arbitration law and practice in more than 60 countries, explanations of litigation procedures in almost 50 countries, case law commentary and materials from the International Council of Commercial Arbitration. Users also can access information about law, international jurisdictions, arbitration clauses, litigation strategies, forum selection and more. To subscribe to KluwerLitigation, or for more information, call (888) 224-7377.
Arma International introduced its Risk Profiler Self-Assessment for
E-Discovery to help legal counsel, Information Technology staff and records managers understand their preparedness for e-discovery. The online tool provides a diagnostic analysis of an organization’s strengths and weaknesses and evaluates the following areas: policies and responsibilities; strategies, design and implementation; records process and controls; monitoring and auditing; training; litigation hold; evidence collection and preservation; electronic data production planning; and producing electronic data. For more information, call (800) 422-2762.
RealLegal released RealLegal iBinder Version 5.0, the latest version of the Web-based application that acts as a central hub for data sharing between law firms. The application allows users to view transcripts, synchronize digital media and documents, make notes within transcripts and communicate via a message board, real-time chat or calendar. New features of the product include hyperlinks to exhibits, optical character recognition documents in an auto-generated word index, search documents and exhibits, more file types for sharing and easy addition or removal of users. For more information, call (888) 584-9988.
LiveNote Inc. released LiveNote Stream, a new technology that allows for streaming live deposition media to any remote user with a broadband Internet connection and Microsoft Internet Explorer. Users can broadcast video, voice, transcript text and instant messages to legal teams. LiveNote Stream is offered in partnership with Courtroom Connect, which will help introduce the technology into court systems. For more information, call (800) 548-3668, ext. 7.
Whitehill Technologies Inc. announced Whitehill BPI for Legal, a business process integration platform that helps law firms develop new business strategies and address existing problems. The suite of products links legal IT systems, including applications for time and billing, client relationship management, docketing and human resources, and allows for information-sharing across the enterprise. Whitehill BPI for Legal also includes an easy-to-use graphical interface and advanced reporting capabilities. For more information, call (888) 944-8344.
Electronic Filings and Service for the Courts
To stay updated on the latest electronic filing practices, visit the Electronic Filing and Service for the Courts blog. Dedicated to everything related to e-filing, the blog features many useful links to e-filing procedures, information and updates. Some of the featured links include a directory of state and local courts, security information and e-filing services. Log on to browse e-filing tips or visit some of the posted links to various court blogs and e-filing information sites such as “Legal Dockets Online” or “Globalcourts.” The blog also includes several state-specific links and links to archived pages.
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March 30
E-mail Discovery and Retention Policies Conference
Grand Hyatt Hotel
New York
Organized by LexisNexis and Mealey’s Online, this conference will cover e-mail discovery topics for the legal industry. Seminar titles include “Emerging Technical Considerations in E-Discovery: The Cutting Edge Technical Issues Everyone Needs to Know,” “Advanced Litigation Issues in E-Discovery,” “Managing the Risk of Using Email, Email Retention Policies and Email Discovery Issues,” “Being Proactive — Developing a Plan for Electronic Discovery” and “Perspectives From In-House Counsel: Implementing Effective Document Retention Policies in the Real World.” Continuing legal education credit is available for all states with mandatory requirements. For more information, visit www.mealeys.com/conferences or call (800) 632-5397.
April 20 through April 22
American Bar Association Techshow 2006
Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers
Chicago
The ABA Techshow is a three-day annual conference that will provide more than 50 legal technology programs and training sessions in 16 legal technology topical tracks. The 2006 conference will feature many popular topics from the past and introduce new ones, such as “Law Practice Management Tips,” “Support Staff” and “Extreme Makeover” for the firm and more. This conference also will feature an exhibit hall with more than 100 technology vendors. For more information, visit www.abanet.org/techshow.
Click here to view the entire calendar of events.
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This white paper outlines some simple steps that will help you get the most out of your chronology. A fact chronology can be a tremendous asset as you prepare a case for trial. Yet, the majority of chronologies fail to live up to their full potential. Using a document index organizes knowledge by document rather than by fact. This approach ends up concealing facts rather than achieving the primary goal of a chronology—making case facts explicit. CaseMap, our case analysis tool, makes it easy to create a fact chronology. Read Full Paper
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