For the past seven years, with the help of attorney and journalist Bob Ambrogi of LawSites, the ABA TECHSHOW has kicked off with a startup pitch competition. New and recent products emerging in the legal vertical submit an application. The applications are then whittled down by a panel of judges to a manageable 40 and then put up for a…
Microsoft rolled out Office 365 in 2011, a subscription plan instead of the traditional installed Office suite of products. In 2020 the name of the subscription became Microsoft 365. There are different plans for home and work. The Business Standard and Premium versions come with the installed software constantly synchronized through the cloud to browser and app versions. It comes…
While we aren’t yet in meteorological spring, on the next chilly, rainy day while you are waiting for the last frost before you start your garden or outdoor activities, take some time do some technology “spring cleaning”. Whether optimizing your devices, adding some automation, or finally unsubscribing from all the unread emails, there are lots of things to do to…
Over the past four years the NCBA Center for Practice Management blog “From the Center” has provided tips and tools that can help your firm with productivity and client service. Here are some of those that are small but mighty. You can adopt these tools into your practice without a huge investment or tech overhaul. A Better Way to Find…
It is that time of year again! Here is a roundup of the gifts for lawyers blog posts out for 2022, plus a few other ideas. Whether money is no object, or the budget is tight there are plenty of gifts to choose from to help make the Season merry and bright! The Lists – For Lawyers and Law Students…
When you email clients and colleagues does your email end in @gmail.com, @mindspring.com, @aol.com, or are you using your firm domain? If the former, you may have a domain name but haven’t set it up to use with your email. Or you do not have a domain name because you do not have a website. Getting a domain is easy…
If you are a solo or small firm with little IT help, then moving your information from an old computer to a new computer may seem daunting. But, even with little technical skill you can do it! Whether you have most applications and data stored in the cloud or if everything is installed on the computer you can do it…
No matter how often you write there is always room for improvement. Correct word choice, sentence structure, and impeccable grammar are requirements. Structure, flow, meaning, and intent are vital to cognition. Your writing should be clear and unambiguous. There are tips and tools to help you write more effectively. Writing for the Reader A recent MIT study examined why legal…
Returning original documents to clients is now the best practice in law firms. However, when a family member contacts the firm and says, “do you know where my mom’s will is?” or a small business asks “do you have my articles of incorporation” most firms want to be helpful, but the matter is literally out of their hands. There are…
Gmail and Google Docs are rolling out some big changes. These include new features in Docs, a new interface in Gmail, offline access and more. If you use Gmail and Google Docs for home or work, read on to find out what is new with these products. New Gmail Interface For Google Workspace users, and eventually all Gmail users, you…