Today's issue of TechnoLawyer NewsWire covers a practice management system compatible with most smartphones (see article below), software for automatically creating a table of authorities, and Internet-accessible network attached storage appliance, a GPS-enabled BlackBerry and iPhone app that helps you arrive at all your appointments and meetings on time, and an iPhone app that works with PCLaw. Don't miss the next issue.
Your Practice Management System in Your Pocket
Lawyers are a peculiar species. You earn your living billing by the hour, but spend a lot of time out of the office on non-billable activities like waiting to board flights, sitting in taxis, and countless other examples. Sure, client meetings, court appearances, and the like are billable, but they're surrounded by a lot of wasted time. And to make matters worse, lawyers often forget or underestimate billable events that occur on the go because they don't record them when they occur. A practice management system that has helped boost productivity in law offices for nearly two decades now has its sights set on boosting your productivity when you're out of the office as well.
LexisNexis Time Matters v11 … in One Sentence
LexisNexis Time Matters v11 is a client and matter management system with a mobile component for lawyers and legal professionals who use smartphones and other mobile devices.
The Killer Feature
The latest smartphone statistics show Android, iPhone, and BlackBerry each with a large percentage of the market. Meanwhile, Microsoft's deal with Nokia could make Windows Phone a contender.
Rather than create three or four device-specific apps, LexisNexis instead focused its development resources on Time Matters Mobility, a Web-based service that works with most modern smartphones.
The Time Matters Mobility service has several advantages over device-specific apps according to LexisNexis. For example, it doesn't require any installation, setup, or synchronization on the device. Instead, you just login using any modern mobile Web browser, authenticate your smartphone, and then access Time Matters securely via an encrypted connection. Adding to the security, Time Matters Mobility does not store any data on your smartphone. All data remains on the server in your office.
With the Time Matters Mobility service, you can enter billable time and expenses, enter, edit and view your contacts and matters, including dialing telephone numbers, and create email messages from your mobile device.
"With the real-time access to critical information provided in the new Time Matters Mobility service, attorneys can continue to be productive and bill hours while on the go, without worrying about syncing for the latest updates or taking office staff off-task," Vice President and Product Champion Small Law Practice Management Jonah Paransky told us.
Other Notable Features
The development team also focused its efforts on enhancing the extensibility of the core Time Matters client/server software. For example, Time Matters v11 integrates with many third-party products such as HotDocs 10, Tabs3, QuickBooks 2010 and 2011, Timeslips 2011, WordPerfect X5, and Fujitsu ScanSnap desktop scanners. Furthermore, support for Microsoft Windows Terminal Server means you can dispense with local installations. Instead, everyone can run Time Matters from the server.
Time Matters v11 also features improvements to its core functions -- centralized case and matter management, extensive automation and customization tools, and security tools such as activity logs, conflict searching, and restricted access.
What Else Should You Know?
The Time Matters Annual Maintenance Plan entitles you to receive Time Matters Mobility service free of charge, as well as telephone technical support and exclusive access to LexisNexis University Time Matters Anytime Training on the Web. Learn more about LexisNexis Time Matters v11.
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