Today's issue of TL NewsWire covers a legal practice management application with a new take on calendars (see article below), the world's smallest printer, a free office suite for Android and iOS, and a universal Bluetooth keyboard with a built-in stand. Don't miss the next issue.
A PRACTICE MANAGEMENT ICON SETS ITSELF UP FOR THE FUTURE
Your calendar embodies your law practice even if you don't use the dominant hourly billing business model. The blanks on your calendar have nearly as much import as the events, but many lawyers don't take advantage of this fact because they don't use shared calendars that connect to their matters.
Time Matters 14 … in One Sentence
Launched this week, LexisNexis Time Matters 14 is practice management software with a new take on calendars and a new underlying architecture.
The Killer Feature
Time Matters offers several new calendar views and functions. When scheduling a meeting, you can view the schedules of the participants side by side to find an available time. You can then hold this conflict-free time while you obtain approval from each participant.
The new Work Week view displays only those days of the week on which you and your colleagues actually work. Time Matters now displays events and tasks in colors of your choosing on Daily, Work Week, Weekly, and Monthly calendar views. Special dates such as vacations are displayed as all-day events with the date grayed out.
Rescheduling an event no longer requires multiple clicks thanks to drag and drop functionality. Also, you can use the Shift or Control keys to tag or select multiple records.
Other Notable Features
Time Matters continues to offer law firms the ability to create highly automated and customized workflows for client intake, document creation, sending bills, and more. The document management system within Time Matters now includes native support for the PDF, HTML, and XML file formats.
The technology underpinning Time Matters has received a significant upgrade, boosting speed and stability and paving the way for advanced features. One benefit you'll notice immediately is a smoother upgrade process with less downtime.
The new version of Time Matters features improved integration with Juris Suite legal accounting and billing software for midsize law firms (also from LexisNexis). For example, you need not manually update clients and matters in Time Matters when updated in Juris — and vice versa. Billable time and expenses entered into Time Matters appear in Juris Suite in Draft status, enabling the application of compliance rules before posting.
"This new Time Matters version includes a mix of updates and additions for everyone from the attorneys and support staff who use it every day to organize their workdays and get more done, to the IT professionals who play such a big part in keeping firms productive," LexisNexis Software Division Senior Director of Product Management James Paterson told us. "The new Time Matters calendar provides a more intuitive fit for the way legal professionals work every day. The new underlying technology platform has a proven track record of stability and speed, which IT professionals will appreciate."
What Else Should You Know?
Time Matters costs $985 for the first user and $640 for each additional user. This includes the first year of the Annual Maintenance Plan (AMP) subscription. The AMP provides software updates, Time Matters Mobility for smartphone and tablet access, up to 5 GB of storage for the Time Matters Client Portal (secured by WatchDox), live technical support from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm ET on weekdays, and on-demand training courses. Learn more about Time Matters 14.
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