TechnoLawyer: Coming Attractions

Coming today to LitigationWorld: According to critics like Franck Frommer, PowerPoint makes you stupid. Not so fast argues trial consultant Tim Piganelli in this issue of LitigationWorld. While we can all agree that using PowerPoint like a TelePrompTer is ill advised for trial presentations, Tim explains how to use PowerPoint’s little-known yet powerful animation and video features to visually bring your client’s case to life for the judge or jury. Also, don't miss the LitigationWorld Pick of the Week for tips on using Google for legal research.

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Coming today to SmallLaw: Our editorial team has selected and linked to the 52 best articles, podcasts, and videos from the past week worthy of your attention. Below you'll find a sampling from today's issue, including our SmallLaw Pick of the Week. SmallLaw is free so don't miss the next issue — sign up now.

Congratulations to Lee Rosen of Rosen Institute on winning our SmallLaw Pick of the Week award: The 5 Big Mistakes Most Lawyers Make

Don't Take It Personally: Creating Boundaries in a Boutique Firm

Does a Law Firm Need to Tell Their Client if They Are Using a Contract Lawyer or Freelance Lawyer?

Law Firm Ambassadors: The Value of Employee Advocacy

Four Google SEO Best Practices to Help Your Small Business Get Noticed

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Small law firm, big dreams. Written by successful small-firm founders, managing partners, administrators, and legal technology and practice management experts, SmallLaw provides practical advice on management, marketing, and technology issues in solo practices and small law firms. Additionally, SmallLaw features comprehensive reviews of legal products with accompanying TechnoScore ratings. SmallLaw also ensures that you won't miss anything published elsewhere by linking to helpful articles, podcasts, and videos about solo practices and small law firms. Subscribe now for free.

Coming today to BiglawWorld: Our editorial team has assembled links to all the partner promotions and lateral moves announced by America's largest law firms during the past week in an easy-to-scan format. You'll also find must-read analysis, rankings, trends, etc. about large law firms.

We'd like to congratulate everyone who leveled up this week. Here's a sampling:

Archer Promotes Three Attorneys to Partner

Kirkland & Ellis Announces New Partners

Kramer Levin Elevates Five to Partner

Polsinelli Announces Election of 23 New Shareholders Nationwide

Quarles & Brady Names New Partners

Katten: Chad Doellinger Rejoins Katten as Litigation Partner in Chicago

Congratulations to Bruce MacEwen of Adam Smith Esq. on winning our BiglawWorld Pick of the Week award: What Do the AmLaw Numbers Really Show?.

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BiglawWorld keeps you apprised of lateral hires, internal promotions, mergers, new offices, accolades, and other inside baseball at America's largest law firms. Because we organize this self-reported news by practice area and law firm, BiglawWorld takes just a few minutes to scan yet its comprehensiveness makes it the only source you need. Each issue of BiglawWorld also links to insightful articles, statistical reports, rankings, podcasts, and videos about large law firms. Subscribe now for free.

Coming today to BlawgWorld: Our editorial team has selected the 64 best legal technology articles, podcasts, and videos from the past week. Below you'll find a sampling from today's issue, including our BlawgWorld Pick of the Week. BlawgWorld is free so don't miss the next issue — sign up now.

Congratulations to Paul Lewis of The Guardian on winning our BlawgWorld Pick of the Week award: Our Minds Can Be Hijacked: The Tech Insiders Who Fear a Smartphone Dystopia

How to Pick (And Customize) the Best Mechanical Keyboard for You

The Kennedy-Mighell Report 200th Episode (Podcast)

Type Only Your Legal Insights and Automate the Rest

Amazon Finally Makes a Waterproof Kindle With the New Kindle Oasis

How to Record Your iPhone or iPad's Screen in iOS 11

Surface Dead Within Two Years? Microsoft Says No

What Laptop Should I Buy? The Best Laptops for Every Need

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Coming today to SmallLaw: Immigration law firm Siskind Susser decided to go paperless all the way back to its founding in 1994. Easier said than done as closed files comprised 823 boxes of paper. In this issue of SmallLaw, the firm's innovation director Josh Waddell who spearheaded the project takes you inside each decision, including whether to outsource, the biggest snag, integrity and proofreading procedures, what to do with the paper after digitization, rules for new cases, and more. Also, don't miss the SmallLaw Pick of the Week for advice on interviewing job candidates.

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Today's issue of TL Serendipity contains these articles:

Philippe Doyle Gray, My Rig Features 54 Inches of Floating Glass (Including Photos)

Mark Olberding, A Photographic Tour of My Computer Rig: Lots of Tech in a Small Space

Caren Schwartz, Practice Management Options for a Law Firm Using Legacy Software

Don't miss this issue — or any future issues.

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Our most serendipitous offering (hence its name), TL Serendipity consists of contributions by TechnoLawyer members who have important information to share. You'll no doubt enjoy it because of its mix of interesting topics and genuinely useful knowledge, including brutally honest product reviews and informative how-tos. The TL Serendipity newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Today's issue of TL Serendipity contains these articles:

Ian O'Flaherty, Like Winter, Software Subscriptions Are Coming (Including Maybe to Our Apps)

Donald Lowrey, The Coming Cloud Practice Management Shake Out

Patrick Lanius, Dragon Microphone Not Supported in iOS 11

Don't miss this issue — or any future issues.

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Our most serendipitous offering (hence its name), TL Serendipity consists of contributions by TechnoLawyer members who have important information to share. You'll no doubt enjoy it because of its mix of interesting topics and genuinely useful knowledge, including brutally honest product reviews and informative how-tos. The TL Serendipity newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to SmallLaw: Our editorial team has selected and linked to the 43 best articles, podcasts, and videos from the past week worthy of your attention. Below you'll find a sampling from today's issue, including our SmallLaw Pick of the Week. SmallLaw is free so don't miss the next issue — sign up now.

Congratulations to John Voorhees of MacStories on winning our SmallLaw Pick of the Week award: My App Story

Are You Busy and Broke?

C'mon in. The Water Is Fine. Starting a Law Practice

How We Used the Pillar-Cluster Model to Transform Our Blog

Seven Golden Rules for Hosting Webinars That Engage and Convert

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Small law firm, big dreams. Written by successful small-firm founders, managing partners, administrators, and legal technology and practice management experts, SmallLaw provides practical advice on management, marketing, and technology issues in solo practices and small law firms. Additionally, SmallLaw features comprehensive reviews of legal products with accompanying TechnoScore ratings. SmallLaw also ensures that you won't miss anything published elsewhere by linking to helpful articles, podcasts, and videos about solo practices and small law firms. Subscribe now for free.

Coming today to BlawgWorld: Our editorial team has selected the 55 best legal technology articles, podcasts, and videos from the past week. Below you'll find a sampling from today's issue, including our BlawgWorld Pick of the Week. BlawgWorld is free so don't miss the next issue — sign up now.

Congratulations to Avram Piltch of Laptop Mag on winning our BlawgWorld Pick of the Week award: Lenovo ThinkPad 25 Review

How QWERTY Conquered Keyboards (Video)

Rocket Matter Celebrates 10 Years With Atlas Gold Edition

Bing for Business Promises Increased Enterprise Productivity But at What Cost?

The AI Innovations Across Google's 2017 Devices Lineup

Google Pixel 2 Impressions (Video)

Review: Lenovo ThinkPad 25 Anniversary Edition

The Best iPad Pro Keyboard Cases

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Our newsletters provide the most comprehensive coverage of both legal technology and mainstream technology of interest to the legal profession. But not the only coverage. BlawgWorld enables you to stay on top of all the noteworthy legal and mainstream technology articles (and podcasts and videos) published elsewhere without having to hire a research assistant. Even when you're busy, you won't want to miss each issue's Pick of the Week. Subscribe now for free.

Coming today to SmallLaw: Every small law firm needs PDF software. And OCR software. And a way to compare documents. ABBYY FineReader 14 combines all three functions into one product. New Jersey lawyer Ed Zohn evaluates these features and others in this issue of SmallLaw. Ed also discusses the setup, user experience, and which of the three versions of FineReader is best suited to small firms. Also, don't miss the SmallLaw Pick of the Week to learn why former federal prosecutors are starting small firms instead of working in big law.

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Small firm, big dreams. Written by practicing lawyers who manage successful small firms and legal technology and practice management experts who have achieved rock star status, SmallLaw provides practical advice on management, marketing, and technology issues in small law firms, as well as comprehensive legal product reviews with accompanying TechnoScore ratings. SmallLaw also ensures that you won't miss anything published elsewhere by linking to helpful articles (and podcasts and videos) about solo practices and small law firms. The SmallLaw newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.