TechnoLawyer: Document Management

Coming today to LitigationWorld: Now that you've completed the homework Eastern Washington personal injury lawyer Matt Albrecht gave you in Part 1 of this two-part LitigationWorld series, you're ready move beyond merely being paperless. In Part 2, Matt provides advice on creating and enforcing the necessary policies and procedures for your paperless litigation practice, discusses the scanners and software his firm uses, and offers instructions on how to use a game-changing technology in Adobe Acrobat. Along the way, you'll find many actual examples. Also, don't miss the LitigationWorld Pick of the Week for tips on how to effectively use motions in limine and trial briefs.

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All practice areas evolve, but none faster than litigation. Written by successful litigators and other litigation experts, LitigationWorld provides you with practical tips related to electronic discovery, depositions, litigation strategy, litigation technology, and trial presentations. LitigationWorld also features in-depth litigation product reviews with accompanying TechnoScore ratings, as well as links to the most noteworthy litigation articles in other publications so that you'll never miss anything. The LitigationWorld newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Today's issue of TL Answers contains these articles:

Neil Chapman, Why Macs Suddenly Make Sense for Law Firms

Bob Leonard, When I Use and Don't Use Email Disclaimers

Richard Schafer, Review: ClearScan (Adobe Acrobat OCR Option)

Andrew Willinger, The Problem With Date Modified (And How to Tame It)

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Coming today to LitigationWorld: So you've gone paperless in your litigation practice. Congratulations. However, electronic documents can be just as hard to find as paper documents. In addition to going paperless, you need a system of rules and workflows. In Part 1 of this two-part LitigationWorld series, Eastern Washington personal injury lawyer Matt Albrecht covers the basics of going paperless in case you haven't, and then lists the steps required to create a reliable system for your paperless litigation practice. Part 2 will provide examples of good and bad systems. Also, don't miss the LitigationWorld Pick of the Week for a guide to obtaining and using social media for evidence.

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All practice areas evolve, but none faster than litigation. Written by successful litigators and other litigation experts, LitigationWorld provides you with practical tips related to electronic discovery, depositions, litigation strategy, litigation technology, and trial presentations. LitigationWorld also features in-depth litigation product reviews with accompanying TechnoScore ratings, as well as links to the most noteworthy litigation articles in other publications so that you'll never miss anything. The LitigationWorld newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Today's issue of Fat Friday contains these articles:

Nancy Mertzel, Review: DoIt.im

Raymond Bottomly, Samsung Tablet PC v. iPad

Jerry Gonzalez, The iPad's Strengths and Weaknesses in Law Practice

Steve Long, How I Use My iPad in My Litigation Practice

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Our most serendipitous offering, Fat Friday consists of unsolicited contributions by TechnoLawyer members. 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 Fat Friday newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to SmallLaw: New cloud document management products seem to arise every week. However, five in particular that vary dramatically in their capabilities have become popular among small law firms — Dropbox, Box, ShareFile, NetDocuments, and Worldox GX3 Cloud. In this issue of SmallLaw, legal technology consultant Jack Schaller compares each of these regarding features and security, including a chart and a discussion of ideal use cases. Also, don't miss the SmallLaw Pick of the Week for the best microphone for Dragon NaturallySpeaking.

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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.

Today's issue of TL Answers contains these articles:

Barron Henley, How to Ensure Your Firm's Documents Look Consistent

Edward Shamis, Review: Ixquick (Search Engine)

Joshua Gordon, Review: Folder Colorizer

Sara Austin, OCR, Pleadings, and Line Numbers

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Coming today to SmallLaw: At version 17.5, WinZip Pro has enjoyed a long life. Now under the stewardship of Corel, its feature set extends beyond bundling and compressing documents into ZIP archives. New features include automated backups, cloud storage, NSA-proof document encryption, securely sending documents, and sending documents too large to email. How well do these and WinZip Pro's other features work? Find out in New Jersey lawyer Ed Zohn's comprehensive review in this issue of SmallLaw. Also, don't miss the SmallLaw Pick of the Week for delegation and time management tips.

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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.

Today's issue of TL Answers contains these articles:

Andrew Almond, Review: Worldox

Harold Burstyn, In Defense of the Home Law Office

Steve Pena, Review: TruConnect Mobile Hotspot

Christian Onsager, Review: Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12 and Audio-Technica Pro 8HEx Headset Microphone

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Coming today to BigLaw: When law school graduates start working at a large law firm, one of the first curiosities they encounter are Document ID Numbers. In this issue of BigLaw, law firm CIO Matthew Berg reviews Esquire Innovations' iDocID 7.0, the new version of the company's utility for adding Document ID Numbers to Word documents. Matt covers the core functionality, advanced features, integration with document management systems such as iManage, NetDocuments, and OpenText, and much more. Also, don't miss the BigLaw Pick of the Week for the most innovative large firm lawyers of the past 50 years (if you don't know about this list, you're not on it — sorry).

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Large and midsize law firms have achieved unprecedented success yet they still have tremendous growth potential. Written by insiders, corporate counsel, and other industry experts, BigLaw unearths best practices in leadership, marketing, strategy, and technology, and features detailed product reviews with accompanying TechnoScore ratings. BigLaw also ensures that you won't miss anything published elsewhere by linking to insightful articles (and podcasts and videos) about large and midsize law firms, as well as notable press releases issued by the world's largest law firms. The BigLaw newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Today's issue of TL Answers contains these articles:

Terence Geoghegan, Review: ScanSnap Scanners (The Problem That Goes Unmentioned)

Janis Cross, Review: Modern Lawyer Web Design Agency

Joshua Gordon, Review: Xplorer2

Bob Christensen, Review: Snapnumbers

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Do you believe in the wisdom of crowds? In TL Answers, TechnoLawyer members answer legal technology and practice management questions submitted by their peers. This newsletter's popularity stems from the relevance of the questions and answers to virtually everyone in the legal profession. The TL Answers newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.