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Reviews of BlackBerry Tour, PBWorks, Stamps.com, SimpleCertifiedMail.com; WebDAV Tips; Time Matters

By Sara Skiff | Thursday, October 14, 2010

Today's issue of Answers to Questions contains these articles:

Andrew Weltchek, Online File Sharing Services and Client Confidentiality

Andrew Weltchek, Review: Stamps.com and SimpleCertifiedMail.com

Susan Cox, Review: Syncing BlackBerry Tour With Outlook

Craig Yaris, Review: PBWorks for Cheap Knowledge Management

Mark Manoukian, Tips for Using WebDAV Locally and Over the Internet

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Clio: Read Our Exclusive Report

By Eliza Sarasohn | Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Today's issue of TechnoLawyer NewsWire covers an online practice management system (see article below), eDiscovery software with a new feature that makes document collections more portable, and an iPad text editor. Don't miss the next issue.

Stay in Sync

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Online applications (or software as a service — SaaS) have forever changed the lives of lawyers, enabling them to work from absolutely anywhere — at the courthouse or poolside. But all this game-changing mobility would become meaningless if you could not trust that you have the most current data and all of it. This problem becomes compounded as you increase the number of online applications with overlapping services. Fortunately for law firms, one company is hard at work to ensure you stay in sync.

Clio … in One Sentence
Themis Solutions' Clio is a Web-based (SaaS) practice management system designed for sole practitioners and small firms.

The Killer Feature
Business Insider recently reported that Google's suite of online office applications, Google Apps, attracts one million new users per month. Many small law firms rely heavily on Google Apps for email, but also for its Calendar and Contacts now that so many smartphones offer Google Apps integration.

An increasing number of small law firms also use Clio, one of the pioneers of Web-based practice management, which we first covered in this newsletter nearly two years ago. Clio also handles your calendar and contacts, tying them to your clients and matters, which Google Apps cannot do since the tools are not designed for law firms.

The use of two online applications creates a classic technology problem — duplicate data, or worse, scattered data. Released today, Clio Sync for Google Apps solves this problem by synchronizing your Clio data with your Google Calendar and Contacts. Enter a meeting in Clio and it'll also appear in your Google Calendar and vice versa. Clio is the first Web-based practice management system to integrate with these Google Apps.

"Synchronization is crucial to efficient workflow — especially for mobile lawyers," Clio President Jack Newton told us. "Many of our solo and small firm customers rely on Google Apps in addition to Clio to power their practices. An integration between the two cloud-based products was a natural fit, and an important step in helping to ensure Clio continues to provide value and boost practice efficiency for all subscribers."

Other Notable Features
Clio Sync for Google joins Clio Sync for Outlook, which Clio added one year ago. Clio Sync for Outlook enables you to access your Clio calendar, contacts, and tasks online or offline in Outlook, re-syncing any changes you make offline the next time you're online.

Clio has added a number of other features since our initial coverage. For example, an email "dropbox" enables you to enter a special email address into the BCC field of an email message to automatically file that message and any attachments in Clio under the corresponding client and matter. This technology works with any email program such as Outlook, Gmail, Apple Mail, and Thunderbird.

Other new features include multiple calendars (including a firmwide calendar that everyone can access), support for drag and drop within the calendar, professionally-designed billing templates for creating customized branded invoices, mobile browser support on the iPhone, Palm Pre, and most Android-based and BlackBerry smartphones, and the Clio Status Dashboard to keep you apprised of the status of Clio's growing number of services.

What Else Should You Know?
A Clio subscription costs $49 per lawyer and $25 per non-attorney support user. The monthly subscription includes the new Clio Sync feature and other all other new features that Clio regularly adds. Learn more about Clio.

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Mobile Apps Doomed? Document Assembly a Must? Reviews of Tabs3, AbacusLaw, Balans and Embody Chairs

By Sara Skiff | Thursday, October 7, 2010

Today's issue of Answers to Questions contains these articles:

Tom Rowe, Mobile Apps v. Mobile Web: No Contest

Mark Deal, The Case for Document Automation Technology in Every Law Firm

Michael Jones, Review: Tabs3 for Time-Billing

Allan Tiller, Review: AbacusLaw for Practice Management

Tom Trottier, Review: Balans Backless Kneel Chair (Plus Herman Miller's Embody)

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Topics: Accounting/Billing/Time Capture | Automation/Document Assembly/Macros | Coming Attractions | Furniture/Office Supplies | Laptops/Smartphones/Tablets | Online/Cloud | TL Answers

ADERANT Practice Manager: Read Our Exclusive Report

By Eliza Sarasohn | Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Today's issue of TechnoLawyer NewsWire covers a Web-based practice management system (see article below), an ergonomic mouse designed in conjunction with New York City's Hospital for Special Surgery, an iPhone app for tracking your mandatory CLE credits, a Web application for managing conflicts of interest within your law firm, and an app that enables you to create and edit Microsoft Office documents on an iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Don't miss the next issue.

Reclaim Your Time and Better Manage Your Practice

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When it comes to practice management software, small firms might envy their larger counterparts. Maintaining a state-of-the-art practice management system requires space, money, and constant attention from trained technicians — resources in short supply or nonexistent at small firms. However, inefficient practice management results in time-consuming administrative work. If you regularly find yourself working overtime juggling various billing, accounting, docketing, and other tasks, you need to streamline your operations with a practice management system. But can you afford one?

ADERANT Practice Manager … in One Sentence
ADERANT Practice Manager is a Web-based (SaaS) practice management system designed for small law firms.

The Killer Feature
For over 30 years, ADERANT has served the practice management needs of many of the country's largest law firms, helping them to improve productivity, get paid faster, and increase profits. With ADERANT Practice Manager, the company brings these same large firm technologies to the small firm setting — without the need to install and maintain software onsite.

Deployed as a cloud-based Web service, ADERANT Practice Manager enables you to access functions such as time capture, bill creation, expense and disbursement tracking, calendar, and contact and task management in a single integrated online solution.

ADERANT takes care of adding new features, backing up and securing your data, and scaling as usage within your firm increases. You don't need an IT department to use ADERANT Practice Manager.

Other Notable Features
ADERANT Practice Manager enables you to capture your time using a variety of methods such as direct entry and use of timers. You can edit, split, and allocate time entries. You can also capture expenses, batch send single- and multi-matter invoices, manage trust accounts and retainers, and keep track of accounts receivable.

Additional features include a general ledger for accounting, contact management by client and matter, conflicts searching, a calendar that supports docketing rules, task management, and many customizable reports.

What Else Should You Know?
You can import data into ADERANT Practice Manager as well as export your data. ADERANT Practice Manager uses 64-bit SSL data encryption. You can restrict access by user and/or group. ADERANT houses your data in an "SAS 70 type II" secure facility. Learn more about ADERANT Practice Manager.

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Reviews of Advologix, PCLaw, CaseManagerPro; eFax v. MyFax; Legal iPhone Apps

By Sara Skiff | Thursday, September 30, 2010

Today's issue of Answers to Questions contains these articles:

Steven J. Best, Review: PCLaw Under LexisNexis' Ownership

Robert Krakow, Review: eFax v. MyFax

Diedre Braverman, Review: Advologix for Cloud-Based Practice Management

Lewis Kinard, Review: CaseManagerPro for Case Management

Mark Romney, Tip: Another Source for Legal iPhone Apps

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Fast-Growing Feldman Fox & Morgado Switches to Clio

By Eliza Sarasohn | Monday, September 27, 2010

Coming today to SmallLaw: How does a law firm grow 10-fold in just a few years? Dale Morgado at Feldman Fox & Morgado aims to find out. His aggressive growth model requires the firm's litigators to collaborate on case files with a few clicks from anywhere in the world. A year ago, Morgado realized that the firm's traditional practice management software would not further the firm's ambitious growth plans so Morgado replaced it with Themis Solutions' Clio, a Web-based (SaaS) practice management system. How well has Clio performed over the past year? Find out in today's issue of SmallLaw.

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Topics: Accounting/Billing/Time Capture | Coming Attractions | Online/Cloud | Practice Management/Calendars | SmallLaw

Syncing BlackBerry With Outlook; Reviews of Callcentric, MaxEmail, Thunderbird; Finding Legal iPhone Apps

By Sara Skiff | Thursday, September 23, 2010

Today's issue of Answers to Questions contains these articles:

Jonathan Warshay, Review: Callcentric VoIP Fax Service

Craig Yaris, Tip: How to Sync Your BlackBerry With Outlook

Salvatore Zurzolo, Tip: Where to Find Legal iPhone Apps (Hint, You Don't Have to Go Far)

Marc Lauritsen, Review: Switching From Netscape to Thunderbird

John Crossan, Review: MaxEmail; Fax to Email Patent Issue

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Smartphone Apps Addicts Unite Plus 107 More Articles

By Sara Skiff | Monday, September 20, 2010

Coming today to BlawgWorld: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 98 articles from the past week worthy of your attention, including our Post of the Week. Here's a sample:

Will USB 3.0 Speed Up My Printer?

N.J. Court OKs Googling Jurors During Voir Dire

Don't Pay Your Employees More Money for the Same Work

The Evolution of Law Firm Web Marketing

This issue also contains links to every article in the September 2010 issue of Law Practice Today. Don't miss this issue or future issues.

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Topics: BlawgWorld Newsletter | Coming Attractions | Copiers/Scanners/Printers | Law Firm Marketing/Publications/Web Sites | Law Office Management | Online/Cloud

How Google Instantly Changed Law Firm Marketing Plus 120 More Articles

By Sara Skiff | Thursday, September 16, 2010

Coming today to BlawgWorld: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 96 articles from the past week worthy of your attention, including our Post of the Week. Here's a sample:

Stopping Word From Automatically CAPITALIZING Words

Paralyzed by Choice — Too Many Smartphone Options

Firm Specialization Is the Key to Future Success

6 Easy Steps to Setting Up Google Places for Your Law Firm

This issue also contains links to every article in the September/October 2010 issue of Law Practice. Don't miss this issue or future issues.

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Topics: BlawgWorld Newsletter | Business Productivity/Word Processing | Coming Attractions | Laptops/Smartphones/Tablets | Law Firm Marketing/Publications/Web Sites | Law Office Management | Online/Cloud

Reviews of Fastcase, eFax, Toodledo; Dell Laptop Shopping Tips; Clio Versus Rocket Matter

By Sara Skiff | Thursday, September 16, 2010

Today's issue of Answers to Questions contains these articles:

Bryan Sims, How to Shop for a Dell Laptop (Tips to Prevent Buyer's Remorse)

Burton Bruggeman, Review: Toodledo To-Do List Software

Leslie Shear, Review: eFax Internet Fax to Email Service

William Shilling, Two Case Management Options for a Small Firm

James Atkins, Review: The Pros and Cons of Fastcase

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