TechnoLawyer: TechnoFeature

Coming March 4, 2008 to TechnoFeature: Ask a litigator what topic weighs heavily on their mind these days and often you'll hear eDiscovery. But litigators are not the only legal professionals who need to understand the impact of eDiscovery on their day-to-day work — even prior to any threat of litigation. In this two-part article, trial attorney and legal technologist Bruce Olson once again delves into the complex world of eDiscovery, this time addressing the first three stages of George Socha and Tom Gelbmann's Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM): Records Management, Identification, and Preservation. In today's installment, Bruce discusses Records Management. Next week he'll cover Identification and Preservation.

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Coming February 26, 2008 to TechnoFeature: In today's fast-paced legal environment, electronic calendars and contacts are a must. However, providing others access to that information can seem challenging particularly if your calendar is a living, breathing, rapidly-changing organism. In this article, legal technology consultant Christel Burris reviews the latest edition of ClearSync, an application for accessing and sharing calendars and contacts at the office and on the go. In this comprehensive review, Christel covers everything from installation to tech support plus an overall TechnoScore.

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Coming February 19, 2008 to TechnoFeature: Managing numerous cases can seem like a daunting task — but luckily technology has stepped in to make it easier. In this article, attorney Thomas J. Daly evaluates the latest version of one of the most popular case management programs — LexisNexis' Time Matters 9.0. From installation to integration, Thomas covers everything you need to know. Does Time Matters 9.0 best match the case management needs of your firm? Read Thomas' review to find out.

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Coming February 12, 2008 to TechnoFeature: Every law firm can use a little help organizing their cases. But how do you know which case management solution is right for you? In this article, attorney Stephen Cole reviews Needles Case Management software, discussing in detail how his firm uses its various functions. He also shares his experience with customer support, what he wants in the next version, and a warning to those interested in generating reports. Whether you're new to legal technology or simply seek a new case management system, Stephen's review will help you decide if Needles can bring some much needed order to your practice.

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Coming February 5, 2008 to TechnoFeature: With the PDF format firmly entrenched as an legal industry standard, the market for more competitively priced alternatives to Adobe Acrobat has expanded. In addition, with the rapid growth of "paperless" solutions for law firms, the need to make scanning solutions as efficient and streamlined as possible has become increasingly urgent. In this article, legal technology consultant John Heckman reviews the latest version of DocsCorp's pdfDocs Desktop. Find out what John liked about this product, what he would like to see improved, and his overall TechnoScore. If you're on the hunt for a PDF solution, pdFDocs Desktop 2.1 may just fit the bill.

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Coming January 22, 2008 to TechnoFeature: Today's software programs have lots of bells and whistles. But sometimes these features detract from what you actually want to get done, thus increasing the learning curve. In this article, attorney Timothy Donovan reviews EasyDocs w/PDF+ (EasyDocs), a document automation program that focuses on a few core tasks. Tim discusses what he likes, what he doesn't like, and where EasyDocs fits into the average law practice. As an added bonus, Easy Soft accepted our invitation to respond to Tim's observations.

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Coming January 22, 2008 to TechnoFeature: First came the store, then the mail order catalog, and then online shopping. Lawyer and legal technology futurist Mazyar Hedayat sees a similar path for law firms, especially small firms. Specifically, he forecasts a shift from monolithic software applications that require technical expertise to integrate with one another to lightweight "Web 2.0" applications that easily integrate. In other words, welcome to "Law 2.0." Please pardon the dust and watch your step as Mazyar shows you around and points out some of the most promising Law 2.0 applications.

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Coming January 15, 2008 to TechnoFeature: So much software, so little time. You don't need free trials. You need a matchmaker. In this article, legal technology consultant Katrina Hubbard has done the groundwork for you and shares her top ten favorite add-ons and utilities for lawyers. These ten gems relate to all aspects of a lawyer's work from email to PDF conversion to trial presentation. Each part of this two-part TechnoFeature covers five of her picks. This being TechnoLawyer, please reply with picks of your own and reviews of Katrina's picks.

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Coming January 8, 2008 to TechnoFeature: So much software, so little time. You don't need free trials. You need a matchmaker. In this article, legal technology consultant Katrina Hubbard has done the groundwork for you and shares her top ten favorite add-ons and utilities for lawyers. These ten gems relate to all aspects of a lawyer's work from email to PDF conversion to trial presentation. Each part of this two-part TechnoFeature covers five of her picks. This being TechnoLawyer, please reply with picks of your own and reviews of Katrina's picks.

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Coming December 18, 2007 to TechnoFeature: Monstrous file cabinets are quickly giving way to monstrous hard drives. But as with paper, you still need a system for locating particular files in a jiffy. In this article, business attorney Mike Schley reviews enterprise-class desktop search tool ISYS:desktop 8. He shares how he uses it in his practice, what features he likes the best, what could use more work, what he thinks of the company's customer service, and how it differs from the free desktop search utilities available today.

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