TechnoLawyer: TechnoFeature

Coming December 11, 2007 to TechnoFeature: When it comes to PDF files, you need a few key functions. Before sending information you need to preserve the integrity of the document, remove metadata, perhaps combine multiple documents into a single PDF, plus you need the ability to quickly review and manipulate the order of pages. In this article, legal technology consultant Caren Schwartz reviews Bluebeam PDF Revu which does all that and more. She discusses the installation process, her favorite features, the problems she encountered, tech support, pricing, and of course her overall TechnoScore.

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Coming December 4, 2007 to TechnoFeature: Learning new software is like learning to cook — you need to practice and can always benefit from experts. In this article, attorney and experienced Acrobat user Roy Greenberg shares his top ten tips for Acrobat 8 Professional. If you think you know Acrobat, think again. Roy has purposely focused on ten little-known features with an emphasis on sending PDF documents to people unfamiliar with the program. Although this article won't help you make better lasagna, it will enable you to cook up better PDF files. Plus, Roy's tips have no calories.

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Coming November 27, 2007 to TechnoFeature: t's 4:30. You need to fax a 40-page document to one person and email it in PDF format to another person ASAP before the close of business. Sound familiar? In this article, attorney David Hiersekorn reviews Zetafax Duo 2007, which combines PDF automation and desktop faxing, and integrates with Microsoft Outlook and Exchange. David shares how he has integrated Zetafax Duo 2007 into his practice as well as his likes and dislikes.

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Coming November 13, 2007 to TechnoFeature: Thomas Edison once said "Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless." This aphorism may hold true for amorphous inventions like the Web, but not specific products like accounting and billing software. If such a program doesn't work as advertised or as expected, a lawyer's livelihood suffers. Hence, the need for comprehensive reviews like this one in which patent attorney Norman Van Treeck rates Lexis Back Office Powered by PCLaw 9.0. This new version features time tracking, billing and accounts receivable, credit card processing, trust accounting, and much more.

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Coming November 6, 2007 to TechnoFeature: Movies, restaurants, cars, software ... all of these products get rated, making it easier for us to decide what to see, where to eat, what to drive, etc. Why should choosing a lawyer be any different? In this article, lawyer and blogger Mazyar Hedayat reviews Avvo, an online service designed to help the average joe choose the perfect lawyer. Most controversial is Avvo's rating system, which prompted a backlash and even some lawsuits when it launched this June. How did it all start? Does it really help? Mazyar answers these questions and more — but only if you promise to jack up his Avvo rating.

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Years ago, discovery involved a very well-known item — paper. Today, discovery encompasses much more than paper so a litigation team needs to adopt a multifaceted approach as they adapt to this ever-changing world. Fortunately, George Socha and Tom Gelbmann's landmark Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) lays out the major steps in eDiscovery. But what do these steps mean in terms of the day-to-day grind for Joe or Jane Litigator? For help we turn to trial attorney and legal technologist Bruce Olson who has written what we think will become a much-discussed three-part series on the most important components of Socha-Gelbmann's EDRM. First, he covered Collection and Processing. In this second article, he tackles the review process.

Coming October 30, 2007 to TechnoFeature: Years ago, discovery involved a very well-known item — paper. Today, discovery encompasses much more than paper so a litigation team needs to adopt a multifaceted approach as they adapt to this ever-changing world. Fortunately, George Socha and Tom Gelbmann's landmark Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) lays out the major steps in eDiscovery. But what do these steps mean in terms of the day-to-day grind for Joe or Jane Litigator? For help we turn to trial attorney and legal technologist Bruce Olson who has written what we think will become a much-discussed three-part series on the most important components of Socha-Gelbmann's EDRM. First, he covered Collection and Processing. In the second article, he tackled the review process. In today's final installment, Bruce discusses analysis and production.

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Coming October 16, 2007 to TechnoFeature: Years ago, discovery involved a very well-known item — paper. Today, discovery encompasses much more than paper so a litigation team needs to adopt a multifaceted approach as they adapt to this ever-changing world. Fortunately, George Socha and Tom Gelbmann's landmark Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) lays out the major steps in eDiscovery. But what do these steps mean in terms of the day-to-day grind for Joe or Jane Litigator? For help we turn to trial attorney and legal technologist Bruce Olson who has written what we think will become a much-discussed three-part series on the most important components of Socha-Gelbmann's EDRM. In this first installment, he covers Collection and Processing.

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Coming October 09, 2007 to TechnoFeature: In the past, preservation meant simply asking a client to set aside a pile of paper documents. In today's world, attorneys need to impress upon their client, the client's employees, and the client's IT professionals to remain constantly vigilant in the preservation of email, electronic documents, and a whole host of other potentially relevant digital data collections. In this article, eDiscovery expert Brett Burney explores the broadening responsibility associated with the preservation of electronic data. Brett's advice is so good, you'll want to get started by preserving this very newsletter.

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Coming September 25, 2007 to TechnoFeature: One of the definitions of "concordance" is agreement  — something all litigators hope to gain from judges and jurors during trial. Fittingly, a year after acquiring Dataflight, LexisNexis has released Concordance 2007. In this review, litigation support expert Paul Easton evaluates Concordance 2007's significant new features and minor tweaks  — and of course rates it using our TechnoScore system.

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