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Live From the TechnoLawyer Party: Mobile Legal Apps

By Sara Skiff | Monday, February 9, 2009

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We would like to thank the 102 people who braved the snow on February 3, 2009 to attend the TechnoLawyer Party (2009 Edition) in New York City. We'll have photos and a more detailed report on the festivities soon.

In the meantime, I'd like to share with you a short video interview of TechnoLawyer publisher Neil Squillante that was filmed just as our party was getting underway by West's senior communications specialist Angelique Schaffer and posted on West's Westblog. Angie was joined by Scott Augustin, West's director of communications. (You can see Angie, Scott, and Neil from left to right in the above photo.)

In the video below, Neil discusses one of his top five 2009 predictions for the legal profession — robust legal applications for next-generation smartphone platforms like the iPhone, BlackBerry Storm, and Palm Pre. Neil discussed this prediction and others in greater detail in his recent article, TechnoLawyer's 2009 Legal Industry Predictions.

Transcript
What's the top legal tech trend for 2009?

Earlier this year I published an article with my top five predictions for 2009. I think one of the biggest is going to be the development, the explosion really, of mobile applications for lawyers. With the advent of the iPhone, the BlackBerry, the next version of Windows Mobile, Google's operating system for telephones, I think that's probably going to be the big story this year, although it may take till the end of the year for us to really start to see it gestate.

Why?

Well lawyers have always been pretty mobile, and while they've always been described as technology laggards, the one thing that lawyers really adapted to very early and quickly were these mobile smartphones like BlackBerrys, Treos, iPhones, etc. The fact that you can now almost do anything that you can do in your office on these phones, particularly with these rich applications that are coming out, will change the way lawyers work and make their lives a lot better actually. They won't have to go back to their office after court, for example, to do something. They can get it done right there and then go home.

About TechnoEditorials
A TechnoEditorial is the vehicle through which we opine and provide tips of interest to lawyers, law office administrators, and others in the legal profession. We link to each new TechnoEditorial and dozens of other articles on the legal Web each week in our BlawgWorld newsletter, which is free. Please subscribe now.

Topics: Email/Messaging/Telephony | Laptops/Smartphones/Tablets | TechnoLawyer | Technology Industry/Legal Profession | TL Editorial | Trade Show Reports | Videos

Godzilla Attacks Law Firm Video Plus 61 More Links

By Neil J. Squillante | Monday, February 9, 2009

Coming today to BlawgWorld: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 32 articles from the past week worthy of your attention, including our Post of the Week. Here's a sample:

Live From the TechnoLawyer Party: Mobile Legal Apps (Video)

Six Don'ts for the End of Your Presentations

How Williams Mullen Capitalized on the Credit Crisis

This issue also contains links to every article in the January and February 2009 issues of Law Practice, and Law Technology News. Don't miss this issue or future issues.

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Topics: BlawgWorld Newsletter | Coming Attractions | Email/Messaging/Telephony | Laptops/Smartphones/Tablets | Law Firm Marketing/Publications/Web Sites | Law Office Management | TechnoLawyer | Technology Industry/Legal Profession | Videos

If You Can Spare 3 Seconds, Please Vote for TechnoLawyer Blog

By Neil J. Squillante | Wednesday, December 31, 2008

We have never won an award. But we have a good explanation.

Most publishing awards from the Pulitzer on down require the payment of an entry fee. We've never bothered to enter any of these competitions.

But after years of apathy, we've decided that we would like to win an award.

The American Bar Association has nominated TechnoLawyer Blog (this site) for the Best Legal Technology Blog. And to its credit, the ABA chose the nominees on merit without requiring an entry fee.

The ABA has made it very easy to vote. No registration is required. Just scroll down the page and check the box next to TechnoLawyer Blog.

If you can spare 3 seconds, please vote for TechnoLawyer Blog now.

Voting ends on January 2, 2009! Thank you!

About TechnoEditorials
A TechnoEditorial is the vehicle through which we opine and provide tips of interest to managing partners, law firm administrators, and others in the legal profession. TechnoEditorials appear first in TechnoGuide, and later here in TechnoLawyer Blog. TechnoGuide, which is free, also contains exclusive content. Please subscribe now.

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Happy Birthday to BlawgWorld 2007 with TechnoLawyer Problem/Solution Guide

By Neil J. Squillante | Wednesday, July 30, 2008

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One year ago today we launched BlawgWorld 2007 with TechnoLawyer Problem/Solution Guide — a free eBook.

We believe it has become the most widely reviewed legal eBook of all time, proving that everyone is indeed a critic. We have found 70 reviews to date.

So what better way to celebrate than by showcasing these reviews? Below you will find choice quotes from ten of our favorite reviews — in no particular order and not all of them favorable.

Of course, the only review that really matters is yours. So please download a copy now to see what all the fuss is about.

Everyone's a Critic: Ten of Our Favorite Reviews

Brett Burney, A Review of TechnoLawyer's Free BlawgWorld 2007 ebook, LLRX
"In their usual flair and capacity, TechnoLawyer has created a unique and interactive eBook that brilliantly takes advantage of the technology found in PDF files. BlawgWorld 2007 was designed to open in just about any PDF viewer and it worked very well in my various tests.... [B]oth ebooks are entirely free to download from the TechnoLawyer Website. You aren't even required to register, provide your name or e-mail address, or join TechnoLawyer (although you would be well served to do so) — you just simply click the link, download the book, and start reading."

Robert Ambrogi, BlawgWorld 2007: I Still Don't Get It, ALM Legal Blog Watch
"Squillante and Skiff deserve high praise for the design and format of BlawgWorld 2007. The book employs a navigation system that takes full advantage of the features of PDF. The concept is "three clicks from anywhere to anywhere." That holds true, enabling the reader to find and get to articles quickly and intuitively.... I am able to evaluate a blog only by reading several postings over a period of time. To take one self-selected post and add it to a compendium of posts from other bloggers seems to serve no practical purpose other than to stroke the egos of the bloggers who are included."

Bonnie Shucha, BlawgWorld 2007: I Finally Get It, WisBlawg
"BlawgWorld is all about educating non-blogging legal professionals about blogs. What are they? What do they have to offer? Which ones match my interests? Hopefully, then, some of these readers will be intrigued enough to venture out into the blogosphere. As a someone who has devoted a lot of effort to educating legal professionals about blogs, I feel almost embarrassed that I didn't get it before now."

Ross L. Kodner, Responding to Legal Blog Watch’s Critique of BlawgWorld 2007 E-Book, Ross Ipsa Loquitur
"What I find is that the majority of lawyers still barely know what a blog is, no less subscribe to multiple blogs and actually learn from all the valuable content that’s out there.... TechnoLawyer is providing something very valuable to the average lawyer in the trenches .... If even a handful learn something that helps them improve their lot in law practice and extends to improvement of their service to clients, then it’s a success."

Michelle Golden, BlawgWorld 2007 eBook Just Released!, Golden Practices
"The eBook is super easy to navigate as its creators boast readers are never more than three clicks from what they seek. It's a well-designed approach to eBooks and if you are thinking of developing one, this is a model you'll want to check out."

Michael Bates, Technolawyer — BlawgWorld 2007, Calgary Criminal Lawyers' Weekly
"As a lawyer who tries to keep current with the various advances in technology that can help to streamline the practice of law, I am one of numerous subscribers to the TechnoLawyer website and newsletters. I am also a contributor to TechnoLawyer's online project known as BlawgWorld ... an impressive collection of legal blogs from around the World Wide Web."

Jeremy Blachman, Blawgworld 2007, Jeremy Blachman's Weblog (Anonymous Lawyer)
"Graphically the whole thing is really impressive.... And they've packaged it with something called the TechnoLawyer Problem/Solution Guide, which answers burning questions like, "How can I get data off a live exchange server for discovery?" and "How do you convene a mediation when the other side doesn't want to talk settlement?" I mean, irrelevant to my own life, but it actually seems like a reasonably useful resource if this is the sort of stuff you do all day."

Jim Calloway, BlawgWorld 2007 Is Published, Jim Calloway's Law Practice Tips Blog
"Some will find fault with any selection of best blawgs, but this certainly should give anyone a feel for the varied and interesting content being published by the citizen journalists within the legal community.... However, there is an interesting addition this year with the inclusion of Technolawyer Problem/Solution Guide. It features 185 law office technology problems with 185 suggested solutions. It is a sponsored feature, so that means you will be getting one particular vendor's suggested solution. But it is another useful tool."

Andis Kaulins, LawPundit Judicial Clerkship Posting Published in BlawgWorld 2007 by TechnoLawyer, LawPundit
"BlawgWorld 2007 is an exceptional freely downloadable pathfinding legal e-book published today by TechnoLawyer, the leading internet law tech resource.... Compare the extensive reach and the easy availability of this avantgarde peer-reviewed e-book publication to the dwindling readership of the pay-based printed journals still being churned out in the legal field and in other academic disciplines, as if the internet did not exist."

Sheryl Sisk Schelin, BlawgWorld 2007: A Review, Blawg in a Box
"If BlawgWorld's stated goal is to introduce lawyers to new blogs in a more efficient way, I have to say I'm not convinced it's a success. But if the goal was to produce an amazing eBook — well, here, TechnoLawyer succeeded wildly." [Sadly, Blawg in a Box no longer exists so we cannot offer a link.]

What Do You Think?

We welcome your opinion on our eBook and on all other topics as well. You may not know it, but TechnoLawyer is the grandaddy of social networks in the legal profession. Each year hundreds of lawyers and law office administrators share their wisdom within our peer-written newsletters. Please sign up for one or more of these newsletters while you're here. Like our eBook, they're free.

Topics: BlawgWorld eBook | TechnoLawyer | TechnoLawyer Problem/Solution Guide

BlawgWorld 30,000: Watch the Video and Download the eBook

By Neil J. Squillante | Monday, June 9, 2008

Recently, our popular eBook, BlawgWorld 2007 with TechnoLawyer Problem/Solution Guide, surpassed 30,000 downloads.

To commemorate this milestone, we created the short video above. In less than 2 minutes, the video features 14 of the bloggers who contributed to the eBook as well as many other legal industry insiders. Watch the video to see if you can identify everyone (including yourself perhaps).

Download Your Free Copy of the eBook

BlawgWorld 2007 with TechnoLawyer Problem/Solution Guide is a free PDF eBook.

The first half of the eBook, BlawgWorld 2007, showcases the best essays from 77 of the most respected legal blogs (blawgs). The second half, TechnoLawyer Problem/Solution Guide, provides solutions to 185 common problems encountered by law firms and legal departments.

More than 34,000 legal professionals have already downloaded the eBook. Please download your free copy now.

Topics: BlawgWorld eBook | TechnoLawyer | TechnoLawyer Problem/Solution Guide | Videos

ABA TECHSHOW 2008: Read Our Exclusive Firsthand Reports

By Neil J. Squillante | Monday, March 24, 2008

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You hear a lot these days about people live-blogging trade shows and other events. But with few exceptions live blogging (perhaps we lawyers should call it realtime blogging) fails because quality writing takes time. It's sort of like the speed of light or the force of gravity. There's just no getting around it.

So when we began discussing how to cover ABA TECHSHOW 2008, we nixed the idea of live-blogging this important event. Instead, we decided to publish reports as quickly as possible while maintaining high standards. Call it retrospective blogging. Or just call it good reporting.

But don't worry. We're done! Below you'll find our complete coverage of ABA TECHSHOW 2008 — 13 reports. If you're still hungry for even more coverage, you'll also find links to 33 additional reports in other publications.

Crazy Mazy ...
Trade shows are unpredictable. Whenever you bring together thousands of smart, free-thinking people, sparks will fly. So who better to cover ABA TECHSHOW than our most unpredictable TechnoLawyer correspondent and the ultimate free thinker — Mazyar Hedayat. Or as we call him, Crazy Mazy, a name inspired by Apple's famous Think Different ad campaign about free thinkers, which begins, "Here's to the the crazy ones." When he's not reporting on trade shows, Mazy practices law in Bolingbrook, Illinois.

TechnoLawyer's ABA TECHSHOW 2008 Reports ...
Mazyar Hedayat, I Attended ABA TECHSHOW 2008 and All I Got Was This Lousy Blog Post

Mazyar Hedayat, Eliminating the Paper Chase: From Boxes to Bytes (Paperless Office Track)

Mazyar Hedayat, A Real World EDD Motion Hearing (Litigation Track)

Mazyar Hedayat, The Mobile Office: Take Your Desktop in Your Pocket (Mobile Technology Track)

Mazyar Hedayat, Outlook Tips and Tricks (Roundtables Track)

Mazyar Hedayat, So You Want to Be an ABA Author? (Special Session)

Mazyar Hedayat, Beating the Startup Blues: A Tech Survival Guide (Solo/Small Firm II Track)

Mazyar Hedayat, Grand Finale: 60 Sites In 60 Minutes

Mazyar Hedayat, Crazy Mazy's Best of Show: SQ Global Solutions

Mazyar Hedayat, Crazy Mazy's Best of Show: Legal Bar by BEC Legal Systems

Mazyar Hedayat, Crazy Mazy's Best of Show: Electronic Discovery

Mazyar Hedayat, Crazy Mazy's Best of Show: Adobe Acrobat Professional

Mazyar Hedayat, A Report from the Exhibit Hall and Suggestions for TechShow 2009

Other ABA TECHSHOW 2008 Reports

Brett Burney, Tips and Tricks at the ABA TechShow 2008, Law.com

Jim Calloway, Law Practice Tips From ABA TECHSHOW 2008, Jim Calloway's Law Practice Tips Blog

Jim Calloway, More Law Practice Tips From ABA TECHSHOW 2008, Jim Calloway's Law Practice Tips Blog

Jim Calloway, ABA TECHSHOW 2008 Wrap Up, Jim Calloway's Law Practice Tips Blog

Rob La Gatta, Brett Burney of Burney Consultants and ediscoveryinfo, Real Lawyers Have Blogs

Rob La Gatta, Adriana Linares of LawTech Partners, Real Lawyers Have Blogs

Rob La Gatta, Live from TechShow: Jim Calloway of the Oklahoma Bar Association, Real Lawyers Have Blogs

Rob La Gatta, Live from TechShow: Aviva Cuyler of JD Supra, Real Lawyers Have Blogs

Rob La Gatta, Live from TechShow: Ed Poll of LawBiz Management Co., Real Lawyers Have Blogs

Rob La Gatta, Live from TechShow: Laura Calloway of the Alabama State Bar, Real Lawyers Have Blogs

Rob La Gatta, Live from TechShow: David Cowen of The Cowen Group, Real Lawyers Have Blogs

Rob La Gatta, Live from TechShow: Brian Ritchey of LexisNexis, Real Lawyers Have Blogs

Mike McBride, ABA Techshow Day 3 Session 1, The Many Faces of Mike

Mike McBride, TechShow Day 3 Session 2: Automated Documents, The Many Faces of Mike

Mike McBride, A few Final TechShow Thoughts, The Many Faces of Mike

Greg Siskind, Lawyering in the Connected World: How to Snag the Connected Client, Greg Siskind's Blog

Sharon Nelson, ABA TECHSHOW Day Two: The Most Damning Thing Is the Hole Where Evidence Used to Be, Ride the Lightning

Sharon Nelson, Bank Secrecy Act Guns Down Sheriff of Wall Street, Ride the Lightning

Dominic Jaar, Todd Flaming and Brett Burney on Small Volume E-Discovery, Wines and Information Management

JoAnna Forshee, Just in Time for ABA TechShow/LMA Annual Conference: How to Measure Trade Show Return on Investment (ROI), Inside Legal

JoAnna Forshee, ABA TechShow Wrap-Up, InsideLegal

JoAnna Forshee, ABA TechShow Media Panel Publication Profiles, InsideLegal

Jordan Furlong, Takeaways from TechShow, Law21

Ben Stevens, Reflections on TechShow 2008, The Mac Lawyer

Allison C. Shields, Making Connections at ABA TechShow 2008, Legal Ease Blog

Monica Bay, Live from Chicago: ABA TECHSHOW, The Common Scold

Dennis Kennedy, I am the Worst Liveblogger Ever: A Report from ABA TECHSHOW 2008, DennisKennedy.blog

Reid Trautz, ABA TechShow 2008 Keynote Discusses Privacy Issues, Reid My Blog

Kevin A. Thompson, TechShow 2008: In Progress Report, Cyberlaw Central

Kevin A. Thompson, TechShow 2008: Day 2: In Progress Report, Cyberlaw Central

Brian J. Ritchey, First Day at ABA TechShow, More Partner Income

Kevin O'Keefe, Back in Seattle from ABA TechShow, Real Lawyers Have Blogs

Brian J. Ritchey, For Long Term Increases To Income, Partners Must Delegate Work, More Partner Income

Photo by Adriana Linares, LawTech Partners

About TechnoLawyer Trade Show Reports
Even in today's wired world, trade shows continue to play an important role. But not everyone can attend trade shows. Hence, our trade show reports, which bring trade shows to you. You can find our trade show reports here in TechnoLawyer Blog, and also in TechnoGuide, a free newsletter that also contains exclusive content. Learn more about TechnoGuide.

Topics: CLE/News/References | TechnoLawyer | Technology Industry/Legal Profession | Trade Show Reports

ABA TECHSHOW 2008: Grand Finale: 60 Sites In 60 Minutes

By Mazyar Hedayat | Monday, March 24, 2008

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Presenters: Tom Mighell & Friends
Saturday, March 15 at 11:00 am

In addition to being a perennial favorite among both attendees and speakers, this TechShow staple is a great opportunity for the crowd to let its collective hair down and enjoy an often irreverent, free-form look at the Internet for lawyers.

This year was no exception as TechShow chairman Tom Mighell and colleagues took to the dais and led us all a journey of self-discovery and good fun. Of course your humble reporter was bushed by then so I just sat back and enjoyed the show.

Of the 60 sites, below you'll find my favorite 8 in no particular order plus 2 that I would have included:

1. More Partner Income

This site is largely acknowledged to be where the rubber meets the road in terms of law as a business and business as a way of life.

2. Yahoo! Mobile WiFi

Find WiFi hotspots nearby. If like me you want to be connected constantly, keep this site on your radar.

3. Acrobat for Legal Professionals

Rick Borstein's blog about all things Acrobat for the law office is a must-read.

4. Planet PDF

When just one know-it-all site isn't enough, turn to this bulletin board forum where you might find for instance that you're not the only one who thought the "tab" button on your keyboard would order you a soda ... or who had a particular PDF question. Same difference.

5. TechnoLawyer

I think it's a great resource. No bias here. Plus they get some incredible writers to contribute ...

6. Dodgeball

Dodgeball was among the poster-children of the early Web 2.0 movement. The speakers agreed this site is great for reaching people with text messages when they get near a given location.

7. Lifehacker

This site is just what you would guess: a remedy for what ails you. It also represents the pinnacle of "giving it away" when it comes to really useful information. Try to find something software-related that it doesn't address.

8. Google (including Google Docs, Google Calendar, Gmail, Goog411, etc., etc., etc.)

There is absolutely nothing I can add here that hasn't been written to death ... except maybe this:

• Nearly every aspect of the Google Office Suite is in the throes of being upgraded and improved on a constant basis.

• When I remember how Google Docs drew "oohs" and "aahs" at last year's TechShow it blows my mind to hear it tossed out in such a matter of fact manner as a viable office suite. What's the world coming to?

Not mentioned but worthy of a bookmark:

9. Skype

Need to make a call where there isn't any phone service? Skype plus your wireless modem is the answer. Case closed.

10. Twitter

Twitter asks that you answer the question "What are you doing?" Respond in 140 characters or less and you're twittering. Join thousands around the world doing the same or keep the conversation private. It's a combination SMS system, social network, and cultural phenomenon.

Update: ABA has published the official version of 2008's 60 Sites in 60 Minutes.

Read more firsthand reports from ABA TechShow 2008.

About TechnoLawyer Trade Show Reports
Even in today's wired world, trade shows continue to play an important role. But not everyone can attend trade shows. Hence, our trade show reports, which bring trade shows to you. You can find our trade show reports here in TechnoLawyer Blog, and also in TechnoGuide, a free newsletter that also contains exclusive content. Learn more about TechnoGuide.

Topics: Business Productivity/Word Processing | CLE/News/References | Email/Messaging/Telephony | Law Firm Marketing/Publications/Web Sites | Online/Cloud | TechnoLawyer | Technology Industry/Legal Profession | Trade Show Reports

QuickFile4Outlook Review; Word Processor Diversity; CIC Consultants Forum; KVM; iMac Attack

By Sara Skiff | Friday, February 29, 2008

Coming March 6, 2008 to Answers to Questions: Tim Hughes reviews QuickFile4Outlook - Lawyer's Edition, Lisa Cadungug shares her experience with both Word and WordPerfect in a law office setting (plus we unearth an interesting snippet on this endless debate from a 1997 TechnoLawyer message), Forum Administrator Tom Rowe clarifies some issues regarding the online CIC Solutions Forum for LexisNexis Practice Management products (and we extend a welcome to Questions that don't fit there), David Herdman offers a simple solution for using two computers with one monitor, and Diane Hopkins reviews her new iMac after switching from a Windows PC. Don't miss this issue.

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Topics: Business Productivity/Word Processing | Coming Attractions | Consultants/Services/Training | Email/Messaging/Telephony | Monitors | Networking/Operating Systems | Online/Cloud | TechnoLawyer | Technology Industry/Legal Profession | TL Answers

LegalTech 2008 Recap: You Didn't Miss Anything (Because It's All on the Web)

By Neil J. Squillante | Tuesday, February 19, 2008

I didn't attend LegalTech 2008 this year, but I didn't miss anything. And no, I'm not criticizing LegalTech. I'm praising it. ALM (the company behind LegalTech) covered the event extensively in its Legal Blog Watch blog. Additionally, a number of other bloggers and podcasters also covered LegalTech. We've compiled the best of these posts and podcasts below with some commentary.

LEGALTECH AT TECHNOLAWYER ...

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Why didn't we attend LegalTech given that our office is less than a mile away from the Hilton? If you're a non-ALM publication, you cannot conduct press briefings at the Hilton as there is no place to sit. Also, hotels serve notoriously bland food. Life is too short for processed turkey sandwiches.

So instead we invited legal vendors to meet with us at our office in our whisper-quiet conference room, which we stocked with high-end gourmet goodies from six best-of-breed New York purveyors.

The result?

Last year we scheduled 23 meetings at the Hilton. This year, we scheduled 41 meetings at our office! I'd like to thank everyone who attended. Same time next year!

As a result of these meetings, you'll learn about lots of new products in the coming weeks — plus some reviews as well. For now, you can get a "taste" of these meetings by checking out the all-day menu we provided.

The photos above show ALM's LegalTech flyer, one of the 41 meetings we held during LegalTech in our conference room, and Eleni's New York cookies, which were among the gourmet goodies we offered our guests. Seated in the conference room from left to right counterclockwise: Me, my colleague Sara Skiff, Jobst Elster, Vice President of Envision Agency, and M.W. Whit McIsaac, President & CEO of Client Profiles. JoAnna Forshee, CEO of Envision Agency, snapped the two conference room photos.

ALM'S EXTENSIVE COVERAGE OF LEGALTECH ...

According to Law Technology News editor Monica Bay, she and her team decided to live blog LegalTech the day it started. As a result, the coverage is more like a series of snapshots in a photo album than a documentary. But it's nonetheless impressive and well worth reading. Because blogs are organized in reverse chronological order, we've un-reversed the best posts for you.

Cuomo Speaks at Fios Party

CourtroomLive Launches Today

Martindale-Hubbell Blog

Balancing In-House and Outsourced EDD Resources

Tuesday Morning Panel Reports from KM Space

Day One Is Nearly Done

Day One Reports

LegalTech Seminar — Authenticating Digital Evidence

"B-Discovery"

Law Technology News Award Winners

The King (or Queen) of LegalTech Swag?

Anonymous Blawger Sighting

Photos from Bloggers' Breakfast

Lawyers Catching Up With Web 2.0

"EDD Uncertainty Looms Over LegalTech"

Google Goes to LegalTech, and LegalTech Goes Global

The Last of the LegalTech Blog Posts


BEST OF THE REST ...

Aaref Hilaly, the CEO of Clearwell Systems, who was kind enough to visit with us and who authors the blog E-Discovery 2.0, published the best account of LegalTech from the perspective of a vendor.

Is LegalTech A Good Investment?

Brett Burney, eDiscovery expert and one of the nicest guys in the business, covered the highlights from the E-Discovery Institute's event, Counselor, Why Can't You Google It? I'm sure the event lasted an hour, but you can read Brett's excellent recap in less than five minutes.

LegalTech NY 2008-Googling Your Document Review (E-Discovery Institute Session)

Ross Kodner, legal technologist extraordinaire and long-time Microsoft critic, concluded that Microsoft made the most electrifying product announcement at LegalTech.

LegalTech NY Day One: Microsoft and the Next Big Thing: "Intrasocial Networking"

Doug Cornelius of KM Space live blogged LegalTech, and, unlike many others, was nice enough to tag his posts so that I can point you to all of them with one link.

In his post, LegalTech Wrap Up, Doug echoes my criticism about nowhere to sit (just in case you didn't believe me and thought we were just making excuses to stay in our office), writing:

"Overall, I found LegalTech to be crowded and loud. I was always looking for a place to sit and chat with people but there was nowhere to be found."

Finally, Thomson West created a blog dedicated to its announcements at LegalTech. Watch the videos, which are like watching product demos in a trade show booth — but better because you're not actually in the booth.

LISTEN TO LEGALTECH COVERAGE ...

Two Legal Talk Network podcasts also covered LegalTech. Below you'll find links to the actual MP3 files. You can also find these podcasts in iTunes.

In her new podcast, Law Technology Now, Monica Bay and guests Craig Ball and Henry Dicker discuss LegalTech, including some inside baseball.

Bob Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams cover LegalTech in back-to-back episodes of their Lawyer2Lawyer podcast. I was invited to participate in one of these shows, but couldn't fit it into my schedule. Nonetheless, they are still worth a listen (ha).

What's New in Legal Technology?

LegalTech Recap 

About TechnoEditorials
A TechnoEditorial is the vehicle through which we opine and provide tips of interest to managing partners, law firm administrators, and others in the legal profession. TechnoEditorials appear first in TechnoGuide, and later here in TechnoLawyer Blog. TechnoGuide, which is free, also contains exclusive content. You can subscribe here.

Topics: Law Firm Marketing/Publications/Web Sites | TechnoLawyer | Technology Industry/Legal Profession | TL Editorial

TechnoLawyer Linkathon Winners: Susan McClellan and Charlotte Quiroz

By Neil J. Squillante | Tuesday, December 11, 2007

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In October we held our first ever sweepstakes, TechnoLawyer Linkathon.

We would like to thank all those who participated! Their links to our blog resulted in 821 downloads of our eBook, BlawgWorld 2007 with TechnoLawyer Problem/Solution Guide.

At this point, our eBook has been downloaded 22,436 times. If you don't have a copy yet, download it now (PDF file).

On November 21st we held the official drawing and chose the first and second prize winners.

Susan McClellan, Director of Marketing and Operations of Esquire Innovations, won the $500 first prize.

Charlotte Quiroz, founder of IntelliWord, won the $200 second prize.

Congratulations to Susan and Charlotte!

About TechnoEditorials
A TechnoEditorial is the vehicle through which we opine and provide tips of interest to managing partners, law firm administrators, and others in the legal profession. TechnoEditorials appear first in TechnoGuide, and later here in TechnoLawyer Blog. TechnoGuide, which is free, also contains exclusive content. You can subscribe here.

Topics: BlawgWorld eBook | TechnoLawyer | TechnoLawyer Problem/Solution Guide | TL Editorial
 
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