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Don’t Miss This Year’s TECHSHOW!

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

The American Bar Association’s annual TECHSHOW is fast approaching! This year’s not-to-be missed silver jubilee celebration will be held in Chicago from April 11 to 13, 2011. Continuing its tradition of bringing technology and lawyers together, this year’s show promises to be an information-packed, fun-filled event.

I am thrilled to be co-presenting a session entitled ‘BlackBerry Love’ along with Dan Pinnington of PracticePro. This session will celebrate all things BlackBerry. First, we will offer some tips and tricks for increasing your BlackBerry proficiency and making the most of your smartphone. For example, did you know you can (more…)

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Scanning Solution for the Mobile Lawyer – Neat!

Monday, March 1st, 2010

As a wills and estates lawyer, I often meet with elderly or hospitalized clients in their residence or hospital room.   When I meet clients at my office, it is a simple matter to use our office equipment to scan documents such as deeds, birth certificates, financial statements, and insurance policies which we ask clients to bring.  However, when visiting clients outside of the office I have to ask if the client will allow me to take documents away for scanning at the office — not something that either I or the client really want to happen.  (more…)

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Top Ten Reasons to go Paperless

Sunday, June 14th, 2009

In the summer of 2006, our office began the process of going paperless. We are glad we took the plunge and have been pleased with the many benefits of having done so.  In the hopes of inspiring others to go paperless, here are what we consider the top ten reasons to go paperless. (more…)

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Backups in a Paperless Office

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

After speaking recently at the 4th Annual Solo and Small Firm Conference (May 6-7, 2009, Toronto), I have received emails asking for more information, especially on the topic of ‘going paperless’ in a small law office. In responding to those email queries, it occurred to me that my answers might be helpful to others. This is the first of what may be several blogs in which I share my answers. This one is about my thoughts on backups. For the office that goes paperless, reliable, frequent backups are critical as there is no paper copy available. (more…)

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