Discovery Advocate

MAY 20, 2020

As courts and litigants adapt to the new normal by instituting social distancing measures through remote hearings and depositions, how we preserve, collect and produce documents should not be an afterthought. While the practice of e-discovery may already be well suited to remote work given the advanced evolution of technologies available to address challenges, below are five key areas to address in the current COVID-19 environment. 1.

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ABA TECHSHOW

MAY 8, 2020

New from Legal Talk Today | Legal marketing expert Gyi Tsakalakis offers advice about what law firms should be doing right now to market and grow their practices. Legal marketing expert, founder of Attorney Sync, and host of Lunch Hour Legal Marketing Gyi Tsakalakis offers advice about what law firms should be doing right now to market and grow their businesses during the COVID-19 shutdowns.

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MAY 29, 2020

Download Web Pages Using HTTrack Website Copier This fast tip demonstrates how to download pages from a website, in case you need to get a “snapshot in time” of a website for a litigation matter, using free software called HTTrack Website Copier.

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Technically Legal

MAY 27, 2020

LegalMation Co-Founder Thomas Suh is our guest in Episode 33. LegalMation is a suite of artificial intelligence tools that helps attorneys and legal professionals automate routine litigation tasks like drafting pleadings and written discovery responses. Thomas and his Co-Founder James Lee came up with the idea for LegalMation while working at a litigation boutique.

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Advertiser: Trellis

Trellis AI leverages the largest repository of state trial court data to help litigators evaluate cases, automate brief drafting, suggest winning strategies, and more. Key components: Draft Arguments — Uses similar/successful motions in the Trellis database to generate arguments/citations for your motions seeking dismissal, summary judgment, etc. Case Assessment — Predict the likely outcomes of a case at any stage to help you decide to accept it, guide motion practice, make settlement offers, an

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LawNext podcast

MAY 26, 2020

Today on LawNext: A coronavirus success story – how a state bar, anticipating a tidal wave of unemployment claims, partnered with two legaltech companies to launch a pro bono portal in barely more than a week. On April 27, 2020, the New York State Bar Association launched a website devoted to helping those who need unemployment assistance due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Discovery Advocate

MAY 20, 2020

Many businesses have remote work and bring-your-own-device policies that cover access to company systems and information from personal devices. These policies may also state expectations or requirements for the management and security of company information. But these policies likely do not account for the rapid transition to virtual offices and remote work hastened by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Discovery Advocate

MAY 21, 2020

At the federal and state levels, there have been calls to suspend statutes of limitations during the COVID-19 outbreak. A number of states have already acted, but state approaches vary and are open to future changes as the challenges of the pandemic play out at the national, state and local levels. This uncertainty affects businesses considering when they must file actions and those assessing whether a risk of anticipated litigation has been extinguished.

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Discovery Advocate

MAY 21, 2020

Many businesses have remote work and bring-your-own-device policies that cover access to company systems and information from personal devices. These policies may also state expectations or requirements for the management and security of company information. But these policies likely do not account for the rapid transition to virtual offices and remote work hastened by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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NSLT

MAY 29, 2020

Download Web Pages Using HTTrack Website Copier This fast tip demonstrates how to download pages from a website, in case you need to get a “snapshot in time” of a website for a litigation matter, using free software called HTTrack Website Copier.

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MAY 28, 2020

OS X Tips : How to sign any PDF File/Document in Mail Did you know Mac allows to sign any PDF file or document right in Mail? It’s easy and quick. You need to follow these steps to sign PDF file on Mac before sending email.

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Advertiser: Trellis

Law Firm Intelligence by Trellis aggregates state trial court data across the Trellis platform enabling users to: look up a particular metric related to a specific law firm (such as, how many cases a law firm had or has against another law firm), and see the actual dockets and documents supporting the metric. Trellis data is maximized in a revolutionary and unique way to provide users an exclusive look into a law firm litigating in state trial courts.

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MAY 28, 2020

OS X Tips : How to sign any PDF File/Document in Mail Did you know Mac allows to sign any PDF file or document right in Mail? It’s easy and quick. You need to follow these steps to sign PDF file on Mac before sending email.

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MAY 27, 2020

PowerPoint Tip - Adding a Whiteboard to your Presentation PowerPoint 2010 has a white board feature that allows you to insert notes into a live presentation. This feature allows you to transcribe audience ideas or feedback in real time. This tool makes interactive presentations more efficient and makes the transition from presenting a slide to notating ideas seamless.

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MAY 27, 2020

PowerPoint Tip - Adding a Whiteboard to your Presentation PowerPoint 2010 has a white board feature that allows you to insert notes into a live presentation. This feature allows you to transcribe audience ideas or feedback in real time. This tool makes interactive presentations more efficient and makes the transition from presenting a slide to notating ideas seamless.

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MAY 26, 2020

Electronic Discovery – E-mail Chains There are many terms that we use when working with electronic discovery. This term relates to the e-mail data. A conversation that takes place within an e-mail application is referred to as an “e-mail chain” or an “e-mail string” or an “e-mail thread”.

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Advertiser: Trellis

With Daily Filings Report by Trellis you will receive an email and csv file daily with all new cases filed in the jurisdictions you're tracking. Each new case will include all case metadata like judge, parties, counsel, practice area, and even direct links to the full docket and complaint. Trellis Daily Filings Reports provide direct access to newly filed state and federal litigation curated just for you.

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MAY 26, 2020

Electronic Discovery – E-mail Chains There are many terms that we use when working with electronic discovery. This term relates to the e-mail data. A conversation that takes place within an e-mail application is referred to as an “e-mail chain” or an “e-mail string” or an “e-mail thread”.

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NSLT

MAY 22, 2020

Clio Law Practice Management Software Clio is probably the most popular cloud-based practice management software. As good as Clio already is, it keeps getting better. The web and mobile apps are beautiful and a pleasure to use, while Clio’s long list of integrations means you can use it with a lot of the other software you may already be using in your law practice (like Dropbox, QuickBooks Online, Xero, and Google Apps, to name just a few).

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MAY 22, 2020

Clio Law Practice Management Software Clio is probably the most popular cloud-based practice management software. As good as Clio already is, it keeps getting better. The web and mobile apps are beautiful and a pleasure to use, while Clio’s long list of integrations means you can use it with a lot of the other software you may already be using in your law practice (like Dropbox, QuickBooks Online, Xero, and Google Apps, to name just a few).

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Discovery Advocate

MAY 20, 2020

At the federal and state levels, there have been calls to suspend statutes of limitations during the COVID-19 outbreak. A number of states have already acted, but state approaches vary and are open to future changes as the challenges of the pandemic play out at the national, state and local levels. This uncertainty affects businesses considering when they must file actions and those assessing whether a risk of anticipated litigation has been extinguished.

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MAY 21, 2020

43 Handy Excel Shortcuts You Can't Live Without Here is a list of 43 keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Excel. Although you can do all of these maneuvers manually, knowing these tricks will help save you time so you can focus on the stuff that really matters. All of these shortcuts can be accessed on PC and Mac, so the list includes both types where applicable.

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MAY 21, 2020

43 Handy Excel Shortcuts You Can't Live Without Here is a list of 43 keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Excel. Although you can do all of these maneuvers manually, knowing these tricks will help save you time so you can focus on the stuff that really matters. All of these shortcuts can be accessed on PC and Mac, so the list includes both types where applicable.

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MAY 20, 2020

Harvest–Tips and Tricks Add Expense Reports to Invoices, Automatically We know you aren’t tracking time for the fun of it. You want critical insight into your projects and the ability to invoice your clients. That’s why Harvest makes it easy to pull the time you track into professional online invoices. But when it comes to invoicing, time is only half the equation.

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MAY 20, 2020

Harvest–Tips and Tricks Add Expense Reports to Invoices, Automatically We know you aren’t tracking time for the fun of it. You want critical insight into your projects and the ability to invoice your clients. That’s why Harvest makes it easy to pull the time you track into professional online invoices. But when it comes to invoicing, time is only half the equation.

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NSLT

MAY 19, 2020

10 Microsoft Outlook Features Lawyers Should Use If you’re one of the many lawyers relying on MS Outlook for email, calendaring, and maybe more – you need to utilize these features.

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MAY 19, 2020

10 Microsoft Outlook Features Lawyers Should Use If you’re one of the many lawyers relying on MS Outlook for email, calendaring, and maybe more – you need to utilize these features.

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MAY 18, 2020

Turn your PPT presentation into a video When you make a recording of a presentation, all its elements (narration, animation, pointer movements, timings, and so on) are saved in the presentation itself. In essence, the presentation becomes a video that your audience can watch in PowerPoint.

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MAY 18, 2020

Turn your PPT presentation into a video When you make a recording of a presentation, all its elements (narration, animation, pointer movements, timings, and so on) are saved in the presentation itself. In essence, the presentation becomes a video that your audience can watch in PowerPoint.

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MAY 15, 2020

How to Use Evernote: The Unofficial Manual In its early days, Evernote was a simple note-taking app. Since then, it’s turned into a productivity powerhouse that can help you capture, organize, recall, and work with your information. All that power is great — but it doesn’t make for an easy learning experience. Learning how to use Evernote on your own takes a long time, which is why we’ve put together this tutorial that will show you how to take full advantage of the most important Evernote featu

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MAY 15, 2020

How to Use Evernote: The Unofficial Manual In its early days, Evernote was a simple note-taking app. Since then, it’s turned into a productivity powerhouse that can help you capture, organize, recall, and work with your information. All that power is great — but it doesn’t make for an easy learning experience. Learning how to use Evernote on your own takes a long time, which is why we’ve put together this tutorial that will show you how to take full advantage of the most important Evernote featu

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MAY 14, 2020

6 Automatic Editing Tools That Will Make Your Writing Super Clean What you want your editing tool to do will influence which one(s) you choose. No one tool can do it all — nor can one of these tools wave away the work and critical thinking necessary for a well-edited book. An automatic editing tool doesn’t replace a human editor. Because language rules and elements of a good story can be so flexible, human eyes will always be superior to the rigidity of automatic tools.

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MAY 14, 2020

6 Automatic Editing Tools That Will Make Your Writing Super Clean What you want your editing tool to do will influence which one(s) you choose. No one tool can do it all — nor can one of these tools wave away the work and critical thinking necessary for a well-edited book. An automatic editing tool doesn’t replace a human editor. Because language rules and elements of a good story can be so flexible, human eyes will always be superior to the rigidity of automatic tools.

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MAY 13, 2020

Convert PDF to Excel online A free service like this one could be a real lifesaver. One of the tools that allows professionals to spend less time wrangling lengthy PDF files is Investintech’s PDF to Excel tool. This tool efficiently converts non-editable PDF documents into fully editable Excel (xls) files, allowing users to reuse table layouts or the information inside them.

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MAY 13, 2020

Convert PDF to Excel online A free service like this one could be a real lifesaver. One of the tools that allows professionals to spend less time wrangling lengthy PDF files is Investintech’s PDF to Excel tool. This tool efficiently converts non-editable PDF documents into fully editable Excel (xls) files, allowing users to reuse table layouts or the information inside them.

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MAY 12, 2020

Electronic Discovery–Indexing The term “processing” encompasses many steps, which can make it one of the most difficult topics to teach in litigation support. Indexing is another step in the “processing” stage and it is one of the steps that can take some time to complete, depending on the volume of data that needs to be indexed. In simple terms, the indexing process will go grab every word in every document and then generate a list of those words, sorted in alphanumeric order.

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MAY 12, 2020

Electronic Discovery–Indexing The term “processing” encompasses many steps, which can make it one of the most difficult topics to teach in litigation support. Indexing is another step in the “processing” stage and it is one of the steps that can take some time to complete, depending on the volume of data that needs to be indexed. In simple terms, the indexing process will go grab every word in every document and then generate a list of those words, sorted in alphanumeric order.

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