February, 2017

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One Exhibit No Attorney Wants to See

Trial Technology

One Exhibit You NEVER Want to See (click to zoom in) Can you recall watching some case where an exhibit like this might be appropriate? This is one trial exhibit you never want to see – at least as the Defendant in your own trial. I can tell you that I’ve seen plenty of cases where a client might have had a decent chance of prevailing, had they decided to try filing something like this.

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Freshbooks v. Wave

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FreshBooks vs. Wave FreshBooks and Wave are two programs that both aim at helping people with no clue on how to do their own books with their daily accounting through a clean, simple interface and other user-friendly features. Both come with a fairly manageable learning curve and are ideal for novice bookkeepers.

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The Cost of Trial Experience

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The Vanishing Civil Jury Trial - In case you’re the only one who hasn’t noticed, there seems to be a trend toward keeping litigation matters away from the eyes of a jury. This means fewer trials in the courts, followed by fewer attorneys with trial experience. Attorney Gary Gwilliam wrote about this in Plaintiff Magazine a few years ago. The "Hot Seat" Although many cases are settling or going to arbitration, there are times when an agreement simply cannot be reached.

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Freshbooks v. Wave

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FreshBooks vs. Wave FreshBooks and Wave are two programs that both aim at helping people with no clue on how to do their own books with their daily accounting through a clean, simple interface and other user-friendly features. Both come with a fairly manageable learning curve and are ideal for novice bookkeepers.

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Mobile Security Tips for Lawyers

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Secure Your Phone: 9 Mobile Security Tips for Lawyers “Tips” might actually be a bit of a misnomer. Without taking the proper precautions, lawyers who work on mobile devices may be inadvertently leaving confidential client information at risk of public exposure. However, by taking a few key steps—and by keeping a few rules in mind—you can secure your mobile devices and know you’re keeping client data safe.

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Mobile Security Tips for Lawyers

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Secure Your Phone: 9 Mobile Security Tips for Lawyers “Tips” might actually be a bit of a misnomer. Without taking the proper precautions, lawyers who work on mobile devices may be inadvertently leaving confidential client information at risk of public exposure. However, by taking a few key steps—and by keeping a few rules in mind—you can secure your mobile devices and know you’re keeping client data safe.

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Client Intake Software

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Reasons Why Online Client Intake Is a Game Changer There is a tremendous amount of administrative work involved with running a law firm. Software products like Clio and Xero are being adopted rapidly because they help streamline the processes of case management and accounting, respectively. But one area of law practice which has been somewhat overlooked, at least till now, is the so called “top of the funnel,” or more specifically managing your leads, marketing campaigns, and client intake proce

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PowerPoint Tips and Tricks

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PowerPoint – Crop a Picture to Fit a Shape You’ve created tons of PowerPoint presentations. But perhaps you need some timesaving techniques to help you work faster. This short course will do just that: give you tips and tricks for working with PowerPoint 2010.

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PowerPoint Tips and Tricks

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PowerPoint – Crop a Picture to Fit a Shape You’ve created tons of PowerPoint presentations. But perhaps you need some timesaving techniques to help you work faster. This short course will do just that: give you tips and tricks for working with PowerPoint 2010.

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Harvest - Tips and Tricks

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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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Harvest - Tips and Tricks

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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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Lexicata Client Intake Software

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Why Lead Management Needs to Be Separate from Case Management In order to streamline operations and minimize waste, it’s helpful to break down different processes and compartmentalize them into isolated systems. Business processes and legal work in particular should be divided up and managed independently, while maintaining a smooth and seamless integration between the two.

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Lexicata Client Intake Software

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Why Lead Management Needs to Be Separate from Case Management In order to streamline operations and minimize waste, it’s helpful to break down different processes and compartmentalize them into isolated systems. Business processes and legal work in particular should be divided up and managed independently, while maintaining a smooth and seamless integration between the two.

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Case Managment Software Review

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Case Management Software Reviews Below are 7 of the major players in the case management software arena, along with a review of each in terms of its pricing, features, and reputation in the industry. Note that we have not tested or used all of these products, nor is this a paid endorsement for any of them. This is simply an accumulation of information from various sources around the web to help our readers decide which case management software is best for their needs.

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Case Managment Software Review

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Case Management Software Reviews Below are 7 of the major players in the case management software arena, along with a review of each in terms of its pricing, features, and reputation in the industry. Note that we have not tested or used all of these products, nor is this a paid endorsement for any of them. This is simply an accumulation of information from various sources around the web to help our readers decide which case management software is best for their needs.

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CaseManager Mobile Case Management Software

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3 Ways Apps for Lawyers Can Fix Common Management Problems Working on cases with pen, paper, and Word documents is time and labor intensive – the old-fashioned way of practicing law. Today, attorneys have access to many affordable and efficient tech tools in the digital world to make case management easier.

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CaseManager Mobile Case Management Software

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3 Ways Apps for Lawyers Can Fix Common Management Problems Working on cases with pen, paper, and Word documents is time and labor intensive – the old-fashioned way of practicing law. Today, attorneys have access to many affordable and efficient tech tools in the digital world to make case management easier.

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Microsoft Outlook - Tips and Tricks

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Outlook Calendar (2010-2016) - Tips and Tricks How to send email to all accepted meeting attendees in Outlook. For some reason, you need to send email to all accepted meeting attendees in Outlook.

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Microsoft Outlook - Tips and Tricks

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Outlook Calendar (2010-2016) - Tips and Tricks How to send email to all accepted meeting attendees in Outlook. For some reason, you need to send email to all accepted meeting attendees in Outlook.

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Time Matters - Tips and Tricks

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Time Matters Keyboard Shortcuts Underutilized tools within Time Matters include the use of HotKeys or those keyboard shortcuts that help users move quickly throughout the program. Firms familiar with the program may recognize a few off this master list of key combinations to make your Time Matters office even more efficient.

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Time Matters - Tips and Tricks

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Time Matters Keyboard Shortcuts Underutilized tools within Time Matters include the use of HotKeys or those keyboard shortcuts that help users move quickly throughout the program. Firms familiar with the program may recognize a few off this master list of key combinations to make your Time Matters office even more efficient.

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PacerPro - Tips and Tricks

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PacerPro is a Better Way to Use PACER Without PACER, nearly all federal court filings would be effectively inaccessible. PacerPro is an alternative to PACER’s clunky user interface. PacerPro is still adding courts, but even as-is, PacerPro is light years better than using PACER. You can keep track of all your cases in one place, search multiple courts’ PACER databases from a single search box, get search results that actually give you the information you need, download an entire docket with one

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PacerPro - Tips and Tricks

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PacerPro is a Better Way to Use PACER Without PACER, nearly all federal court filings would be effectively inaccessible. PacerPro is an alternative to PACER’s clunky user interface. PacerPro is still adding courts, but even as-is, PacerPro is light years better than using PACER. You can keep track of all your cases in one place, search multiple courts’ PACER databases from a single search box, get search results that actually give you the information you need, download an entire docket with one

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Smokeball - Practice Management Software

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Smokeball Practice Management Software User Guide Smokeball is legal practice management software for small firms that use Windows. While it does what you have come to expect from most case management software—matter opening, calendaring, keeping track of contacts—it places particular emphasis on document assembly and automation. It is also tightly integrated with Microsoft Word and Outlook.

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Smokeball - Practice Management Software

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Smokeball Practice Management Software User Guide Smokeball is legal practice management software for small firms that use Windows. While it does what you have come to expect from most case management software—matter opening, calendaring, keeping track of contacts—it places particular emphasis on document assembly and automation. It is also tightly integrated with Microsoft Word and Outlook.

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eBrevia Contract Analysis Software

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eBrevia Replaces Your Army of Doc Review Minions eBrevia uses industry-leading artificial intelligence, including machine learning and natural language processing technology, developed in partnership with Columbia University to extract data from contracts, bringing unprecedented accuracy and speed to contract analysis, due diligence, and lease abstraction.

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eBrevia Contract Analysis Software

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eBrevia Replaces Your Army of Doc Review Minions eBrevia uses industry-leading artificial intelligence, including machine learning and natural language processing technology, developed in partnership with Columbia University to extract data from contracts, bringing unprecedented accuracy and speed to contract analysis, due diligence, and lease abstraction.

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Microsoft Excel - Tips and Tricks

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Excel - VLOOKUP: When and how to use it Learn how to use the VLOOKUP function to find data in a large spreadsheet, and on other worksheets in a large workbook. These videos explain each of the VLOOKUP arguments, and mistakes to avoid.

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Microsoft Excel - Tips and Tricks

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Excel - VLOOKUP: When and how to use it Learn how to use the VLOOKUP function to find data in a large spreadsheet, and on other worksheets in a large workbook. These videos explain each of the VLOOKUP arguments, and mistakes to avoid.

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Kira - Office Technology Software

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Kira (Diligence Engine) Makes Sense of Piles of Contracts Diligence Engine, now known as Kira , is basically a shortcut to finding out what is in a pile of contracts. Just upload all your contracts, wait a few seconds while it processes them, and highlight the provisions you are looking for. You can look for provisions in a single contract, compare contracts, or compare provisions across contracts, all starting at about $10/document.

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Kira - Office Technology Software

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Kira (Diligence Engine) Makes Sense of Piles of Contracts Diligence Engine, now known as Kira , is basically a shortcut to finding out what is in a pile of contracts. Just upload all your contracts, wait a few seconds while it processes them, and highlight the provisions you are looking for. You can look for provisions in a single contract, compare contracts, or compare provisions across contracts, all starting at about $10/document.

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FileVine - Law Practice Management Software

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FileVine Law Practice Management Software FileVine is Law Practice Management Software that covers the basics and adds some very innovative enhancements such as the ability to easily communicate with clients via text and a robust settlement calculator aimed at attorneys who handle cases with multiple medical providers and settlement offers.

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FileVine - Law Practice Management Software

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FileVine Law Practice Management Software FileVine is Law Practice Management Software that covers the basics and adds some very innovative enhancements such as the ability to easily communicate with clients via text and a robust settlement calculator aimed at attorneys who handle cases with multiple medical providers and settlement offers.

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Contactually - Client Relationship Management Software

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Contactually - Client Relationship Management Software Contactually is CRM (contact/client/customer relationship management) software well-suited to building and maintaining a network of legal clients and referral sources. Most CRM software is built around converting leads and winning or losing deals. That can work for a law practice if you have a client-acquisition strategy that looks like selling widgets, but it feels pretty clunky if what you want is help building and maintaining relationship

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Contactually - Client Relationship Management Software

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Contactually - Client Relationship Management Software Contactually is CRM (contact/client/customer relationship management) software well-suited to building and maintaining a network of legal clients and referral sources. Most CRM software is built around converting leads and winning or losing deals. That can work for a law practice if you have a client-acquisition strategy that looks like selling widgets, but it feels pretty clunky if what you want is help building and maintaining relationship

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CaseFleet Case Management Software

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Why Choose CaseFleet for Case Management? CaseFleet strives to do less of the things that don’t matter and more of the things that actually help lawyers better run their practice and manage their cases. CaseFleet has invested heavily in a feature they call Timelines. This tools allows you to track the relevant details of a case - dates, times, locations, etc - and link them to contacts, plus tag entries to allow for search of specific types of entries.

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CaseFleet Case Management Software

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Why Choose CaseFleet for Case Management? CaseFleet strives to do less of the things that don’t matter and more of the things that actually help lawyers better run their practice and manage their cases. CaseFleet has invested heavily in a feature they call Timelines. This tools allows you to track the relevant details of a case - dates, times, locations, etc - and link them to contacts, plus tag entries to allow for search of specific types of entries.