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Voir dire is one of the more difficult aspects of trial, and it isn’t easy to do well. While the purpose and process of voir dire has evolved over the years, the mechanics are stuck in the last century.
We have a number of good apps to help trial lawyers present evidence and depositions to a jury (TrialPad, ExhibitView, Exhibit A), but most trial lawyers still use some combination of a legal pad and sticky notes or index cards for voir dire.
Surely someone, somewhere, has come up with a whiz-bang app that will let you focus on your questions and the jurors’ responses rather than the mechanics of getting your notes down so you can intelligently exercise challenges for cause and peremptory challenges, right?
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RSS is a great way to stay on top of any blogs you read regularly (like Lawyerist!). Instead of remembering to visit every site, you can just check your feed reader, which collects all the updates in one place.
Fever, an RSS reader from developer Shaun Inman, is a smart alternative to traditional RSS readers, which can become a firehose of content as you add feeds.
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Going paperless is a continuing process. Once you’ve got what you need and have developed your workflow, going paperless is about finding the additional tools and implementing tips and tricks to streamline as many processes as possible. So here are a few tips and tricks in Adobe Acrobat I’ve picked up since I’ve gone paperless.
The most important tip? As I’ve said before, don’t try to skimp on your .pdf program. In a paperless office you’ll spend nearly as much time using your .pdf program as you will your word processor. So don’t skimp—Adobe Acrobat Pro will give you more features than you will probably ever use. But the features you do need will be there.
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Going paperless shouldn’t be about just scanning in the paper that comes into your office. To take full advantage of going paperless, establish a paperless workflow to increase your efficiency.
The first two considerations are establishing a workflow for incoming paper and one for outgoing paper. The goal is to minimize the steps required to deal with the paper and optimize your ability to access your digital file later. Also, by creating pre-populated file and form templates that you can simply duplicate whenever you establish a new client or matter, you can further leverage going paperless.
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Mailbox has finally been released in the iTunes App Store amidst much excitement and hype. The app is free and only available for Gmail right now, so no risk to download and try out, however there is quite a wait for activation, as I discuss below.
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Guest post by Dan Sherman.
Computers are designed to make repetitive jobs easier. One thing we do more than anything else is type. If you are like me, you type the same thing several times during a day. What if you could train your computer to do the repetitive typing for you? That’s where text expansion software helps.
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Harvest is one of the online tools in my arsenal that I constantly rave about. I use Harvest in my business for estimates and invoices on a regular basis, and it helps keep my business systematic! This is an amazing all-in-one tool that can help you create professional invoices, keep track of your time, and detailed estimates in no time. The add-ons and bonus features that come with the package make it a top choice of users worldwide. With attractive layout, unlimited clients and wide accessibility, Harvest is a great solution for business management.
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If you are relying on a file sync service like Dropbox or SugarSync as your cloud backup, cut it out. It isn’t backup, and you are putting your data at risk. File sync is not backup.
Fortunately, it only takes a few minutes to improve your backup strategy. Read this post, then take a few minutes to properly set up both cloud backup and local backup.
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Yesterday, I opened my review of Windows 8 with an introduction to the new user interface — the main difference between Windows 8 and its predecessor. But while the UI is a pretty major change, Windows 8 signifies an even bigger change to the Windows 8 ecosystem.
So, when October 26th comes, should you upgrade to Windows 8? Read on to find out.
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Windows 8, coming on October 26, 2012, is completely new, but comfortably familiar. It unifies touch-based tablets and traditional PCs without forcing you to adopt either paradigm. If you wanted something completely new, you’ve got it. If you are uncomfortable with change, you don’t really have to.
Let me explain.
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