software

Webinar: Free and Open Source Software for your Law Practice

August 10, 2010

Thursday, August 12th, 2010, at 3 p.m. CDT. The best things in life are free. Sam will talk about what free and open-source software is (and the difference between the two), and demonstrate some of the free and/or open-source software he uses to keep his law firm running. Sam will show you how to encrypt [...]

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Why is Most Software Mediocre?

August 5, 2010

If you’re alive and breathing in the 21st century, you’ve probably had a miserable experience with software at some point in your career. Your frustrations were most likely compounded if you’re using niche software, such as a business to business (B2B) application, or, dare I say, legal case management software. Software applications have come along [...]

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What I Use to Manage My Practice [Update 2]

July 20, 2010

I first talked about the tools I use to manage my law practice in April 2008. I updated the list of my practice software and tools in February 2009, and it seems like a good time to do so again. Since the last update, my firm has gained one attorney employee and three independent contractors, [...]

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Project Management the Agile Way

July 9, 2010

Agile project management has a lot to offer legal case management. Imagine you could continually wring out the inefficiencies in your law practice. Picture having the luxury to step back from the trees and see the forest. It may sound crazy, and, in the case of removing every single efficiency, perhaps pie in the sky. [...]

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Test-Driving Case Management Software: First Impressions of Rocket Matter & Clio

June 9, 2010

When I started my law firm, I bought Time Matters, but quickly found better options. However, now I am trying to decide whether my law firm would be better off with Rocket Matter or Clio than with Google Apps, which we currently use. After getting input from both companies (Rocket Matter here; Clio here), both [...]

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Boost Productivity With Outlook 2007 Tips & Tricks

June 8, 2010

Microsoft Outlook 2007 is a popular program used to aid productivity in law firms both large and small, but most lawyers are unaware of some of the most helpful functions of the program. I recently turned to Ben Schorr’s book, The Lawyer’s Guide to Microsoft Outlook 2007, to get some tips. If you have Outlook [...]

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