Stand on a crowded train platform in any major city and you won’t have much trouble spotting the people carrying laptops. The giveaway is usually their bag: bags made by companies who only produce laptop bags and computer accessories; backpacks emblazoned with computer brand names or logos; over-sized designer handbags with laptops or expensive tablets clearly protruding. Unfortunately, these conspicuous …
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Tracking time and expenses, drafting invoices, and then trying to collect unpaid fees—these are tasks many lawyers dread and avoid. As a result, billing practices at many firms are inefficient and confusing, leading to frustration for lawyers, staff and clients. Technology can reduce billing headaches by improving time capture, making invoices easier to generate and send, and by providing better, …
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Rounding up some of the interesting technology news, tips and guides for the week of September 14th: Apple announced the new iPhone 5, and Engadget details the differences from the previous iPhone 4S. Also announced: new iPods, a new connector type, and new headphones. How-to Geek shared tips on quickly launching programs on Windows and a method for determining who …
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Scheduling a meeting in the email era can be a nightmare. The scenario is all too familiar: a meeting organizer suggests a date and time and each attendee responds with a different, typically conflicting, alternative. That process then repeats itself, often several times, before the group can find a date and time that works for everyone. But what technology complicates, …
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Rounding up some of the interesting technology news, tips and guides for the week of September 7th: A new iPhone appears imminent, with a press event scheduled for next week. Gizmodo has a roundup of the iPhone 5 rumors. A recent study revealed that a large proportion of Internet users aren’t taking basic precautions when it comes to their passwords–and …
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Technology is the motor that keeps the modern law firm running. Applied carefully, technology can make a firm run more efficiently and effectively, allowing the talent and legal expertise of the firm’s lawyers to shine. In a competitive market, however, poorly implemented or missing technology can bring a firm to a standstill. The challenge with technology is striking the right …
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Reports are circulating today that the hacktivist group Antisec has obtained more than 12 million Apple UDIDs by compromising an FBI-owned laptop. UDIDs are unique identifiers embedded in each Apple device, including iPhones and iPads. As proof of their claim, the group released a file containing 1,000,000 UDIDs. The group claims that the full data set includes not just UDIDs …
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The right digital strategy will reduce your operating expenses while making your documents safer and more accessible. This webinar, recorded in August 2012, provides an overview of the benefits of a paperless practice as well as practical considerations such as usability, security, remote access, and the legal document life cycle. The webinar was hosted by the ABA Legal Technology Resource …
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Android-based smartphones have found a loyal following among lawyers. Among smartphone-using respondents to the 2012 Legal Technology Survey Report, more than 18% reported using an Android smartphone. That number rose to more than 30% among solo practitioners. Android devices can be helpful practice tools, as we discussed a couple weeks ago with our post on Android apps for legal research. But …
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Rounding up some of the interesting technology news, tips and guides for the week of August 17th: Mobile credit card processing provider Square announced a significant new pricing model: a $275/month flat fee rather than the typical per-transaction swipe fee. New reports are circulating about Apple’s plans to change the television industry. An early review of Windows 8 is critical, …
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Law Technology Today From the ABA Legal Technology Resource Center
