With over 50 years of combined experience in the legal industry, we offer a wide - range of best practices
for law firm technology.
Also, my
fellow law firm technology leaders are a tight - knit community that shares knowledge and ideas that help move the industry as a whole forward.
Other speakers include Alan R. Olson of Altman Weil on «Results Oriented Law Firm Marketing,» Rick Borstein of Adobe on «Adobe Acrobat and Legal Trends
in Law Firm Technology» and Matthew Nelson of Kroll Ontrack on «Tips, Tactics and Technology: What Every Lawyer Should Know About E-Discovery and the New Federal Rules.»
Aspen Conferencing has made the replay of Dennis Kennedy's recent video webinar, Best Practices for
Law Firm Technology Committees, available for free viewing here.
I want to share three ideas to
help law firm technology departments cope with the issue of consumer (and by this I mean Partner) demand for the latest gadget.
Using these questions, I arrived at the following rough yardsticks for
law firm technology budgets: 3.4 % of revenue or $ 12,815 per attorney.
Jim Calloway: Well, Sharon and I have noticed and appreciated I might add that the ABA Journal has been publishing many more features on cybersecurity and
law firm technology security and that type of thing.
Law firm technology wonks are gathered this week in Grapevine, Texas, for the 31st annual meeting of the International Legal Technology Association, and thanks to some of the bloggers in attendance there, we are all able to hear about it through the virtual grapevine.
A summary of HighQ, RAVN Systems and Neota Logic's demonstration of AI and machine learning for
law firm technology at the HighQ Forum, London 2016.
Written policies that clearly establish guidelines and requirements governing the acceptable use of firm technology can help reduce cyber exposures and give staff clear direction on what they are permitted and not permitted to do
with law firm technology resources.
We say that because the
traditional law firm technology industry (those companies selling technology solutions to law firms) have really fallen short in providing firms with the right tools to capture the right metrics.
He has direct, hands - on experience with most
major law firm technology platforms and systems, including client relationship management, experience management, knowledge management, document / records management, time and billing, docketing, and intranets / extranets.
«During the much - anticipated program,
law firm technology specialists will be able to connect with thought leaders from law firms, as well as senior legal operations professionals.
So, not only will using the latest
law firm technology benefit your firm from an efficiency and organization standpoint, it also serves as an important factor in your clients» level of satisfaction.
As founder and owner of Optiable, a consulting firm specializing in
analyzing law firm technology needs, then customizing and optimizing solutions to improve day - to - day productivity, Mr. Bayer has found success helping law firms use technology to improve client service and value.
Based on his experience in operating MDFAMILYLAWYER, Granat launched DirectLaw, Inc., in 2009, a private company that licenses his law firm's
virtual law firm technology to other solos and small law firms.
«The #LawTech hashtag has become popular
as law firm technology has emerged from the back office and become more lawyer centric — and client centric too.
Senior
Law Firm Technology Advisor, The Center for Legal and Court Technology and Courtroom 21 Project, William & Mary School of Law, 2006 - present
Her career has included
building law firm technology products such as case management software, lead generation tools, and an IOLTA compliant payment processing system.
Keith Lee reiterated his thoughts on the most over-hyped trend from last year's survey (which we admit we did not include in last year's
law firm technology trends round - up — sorry Keith).
«You don't really see much discussion of the impact of the economy on legal technology,» writes Dennis Kennedy, who wonders, «Will
law firm technology budgets be decimated in» 09?»
This expertise and skill set have shaped his perspective to be well - suited to the technical aspects of conversions and support issues for
law firm technology implementations.
As a resource for readers interested
in law firm technologies, BlawgWorld 2007 also includes a directory of 185 real - life legal technology and marketing problems and corresponding solutions offered by sponsoring vendors.
Another study went even further with an extensive dissection
of law firm technology and found some astonishing figures in terms of investing in efficiency.
In the survey, 45 % of respondents said that
their law firm technology had been infected with a virus, spyware or malware.
As we compiled the first edition of
our law firm technology roundup, we noticed that, while the respondents were all whip - smart and extremely insightful, they tended to skew a little... male.
In the second instalment of
our law firm technology trends survey, some of law's most prominent women share their thoughts on where legal professionals should be focused this year.
They are meant to help guide lawyers to think through decisions related to their firm's purchase, adoption and use of software: self - assessment, research,
law firm technologies, test, purchase and implementation.
They have each held leadership positions in the Family Law Sections of the Hennepin County and Minnesota State Bar Associations, and they are frequent presenters in Continuing Legal Education programs covering family law, law practice management,
law firm technology, and ethics issues.