This post was written by Richard Georges: "My friends are starting to call me a "Droid Salesman". I confess, I haven't been this enthused about technology in a long time. However, in my defense, this is the closest I have ever been to my dream of carrying all the technology I need around in a pocket. Examples:...

In summary, I have ditched a briefcase full of gadgets for a tiny, slim magic box that educates me, entertains me, helps me practice law, helps me find my way to the courthouse, and a host of other functions. Now, if I can figure out a way to use it to brew a perfect cup of coffee..."

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Source: Future Lawyer, 9 March 2010. © 1996-2010, Richard M. Georges, reproduced with permission of the author.

This post was written by Ernest Svenson: "Last Saturday I taught a two hour skills course to 30 or so Loyola Law Students about Digital Lawyering. Almost every one of them had a laptop in front of them, which was good. I was hooked to the Internet and demonstrated how to find things using Internet services like Google Reader, Delicious and so forth. As I referred to these services I sensed that the students were going to those sites and reading along for themselves. As I said, I think this is a good thing...

The other reason that I'm not bothered, and actually happy to see students using their computers as I talk is this. My generation is pretty lame when it comes to gathering information in the digital world. In law this manifests itself most starkly in the world of e-discovery. Discovery, in law, is all about getting the low-down on what really happened in a lawsuit. You can get the low-down by interviewing witnesses or deposing them, but that takes time, costs money and is inherently unreliable. What people say happened is not usually exactly what happened...

Most lawyers have trouble with email (and digital information in general) because they don't understand how to navigate that world. Lawyers who don't search for things on Internet are the worst. They lack a fundamental skill that's needed to efficiently attack digital information. Naturally they're inept when it comes to handling electronic discovery. Some of them are committing serious malpractice. But, of course, they have no idea...

Law students today use the web like detectives. They know how to gather information (fine), but they instinctively know how to trace back the steps that other people use to find information. This mindset and the online research skills that come with it are dangerous. At least to some people...

The next generation will not graduate from law school and immediately surpass veteran lawyers.  But they have a skill that's already in high demand, but short supply.  Veteran lawyers can't quickly learn how to gather and process digital information. Most young lawyers will learn how to practice law fairly quickly, or at least much faster than the veteran lawyers will learn what they should be learning."

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Source: Ernie the Attorney, 8 March 2010, reproduced with permission of the author.

Podcast description form the site: "On this edition of Law Technology Now, host Monica Bay welcomes  Andrew Adkins III, Director of the University of Florida's Legal Technology Institute,  to talk about the recent case/practice management survey conducted by the Legal Technology Institute.  Monica and Andy discuss why small firms tend to be resistant to this technology, how it can increase profitability and productivity and what managing partners need to know.

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Related Podcasts

• January 20, 2010 -- Favorite Law Practice Management Tips for A Successful 2010
• January 19, 2010 -- Practice Management and Ethics Issues, Plus Choosing a Litigation Support Vendor
• July 1, 2009 -- Choosing Practice Management Software
• June 11, 2009 -- Job Insecurity at the Firm
• March 3, 2008 -- Legal Software Magic Bullet?

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Source: Legal Talk Network, 4 March 2010

This post was written by Gyi Tsakalakis: "Once you are getting visitors to your law firm website, the next step is getting them to interact with it. If your website or blog is part of your law firm marketing plan (and it should be), merely getting people to look at your site isn't going to equate to potential client inquiries and new clients.

Video can be an effective tool to turn traffic into a potential client inquiry. However, the overwhelming majority of lawyer internet videos have been, quite frankly, bad."

What makes a bad law firm website video?...

What makes a good law firm website video?...

DIY vs. hiring a professional...

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Source: Lawyerist.com, 6 March 2010. © 2007-2010 Lawyerist Media, LLC. Reproduced with permission of the site editor, Sam Glover.

This post was written by Susan Cartier Liebel: "In October, 2006 I wrote this column for the Connecticut Law Tribune discussing what was then virgin territory for lawyer marketing, a little known phenomenon called YouTube:
Your Internet presence just got more exciting. Imagine, potential clients can click on your web site and be linked to your personal video introducing them to your services, philosophies [...]

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Source: Build a Solo Practice, 1 March 2010. @ SPU Copyright 2010 Susan Cartier Liebel, reproduced with permission.

This post was written by Evan Schaeffer: "Here are two good posts from Jeff Richardson of iPhone J.D.--

• "iPhone apps that I use at my desk" (including a discussion of apps such as DaysFrom, QuickOffice and NotifyMe); and
• "Review: ZeroTap -- quickly move text from your computer to your iPhone"

Many lawyers don't have iPhones. But for those that do, Richardson's site is a great resource."

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Source:  Trial Practice Tips Weblog, 2 March 2010, reproduced with permission of the author.

This post was written by Ben Stevens: "A superb new blog, Tablet Legal, was launched just under a month ago, and Josh Barrett has already published several excellent articles about iPads and the attorneys who will use them.  For instance, consider the following topics:..."

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Source: The Mac Lawyer, 25 February 2010. Copyright © 2010, J. Benjamin Stevens, reproduced with permission of the author.

This post was written by Rick Georges: "Lab Rats Look At IPad, IPod, Kindle and Netbooks This little video from my friends at LabRats does a good job of looking at the good, the bad and the ugly of the new device from Apple. Take 20 minutes, and you will have a good feel for the pros and cons of the tablet computer that will be coming out in a couple of months..."

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Source: Future Lawyer, 10 February 2010. © 1996-2010, Richard M. Georges, reproduced with permission of the author.

This post was written by Tom Mighell: "I've never been a fan of giving PowerPoint presentations from my phone - I like more control over the program I'm using to give the presentation. However, with MightyMeeting I might just have to give it another try. MightyMeeting has a different take on the whole "presentation by smartphone" thing: instead of loading the presentation on your phone, you upload it to the MightyMeeting server. You can then send your attendees a link to the file when you're ready to present - but it's actually a link to the presentation that you can control remotely from your phone..."

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Source: Inter Alia, 8 February 2010, reproduced with permission of the author.

This post was written by Allison Shields: "Last month I posted on stripping down your practice, and I suggested that while procedures and systems can help your productivity, they need to be re-evaluated from time to time to ensure that they are working and that they are necessary.

This same issue arose during a number of my client meetings over the past two weeks. As I work with lawyers on streamlining their practices and improving productivity, we invariably encounter old, outdated, redundant or unnecessary procedures. Many times, the old procedures have become unnecessary because new technology has been put into place which takes the place of several old ways of working, but only some of the old procedures have been eliminated..."

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Source: Legal Ease Blog, 5 February 2010. Reproduced with permission of the author.