The Lawyer's Ultimate Guide to the Best Technology for Your Practice
November 2011
The Lawyer's Ultimate Guide to The Best Technology for Your Practice - LIVE PROGRAM
Let's face it.
The array of technology choices is overwhelming.
How do you make the right choices?
This seminar provides a wealth of legal technology tips in plain English, covering all areas of law office technology from document and file management, legal-specific billing and accounting software, computer configurations, printers and scanners to how to find the best deals on technology for your office and much, much more.
Barron Henley is an attorney and legal technologist, and he'll show you ways to improve your practice while making it easier. He'll review the best products on the market for law offices and give you tips that will enable you to work more efficiently, find things easier, create better documents, protect client data and avoid committing malpractice with your computer.
Who Should Attend
- Anyone who needs to upgrade or overhaul his/her office technology
- Anyone whose practice needs an efficiency boost, or anyone frustrated with their current technology
- Those looking for smarter tech-spending strategies
- Anyone interested in starting their own firm
- Any lawyer who doesn't have full-time, in-house IT staff
- Support staff, office managers and anyone who provides IT for their firm
- And anyone interested in learning about document assembly, legal accounting software, paper reduction and better file-management techniques
Agenda:
8:30 9:00 a.m.
Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 12:30 p.m.
MORNING SESSION
(with one 15-minute break)
Your Technology Roadmap Checklist
- Hardware
- Software
- Services
- Other items to include
Computers for a Law Office
- Getting the most out of what you have
- Deciding between laptop, netbook or desktop
- Operating system considerations (Windows or Apple)
- How to get the software you need included with the computer
- What to avoid in your computer configuration
- Appropriate computer configuration for lawyers and staff
- What to buy on a limited budget
Protecting Your Computers and Client Confidentiality
- Power protection
- Routers, firewalls and switches explained
- Anti-virus, anti-spyware and anti-spam options
- What to buy on a low budget
- Backing up your data
- Backup hardware options
- Backup software that works with the hardware
- Best practices for backup procedures
Going Virtual Cloud Computing and Software as a Service (SaaS)
- SaaS and virtual servers explained
- Ethical considerations and protecting client data
- Case management options
- Legal accounting options
- Document management options
Law Office Print, Scan and Fax
- Considerations
- Printers and multifunction machines
- Scanners and scanning software
Internet faxing v. fax machines
- Adobe Acrobat, PDFs and Protecting Yourself When Trading Documents Electronically
- Smartphones
- What lawyers should look for and how to choose
- Comparisons of Blackberry, Android, iPhone, Windows Mobile and Palm phones
12:30 1:30 p.m. LUNCH (on your own)
1:30 4:30 p.m.
AFTERNOON SESSION
(with one 15-minute break)
Word Processing
- Best practices for document generation
- Word versus WordPerfect debate within the legal community
- Proof that you are not taking advantage of what your word processors can do
Billing and Accounting Software
- Why efficient and accurate accounting is essential
- Legal-specific accounting options major players you should consider
Case/Matter Management Software
- What it is and how it revolutionizes legal practices
- Major players you should consider
Spreadsheet Programs
- What they are
- How lawyers use spreadsheet programs every day
Documents and File Management
- How to find old documents in seconds
- Best practice for matter-centric document management
- Document management and search software options
- Research options finding answers without spending a lot of money
Law Office Internet Issues
- High speed internet security issues for lawyers
- E-mail software options and encryption
- Understanding remote access options from GoToMyPC to VPN to terminal services
- Training Learning to Use What You Own
Purchasing Technology
- Conducting the return on investment analysis
- How to find the best deals on technology for your office
- Tech leasing for lawyers
- Tech spending strategies for a down economy
About the Faculty:
Barron K. Henley is an attorney, legal technologist and founding member and president of Affinity Consulting Group LLC, Columbus, Ohio, which has provided legal technology consulting to more than 500 law firms nationwide. He is a member of the ABA Law Practice Management Section and the Technology Committee, (General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section) as well as a member and former chair of the Ohio State Bar Association Law Office Automation and Technology Committee. Mr. Henley is a frequent continuing legal education speaker on legal-specific technology issues for state and local bar associations and CLE providers.
Video Replays: November 30, 2011:
Denver: CLE Classroom, 1900 Grand Street, Suite 300
Grand Junction: 1250 East Sherwood Drive
Colorado Springs: 421 South Tejon Street, Suite 100
Location Information
CLECI Large Classroom
1900 Grant Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80203
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1900 Grant Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80203
Registration Fees
| Non Member | $309.00 |
| CBA | $269.00 |
| SO/SM | $249.00 |
| New Lawyer | $229.00 |
| CBA | $229.00 |
- General Credits: 7.00
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