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Book review: Cloud computing for lawyers

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“Cloud computing” has become the hot technology topic lately, and many lawyers are looking for information and guidance to help them both better understand the concept and integrate it into their firms. Nicole Black, founder of a company that educates lawyers on emerging legal technologies, has set out to explain the risks and benefits of… Read More »

Categories: 2012 August Checklists, Articles, Book Review, Cyber dangers, Legal Technology

Is Facebook secretly sharing what you are reading and watching?

During a recent phone call with one of my colleagues, we had a bit of a chuckle over a rather risqué and NSFW (not suitable for work) article that one of our mutual friends had apparently just read online. Think clothing-optional antics by a celebrity in Vegas. as it happened, a few minutes before our… Read More »

Categories: 2012 May/June - Year in Review 2011, Articles, Legal Technology, Privacy, Tech Tips

Book reviews: iPad, iPad Apps and LinkedIn in One Hour for Lawyers

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Here are three new additions to the practicePRO Lending Library you can read in under an hour. Two cover the gadget everyone waits in line to buy, and the other a powerful (but often underused) tool for building your online professional contact network. iPad in One Hour for Lawyers by Tom Mighell. Published in 2011,… Read More »

Categories: 2012 May/June - Year in Review 2011, Articles, Book Review, Legal Technology

Essential LinkedIn do’s and don’ts for law students

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With over 120 million users in more than 200 countries (including at least a million lawyers) and web traffic that ranks it as the 13th most visited site on the planet, LinkedIn is the social networking tool of choice for professionals. LinkedIn can also be useful to law students in a number of ways. First,… Read More »

Categories: 2012 Student Issue 1, Articles, Law students/new lawyers, Legal Technology, New Lawyers

Essential do’s and don’ts for LinkedIn Users

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With more than 120 million users in more than 200 countries (including at least a million lawyers) and web traffic that ranks it as the 13th most visited site on the planet, LinkedIn is the social networking tool of choice for professionals. It is far more than a glorified way for job hunters to put… Read More »

Categories: 2012 January Employment, Articles, Legal Technology, Marketing, Tech Tips

Six technology tools for improving client communication

Technology is becoming an ever greater part of our lives, both personally and professionally. On a daily basis most of us use a cellphone or smartphone, a desktop computer and the Internet. Many of us will have an iPad or other tablet device and be posting updates on Facebook, Twitter or other social media tools…. Read More »

Categories: 2011 Fall Communications, Articles, Communications Errors, Legal Technology, Tech Tips

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