I will be speaking at the Louisiana State Bar Association’s Legal Tech Seminar in Alexandria, LA tomorrow between 1:40 – 2:40 on How to make Effective Legal Technology Decisions to Manage your Practice.
http://www.lsba.org/2007cle/SeminiarSchedule.asp?CLEID=392&SCD=10/26/2012
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I will be speaking at the Beauregard Bench Bar Conference, tomorrow at Beauregard District Court in DeRidder, Louisiana.
I will be on from 10:45-11:45 and will be speaking about Law Firm Technology Budgets for firms of all sizes.
For more information click here.
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The Mississippi State Bar: Greenville CLE on the Road Program
04/20/2012
Tom O’Connor and Craig Bayer
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The Louisiana State Bar Association is having a seminar in Lake Charles entitled: LSBA NEW ADMITTEES IN PURSUIT OF SURVIVAL: YOUR FIRST LEGAL PRACTICE
More information can be found HERE.
My session will be Technology for Today’s Law Firm and will cover:
This presentation will provide tips on how to effectively and professionally use technology in a law practice. Additionally, it will address the benefits of a paperless office as well as trends in e-discovery, recent case law regarding technology, and legal advertising. Finally, the presentation will provide information on different applications that can assist a legal practice
Here is the slide deck for the presentation:
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Credit Hours
Total Hours: 14.0
Ethics Hours: 1+
Professionalism Hours: 1+
LPM Hours: 1+
This year show will include many legal gurus from out of town including: Gayle O’Connor, Jim Calloway, Jack Newton as well locals Ernie Svenson, Tom O’Connor, Dane Ciolino, Mike Adams, and many others. See at list of the speakers here.
I am very excited to see one of our clients Julie Brown White of Schiff, Scheckman & White speak on Trust Accounting for Solos.
I have included the slide deck from my presentation below.
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Wednesday Lawot will be at the Baton Rouge Bar Association Law Expo in Baton Rouge
http://www.brba.org/EventsDetail.cfm?id=2833
Belle of Baton Rouge Casino & Hotel
Thursday we will be speaking for the Louisiana State Bar Association in Lafayette
http://www.lsba.org/2007NewsResources/newsresources.asp?NewsID=535
Otter’s Chicken, 1845 W. Pinhook Rd., Lafayette
Friday we will be speaking for the Louisiana State Bar Association in Lake Charles
http://www.lsba.org/2007NewsResources/newsresources.asp?NewsID=535
Reeve’s Uptown Catering, 1639 Ryan St., Lake Charles
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I will be at Lexis Headquarters in Cary, NC on February 23rd 1:00PM – 2:00PM Eastern to give a webinar on how to upgrade your PCLaw to Version 10.
Here is what will be covered:
- The steps you need to take to prepare for your upgrade
- How to verify your data integrity
- What software updates are needed for your workstations
- What backup systems you need to have in place
- What you should do after you r upgrade is complete
- Why you should upgrade now rather than waiting
o Integrated case management tools
o Physical closed files and document tracking in safe custody
o Expanded rate exceptions, free adjustments and courtesy discounts
o Scheduled data back up
Here is a copy of the whitepaper I created to go along with this: http://support.lexisnexis.com/lndownload/software/cic/PCLaw10_Upgrade_Checklist.pdf
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I spoke for the New Orleans Paralegal Association this past Wednesday on and I will be speaking at the to the Lafayette Paralegal Association.
Topic: Creating Efficiency in the Law Office with Microsoft Outlook. 12:00 – 1:30PM
Petroleum Club
111 Heymann Bouelvard,
Lafayette, LA f12:00 to 1:30 PM
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The Mississippi Bar and the Law Practice Management Section of the American Bar Association will sponsor an ABA TECHSHOW Road Show at the Oxford Conference Center October 27. This program will offer the latest technology information for practitioners in the state. Nationally recognized speakers will present program topics including: Small Firm Technology, PDFs, Outlook, Case Management Tips and Social Networking. Space is limited so register now!
Program
8:00 am-Noon Registration Desk Open
8:25-8:30 am Opening Remarks
8:30-9:30 am Essential Small Firm Tech
Improve law office efficiency and increase profits by implementing low-cost technology, on-line resources, and better procedures. Join our panelists as they discuss software solutions including cloud services like email, document storage and collaboration, online backups and VOIP. On the hardware side, the panel will discuss and give live demonstrations of laptops and Tablet PCs. Our faculty will also briefly explore and explain threats to your electronic data, and we will show you proactive, affordable ways to reduce or eliminate these threats, and the damage that they can do to your business.
Craig Bayer
9:35-10:45 am PDF-ing for Lawyers
PDF files are firmly entrenched as the format of choice when exchanging documents with clients, other lawyers, and the courts. Most federal courts now require that all pleadings be filed in PDF format, and many state courts prefer PDF filings, too. In this session youll learn about the key features of Adobe Acrobat 8 that lawyers can really use, such as metadata removal, redaction, Bates stamping, PDF packages, and more. Well show you how to keep PDF file sizes small, apply document security and digital signatures, scan documents to PDF, and archive your e-mail.
Adriana Linares
10:4511:00 am Break
11:00am-Noon Practice Management Technology Tools and Tips
Learn about various technologies and take away tips that will help you effectively use technology to improve the delivery of legal services to your client, boost your bottom line, and also improve the quality of your work life. Whether you're a transactional lawyer or a litigator, you'll learn about technology that will let you practice with ease throughout the day.
Adriana Linares, Tom OConnor
Noon1:00 pm Lunch - Open Question & Answer session with the Speakers Panel
1:15-2:30 pm The Lawyers Guide to Managing Client and Case Information with Outlook
Look around your officecount the yellow pads, sticky notes, random scribbles and While You Were Out slips. It doesnt have to be this way! Microsoft Outlook can help keep you become better organized with your client, contact and case information, including e-mail, phone calls, dates, to dos and other miscellaneous notes, all at your fingertips. It can also help you to work more effectively which, in turn, will improve client service. Attend this session to learn how todays most popular information management tool can take you to a new level of organization and client service.
Adriana Linares, Craig Bayer
2:30-2:45 pm Break
2:45-4:00 pm Social Networking for Lawyers
Lawyers are discovering that new Web tools like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter are the hot new tools to market a law practice, at no or very low cost. New Internet social media tools represent tremendous opportunities for lawyers to develop a greater web presence, reach out and connect with clients, reach out to potential clients, colleagues, and more. But such tools must be used carefully, or lawyers risk running afoul of their state's ethics rules. This session will provide an introduction to using these tools for marketing, and how to do so within the rules.
Adriana Linares, Tom OConnor
4:00pm Adjourn
Location
The Oxford Conference Center at 102 Ed Perry Blvd., Oxford, MS 38665. For directions please go to their website at http://www.oxfordcvb.com/occ.html
Lunch
A complimentary luncheon buffet will be served for all attendees.
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Technology Tip Software as a Service
Software as a Service or SaaS as it is known is becoming a force in the legal world. The concept of SaaS is that you pay a company a small monthly fee to use their service instead of a huge upfront investment to install software at your office. You also only need a computer with internet access to use it and therefore do not have to purchase servers to run the software. Most SaaS companies have their data in multiple locations, so if there is a natural disaster or hardware failure data is not lost and service is only temporally interrupted. These companies also escrow their data with other companies, so if they happen to go out of business, your data is still available. For Practice Management, check out Clio, http://www.goclio.com/, for document management, checkout http://www.netdocuments.com/. Hosted Exchange is also another great SaaS service which gives you the power of Outlook and Microsoft Exchange at a low monthly price. This tip is courtesy of Craig Bayer, Law Office Technology http://www.lawot.com/
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