Legal Technology

Document Collaboration System
Productivity vs. Security: Getting Document Collaboration Right

Collaboration is more mobile than ever, and as the IT director at an international law firm, I’ve seen firsthand its impact on the organization. It’s not always positive. People tend to opt for file-sharing applications like Dropbox, which are ...

Eduardo Snape - March 12, 2015
Making the Case for Love in Your Law Firm

Okay, don't get your knickers in a knot. We're not talking about illicit affairs steaming up the supply closet, or after-hours trysts with clients. Today, in the first of a two-part series, Christy Cassisa is talking about an entirely different ...

Christy Cassisa - February 17, 2015
LTNY
Take-Aways from LegalTech New York

Last week, we asked a handful of legal technologists to be our reporters at LegalTech New York. The scoop? Cybersecurity topped the hot topics list (made hotter still with news that another big health-care company had been breached). But ...

The Editors - February 12, 2015
iPhone Apps
Six Ways Your Smartphone Can Streamline Your Law Practice

The proliferation of smartphones and tablets in the workplace has dramatically changed how business is conducted, and the legal profession is no exception. Nearly everyone has a mobile device, but how many of us use these devices to their full ...

Melanie Atkinson - February 5, 2015
Friday Five
Things Lawyers Say They Love About the Cloud

In nearly seven years of building and leading a company that provides practice management solutions for the legal profession, you hear a lot about the pains and joys of being a lawyer. I’ve engaged with hundreds (if not thousands) of lawyers ...

Jack Newton - January 23, 2015
Friday Five
Must-Go Events for Big Ideas in 2015

One of the first things we do at the start of a new year is open up our calendar and plug in the dates for conferences most likely to deliver the big ideas. We've poured over the sessions and speaker bios and asked for recommendations for 2015's ...

Joan Feldman - January 16, 2015
Online Shopping? Five Security Tips

Even if your firm has a policy against it, there’s a chance that online shopping is happening in your office — especially during the height of the holidays. Why be concerned? For one, hackers are actively working to compromise any size ...

Don Tuliao - December 19, 2014
word styles automating a table of contents
Word Styles: Automating a Table of Contents

In her latest “Power User” series, Vivian Manning has been showing how to use Microsoft Word Styles to produce documents much more efficiently. In her last column, she showed how Heading Styles can be used to structure and even reorganize ...

Vivian Manning - December 11, 2014
security
HIPAA-Compliant File Sharing for Lawyers

Cloud-based file-sharing services like Dropbox, Box and Google Drive may help streamline the way we store and share sensitive documents, but they require an additional layer of security to ensure that confidential files stay safe. Recently, I ...

Asaf Cidon - November 25, 2014
Client Portals
Web-Based Client Portals: Benefits to Clients

In the first post in this series, attorney and MyCase Director Nicole Black introduced the concept of law practice management software platforms with built-in client portals. In part two, she outlined the benefits that web-based client portals ...

Nicole Black - November 20, 2014
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