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Articles From Paul Bernstein

My favorite software- and it will be yours, too! By Paul Bernstein Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, January 2004 Don't you wish you could securely access the computer in your office at any time and from any place in the world, without the need to carry your laptop or notebook computer with you everywhere you go, without needing expensive and complicated software and without being a technology "superstar"?
What lawyers want, need and should obtain when it comes to information about law office economics and technology By Paul Bernstein Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, June 2002 Technology is more complicated then ever before.
Aba tech show highlights By Paul Bernstein Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, August 2001 The ABA Tech Show in Chicago in March, 2001, for me, confirmed existing trends in law office automation and technology and provided visions of the near-future.
Getting started on the road to getting organized By Paul Bernstein Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, August 2001 The fact is that lawyers deal with so much information, that often we are in a panic when it comes to "unexpected," overlooked or forgotten deadlines and details (ours and others in our firm).
West Works™ , West Workspace™ powered by Eroom™ technology and more from West Group— the future is here, today By Paul Bernstein Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, August 2001 Since the beginning of law practice, lawyers have viewed their efforts as a profession and not a business.
Technology: back to basics By Paul Bernstein Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, March 2001 I started to practice law in 1959. Since the earliest days of lawyers until the 1960s, lawyers and law offices worked with non-electric typewriters and carbon paper.
The Internet, on the lighter side and a year-end potpourri By Paul Bernstein Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, October 2000 The Internet must be a part of your law firm "arsenal." By now, you should be accessing Westlaw, Lexis, LexisONE (for free case law from the last five years and more) and the ISBA Home Page or sending email or document attachments, or collaborating with others via ListServ and/or threaded discussion groups or exploring Applications Service Providers (ASPs) to use various software products on a "rental" basis.
EsqWare for case management By Paul Bernstein Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, June 2000 There are a good number of excellent case management software products on the market. Abacus, AmicusAttorney, TimeMatters, ProLaw, 21st Century Lawyer, PINS/ Needles, CaseMaster, and more are among the leading products in this software category.
Electronic mail—benefits and perils By Paul Bernstein Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, February 2000 Electronic mail is truly wonderful. It has a number of advantages over "regular mail" sent via the United States Post Office. Some of the benefits are as follows:
From the chair— multidisciplinary practice update By Paul Bernstein Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, February 2000 Under the dynamic leadership of, among others, Cheryl I. Niro, Illinois State Bar Association President, and Attorney Terrence J. Lavin, co-chair of the ISBA Task Force on Multidisciplinary Practice, the ABA's race towards seeing the huge accounting firms able to own law firms has been slowed down, and properly so.
Top partners in law firms must use computers By Paul Bernstein Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, February 2000 It amazes me, even at this late date, that there are so few lawyers in leadership positions who are actively using computer technology.
WordPerfect® Law Office 2000 Suite from Corel Corporation By Paul Bernstein Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, February 2000 The WordPerfect® Law Office 2000 Suite came to market earlier this year. For lawyers in small and mid-sized law firms, this is a perfect product for their law office.
From the chair: the wisdom of Bill Gates By Paul Bernstein Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, November 1999 Another message from the chair? Well, what confidence might the senior partner in your law firm, or you (if you are a solo practitioner) have in my introductory remarks to this newsletter? A bit, perhaps.
From the incoming chair By Paul Bernstein Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, June 1999 As we approach the 21st century, we lawyers see more and more challenges to our positions in society and our professional opportunities.
The virtual law firm By Paul Bernstein Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, June 1999 The virtual law firm is upon us. Basic to the virtual law firm is the use of Internet resources.

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