We’ve come a long way, i-babyBy Janice L. BobackAdministrative Law, January 2012The author highlights some of the most useful apps for the iPad both in and outside of her practice.
Have you destroyed your memory?By Don MateerSenior Lawyers, October 2011Some models of copy machines have hard drives and may contain copies of every document that was scanned, copied or emailed. So how do you get rid of your old machine while still keeping your confidential information safe?
E-Discovery issues in litigationBy George S. BellasLegal Technology, Standing Committee on, April 2011A look at the case ofPension Committee of the University of Montreal Pension Plan v. Bank of America Securities, LLC, which highlights the problems with electronically stored information.
Courtroom Information Project prepares courtrooms for the futureBy Martin TyperLegal Technology, Standing Committee on, November 2007As the Ogle County Circuit Court Clerk for the 15th Judicial Circuit, in Oregon, Illinois, I was recently invited to have my court participate on a free internet Web site called the Courtroom Information Project.
FavoritesBy Bryan SimsLegal Technology, Standing Committee on, September 2007Favorites is a feature of the newsletter that highlights those programs, utilities, gizmos, gadgets, etc., that we love.
Workshare does its share to secure your documentsBy Alan PearlmanLaw Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, August 2007Although most law firms use massive deployments of traditional security solutions to lock down their office systems, networks and all of their stored content, most of them still struggle with the massive loads of shared electronic documents that flood their corporate network, the Internet, the e-mail system and all of their portable storage devices.
To BlackBerry or not to BlackBerry?By Trent L. BushLegal Technology, Standing Committee on, June 2007That is the question our firm recently faced as our mobile phone contracts were about to expire.
FavoritesLegal Technology, Standing Committee on, December 2006Favorites is a feature of the newsletter that highlights those programs, utilities, gizmos, gadgets, etc., that we love.
FavoritesLegal Technology, Standing Committee on, May 2006Favorites is a feature of the newsletter that highlights those programs, utilities, gizmos, gadgets, etc., that we love.
FavoritesLegal Technology, Standing Committee on, March 2006Favorites is a feature of the newsletter that highlights those programs, utilities, gizmos, gadgets, etc., that we love.
The three flavors of Adobe Acrobat: A litigation perspectiveBy Greg KrehelLegal Technology, Standing Committee on, March 2006Adobe System’s ubiquitous Acrobat software comes in three primary versions: the free Reader, the $299 per-license Standard version and the $449 per-license Professional version.
Technology and The Law seminar-March 12, 2004By Patricia M. FallonFederal Civil Practice, November 2004The Federal Civil Practice committee co-sponsored the "Technology and the Law" Seminar in Chicago on March 12, 2004.
Do a domainBy James BumgarnerLegal Technology, Standing Committee on, September 2004In the Standing Committee on Legal Technology newsletter, June 2004, Vol. 11. No.4, the article "How to Design a Simple Education-Based Web Site for an Individual Attorney" explains what a good law office Web page and its links should contain.
What’s all the fuss about VoIP? Money! A CoLT primerBy Peter MierzwaLegal Technology, Standing Committee on, September 2004VoIP or Voice Over Internet Protocol is the technology that allows you to make telephone calls using a broadband Internet connection instead of a regular, analog phone line.
Dealing with e-mail overloadBy Nerino J. PetroLegal Technology, Standing Committee on, August 2003As the pace of technology increases, so do the challenges that keeping up with these changes make on your time.
TechnoLawyer.com: How to stay in touch when out of reachBy Carol L. SchleinYoung Lawyers Division, August 2003Getting away from work has become nearly impossible. While you can use a Palm or similar handheld device to look up client appointments or telephone numbers and a cell phone to keep in touch with clients, the latest round of toys--er, tools--make it harder to disconnect from the office.
Worthy of noteBy James BumgarnerLegal Technology, Standing Committee on, April 2003Volunteer your PC: Would you like to help the effort to analyze anthrax and cancer cells? To identify chemical molecules that could block the smallpox virus?
Illinois Integrated Justice Panel finishes work!By David ClarkLegal Technology, Standing Committee on, December 2002The governing board authorized by Gov. George Ryan last December is putting the final touches on the Strategic Plan to be submitted to both the governor and the state Legislature.
Scanner clean-up techniques for WordPerfect and WordBy Marilyn MonroseLegal Technology, Standing Committee on, December 2002Cleaning up scanned documents in WordPerfect is fairly easy once you know what to look for. Even though OCR technology has improved a lot over the years, there are still some things it can't do and being that WordPerfect is a code-driven program, some unexpected problems are always likely to turn up.
TechnoLawyer.com: Equipping the small law office for less than $10,000By Jeffrey S. LissonLegal Technology, Standing Committee on, December 2002This is Part Two of a three-part series that discusses what you need and don't need, when to cut corners, and when to go all out when equipping a solo or small law office for under $10,000. In Part 1, Jeffrey outlined the hardware required for this endeavor.
Internet Explorer security flaws updateBy David ClarkLegal Technology, Standing Committee on, October 2002In the March 2002 Legal Tech newsletter, the following article appeared. At the time it was not revealed as to the extent of the damage in the breach of security discovered in Internet Explorer.
TechnoLawyer.com: Equipping the small law office for less than $10,000By Jeffrey S. LissonLegal Technology, Standing Committee on, October 2002Technology is an amazing thing. It's also confusing and expensive. It takes time to figure out what you need, and to earn the money to buy it.
Electronic filingBy Karen Evie KalninsLegal Technology, Standing Committee on, May 2002For some attorneys, filing court documents electronically brings to mind visions of complex technology that is hard to use and time-consuming to learn.
Helpful hints—security flaws in Internet ExplorerBy David ClarkLegal Technology, Standing Committee on, May 2002Using a computer, without security from unauthorized entry or from viral and other infections, is a gamble most are unwilling to undertake.
Scanning irreplaceable documents in case of disasterBy Marilyn MonroseLegal Technology, Standing Committee on, May 2002Many things have changed since September 11, especially the way we do business. Law firms that resided in the World Trade Center lost untold thousands of documents.
