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ABA Legal Technology Resource Center |
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Catherine S. Reach |
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sandersc@staff.abanet.org |
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(312) 988-5053 |
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Karen Evie Kalnins |
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(312) 988-5930 |
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Calendaring |
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Docketing |
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Conflict Checking |
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Gift of the Gab |
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E-Mail |
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Contacts |
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What’s Up Doc? |
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Assembly |
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Management |
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Dollars and Sense |
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Time Tracking |
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Billing |
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Accounting |
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Share Information |
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Improve Time Management |
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Increase Efficiency |
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Recover Expenses |
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Acquire Skills |
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Assess |
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Research |
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Try |
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Evaluate |
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Pricing |
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Implement |
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Train |
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Search the Internet |
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Join Discussion Groups |
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Read Books and Periodicals |
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Confer with Colleagues |
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See Select Resources hand-out |
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Software that exists as a separate program by
itself. It is not part of an
integrated software package. |
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Software that is accessible via the Internet,
not installed on your office network or computer. |
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Software that you install or transfer to your
office network or computer. |
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Software that has various functions or modules
within one single program. |
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Definition |
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Electronic “calendar” with daily, weekly,
monthly or yearly views. |
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Sets reminders, categorizes entries, shares
schedules, replaces strings tied to fingers |
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Better time management |
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Definition |
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Software that lets you calendar cases and their
particular events according to court rules |
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Used for calendaring cases, setting timelines,
and keeping court deadlines |
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Benefits |
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Reduce and/or eliminate calendaring errors |
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Reduce staff time in calendaring |
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Reduce risk of legal malpractice |
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Definition |
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Software that alerts you to possible conflicts
of interest between clients, third parties, and witnesses |
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Alerts attorneys and staff to possible conflicts
of interest between clients, third parties, and witnesses |
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Benefits |
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Avoid conflicts of interest between clients |
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Reduce risk of malpractice |
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Reduce staff workload and time |
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Increase Communication |
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E-Mail |
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Contacts |
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CRM |
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“Customer Relationship Management” |
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Marketing & Rainmaking |
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“Customer” lists |
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Individual attention |
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Definition |
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Software that creates templates and legal
documents from existing documents |
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Used to create documents and form templates that
can be filled in without making new documents every time |
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Benefits |
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Automate document creation |
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Increase attorney and staff efficiency |
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Improve legal representation |
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Definition |
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Software for saving & retrieving documents |
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Uses |
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Finding, editing, and sharing documents |
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Provides multiple save and retrieval options,
allows for collaboration and knowledge management |
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Definition |
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Tracks time, creates invoices and reports |
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Stopwatch associated with client, matter, or
activity |
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Benefits |
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No more guess-timating amount of time spent and
dealing with paper time sheets |
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Definition |
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Track expenditures, salaries, profits, etc. |
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Uses |
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Create reports, use with time/billing software |
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Detailed reports on all money matters for the
firm |
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“But
what … is it good for?” |
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Catherine S. Reach |
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sandersc@staff.abanet.org |
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(312) 988-5053 |
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Karen Evie Kalnins |
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kalninsk@staff.abanet.org |
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(312) 988-5930 |
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Law Office Technology |
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Surveys & Statistics |
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Future of the Law |
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Technology & Ethics |
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Web Development & E-Commerce |
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Court Technology |
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Mobile Computing |
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Online Research |
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Non-Profits/Bar Associations |
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