TechnoLawyer: Coming Attractions

Coming today to SmallLaw: Estate planning lawyer Chandra Lewnau has tried just about every cloud practice management application so we asked her to review ActionStep in this issue of SmallLaw. Since our last review, ActionStep has added significant new functionality as well as an app store. Chandra spent six months evaluating everything from workflows to integration with calendar services to contact management to the new app store and more. Also, don't miss the SmallLaw Pick of the Week for tips on how to create a client referral program based on "centers of influence."

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Coming today to BlawgWorld: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 148 articles from the past week worthy of your attention. Below you'll find a sample article from each section of today's issue, including our BlawgWorld Pick of the Week.

TL NewsWire Top 10 and Top 25 Products of 2013 Awards

The Impact of Apple's 64-Bit A7 Chip

How to Set Legal Fees

Law Firm Websites Must Evolve

Congratulations to Harry McCracken of Time.com on winning our BlawgWorld Pick of the Week award: Battle of the iPad Ballpoint Smartpens

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Today's issue of Fat Friday contains these articles:

Neil Squillante, Touch ID Tip; Review of Bose Bluetooth Headset Series 2; Sweepstakes Reminder

Bill Onwusah, The Current State of PDF in the Legal Market

Derrick Jackson, Review: Merkury Innovation 360 Rotating iPad Stand

Chet Lustgarten, My Mixed Home Law Office Experience

Allen Landerman, Review: WordPerfect's Litigation Tools

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Our most serendipitous offering, Fat Friday consists of unsolicited contributions by TechnoLawyer members. You'll no doubt enjoy it because of its mix of interesting topics and genuinely useful knowledge, including brutally honest product reviews and informative how-tos. The Fat Friday newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Today's issue of TL Answers contains these articles:

Karen McCormick, Our Olympus- and KnowBrainer-Based Digital Dictation Workflow

Steven Schwaber, Why PDF Is Good Enough for Archival Versus PDF/A

Steve Long, Review: Hosted Exchange for Synced Calendars, Contacts, Email

Lewis Siegel, Tip: How to Reduce the Size of PDF Documents

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Coming today to SmallLaw: David Sparks is a bonafide productivity guru. Only someone with a mastery of time management could practice law, co-host a popular weekly podcast about productivity, and publish three best-selling multimedia ebooks on productivity topics in the past 18 months. His latest ebook — Email Field Guide — covers our favorite technology. David has graciously agreed to publish an excerpt in this issue of SmallLaw. Taken from the second chapter, Tactical Email, David offers some unconventional advice about email notifications. Also, don't miss the SmallLaw Pick of the Week for the antidote to seat-of-the-pants management.

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Small firm, big dreams. Written by practicing lawyers who manage successful small firms and legal technology and practice management experts who have achieved rock star status, SmallLaw provides practical advice on management, marketing, and technology issues in small law firms, as well as comprehensive legal product reviews with accompanying TechnoScore ratings. SmallLaw also ensures that you won't miss anything published elsewhere by linking to helpful articles (and podcasts and videos) about solo practices and small law firms. The SmallLaw newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to BlawgWorld: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 117 articles from the past week worthy of your attention. Below you'll find a sample article from each section of today's issue, including our BlawgWorld Pick of the Week.

Best Wishes to Charles Christian of Legal IT Insider

Review: Pages 2.0 (iPad Word Processing App)

The Case for Client Satisfaction Surveys

How to Create an Editorial Calendar for Your Law Blog

Congratulations to Federico Viticci of MacStories on winning our BlawgWorld Pick of the Week award: Essential iPad Apps for Knowledge Workers (2013 Edition)

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Coming today to LitigationWorld: According to ediscovery blogger Joshua Gilliland, the four hottest topics in 2013 consist of the duty to preserve, the form of production, proportionality, and taxation of costs. Using notable court opinions issued this year, Josh explores these four issues and provides advice for all litigators. For example, two Bates stamp replacements now exist that work with dynamic evidence such as YouTube videos. Also, don't miss the LitigationWorld Pick of the Week for tips on avoiding unnecessary discovery about discovery.

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All practice areas evolve, but none faster than litigation. Written by successful litigators and other litigation experts, LitigationWorld provides you with practical tips related to electronic discovery, depositions, litigation strategy, litigation technology, and trial presentations. LitigationWorld also features in-depth litigation product reviews with accompanying TechnoScore ratings, as well as links to the most noteworthy litigation articles in other publications so that you'll never miss anything. The LitigationWorld newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to BigLaw: Document sharing has always existed in law practice, but it has become increasingly complex. Sending a document back and forth via FedEx was slow and expensive but easy and secure. Nowadays, large law firms need an instantaneous file sharing solution as flexible as Dropbox (desktop, iPad, and web) but with better security and which integrates with their document management system. In this issue of BigLaw, law firm CIO Matthew Berg reviews the file sharing capabilities of Workshare Enterprise. Also, don't miss the BigLaw Pick of the Week for a list of what's hot and what's not according to the leaders of large law firms.

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Large and midsize law firms have achieved unprecedented success yet they still have tremendous growth potential. Written by insiders, corporate counsel, and other industry experts, BigLaw unearths best practices in leadership, marketing, strategy, and technology, and features detailed product reviews with accompanying TechnoScore ratings. BigLaw also ensures that you won't miss anything published elsewhere by linking to insightful articles (and podcasts and videos) about large and midsize law firms, as well as notable press releases issued by the world's largest law firms. The BigLaw newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to LitigationWorld: Here's a dirty little secret. Not everything you learn in law school is sacrosanct. In this issue of LitigationWorld, Anonymous Litigator provides three tips for making your briefs more impactful. One tip provides a better method of structuring your arguments than the IRAC method taught in law school. The other two tips discuss stylistic bad habits to avoid. Also, don't miss the LitigationWorld Pick of the Week for tips on assessing "Belief in Pure Evil" among prospective jurors.

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All practice areas evolve, but none faster than litigation. Written by successful litigators and other litigation experts, LitigationWorld provides you with practical tips related to electronic discovery, depositions, litigation strategy, litigation technology, and trial presentations. LitigationWorld also features in-depth litigation product reviews with accompanying TechnoScore ratings, as well as links to the most noteworthy litigation articles in other publications so that you'll never miss anything. The LitigationWorld newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Today's issue of TL Answers contains these articles:

Fred Kruck, Review: PCLaw

Sandra Entler, Review: Billing Matters (QuickItem)

Joe Dipierro, Review: Perfect Keyboard for Naming Documents

Carol Cummins, The Pros and Cons of Using Hyphens in Document Names

John R. Crossan, Is Manual Bates Stamping Malpractice?

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Do you believe in the wisdom of crowds? In TL Answers, TechnoLawyer members answer legal technology and practice management questions submitted by their peers. This newsletter's popularity stems from the relevance of the questions and answers to virtually everyone in the legal profession. The TL Answers newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.