TechnoLawyer: Coming Attractions

Today's issue of TL Answers contains these articles:

Norman Bloch, Review: Philips SpeechMike for Dragon NaturallySpeaking

Douglas Thomas, Tips for Creating a Law Firm Web Site

Craig Evezich, How We Name Our Documents

Todd Hendrickson, Review: TrialPad

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Coming today to SmallLaw: As we reported, Fujitsu replaced its popular ScanSnap S1500 (and S1500M) desktop scanners with the ScanSnap iX500 earlier this year. In this issue of SmallLaw, estate planning lawyer and scanner connoisseur Chandra Lewnau reviews the ScanSnap iX500 from the perspective of a lawyer in small law firm. From setup to design to new features to scan quality and speed to value, Chandra leaves no specification unexplored. As with all our formal reviews, you'll also find a TechnoScore rating. Also, don't miss the SmallLaw Pick of the Week for a comparative review of four PDF applications, including a comparison chart.

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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 SmallLaw: How could a much younger company acquire American icon Motorola for $12 billion without any financial impact? Simple — AdWords. Responsible for the majority of Google's revenue, AdWords is the most lucrative advertising vehicle ever invented. Many law firms use it to gain new clients. But like all forms of advertising, you'll waste money if you don't use it properly. In this issue of SmallLaw, family lawyer and online marketing expert Lee Rosen provides 10 tips to get you started, including how to use sophisticated technologies like remarketing. Also, don't miss the SmallLaw Pick of the Week for a review of a free time-tracking cloud application with corresponding smartphone apps.

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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.

Originally published in the January 31, 2012 issue of SmallLaw: Thought leaders often write in the abstract, making it difficult for law firms to apply their expertise. Time to rethink thought leadership articles. Today in SmallLaw, we begin a series of "tough challenge" columns in which experts tell a story about how a small law firm successfully addressed a tough challenge. In today's first column, document automation and practice management expert Seth Rowland discusses how International Fertility Law Group achieved a seeming paradox — increasing its clientele while simultaneously having its lawyers spend more time with each client. Also, check out this issue's Newsletter Flag, and don't miss the SmallLaw Pick of the Week for Clark Stewart's review of Onlive Desktop for iPad.

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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 links to helpful articles in other publications about solo practices and small law firms. The SmallLaw newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Today's issue of Fat Friday contains these articles:

Neil Squillante, It's Here: Microsoft Office for iPhone

Stephen Rudman, Review: Nook Simple Touch (Model BVN300) for PDF Documents

Barron Henley, Actually, Microsoft Gets It; You Just Need Some Training

Gary Redenbacher, Review: Timeslips 2012 Plus Software Stability

John Dean, Review: Adobe Acrobat for Archiving Client Email

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Coming today to LitigationWorld: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 112 articles from the past two weeks worthy of your attention. Below you'll find a sample article from each section of today's issue, including our LitigationWorld Pick of the Week.

Gathering Evidence 21st Century Style

What Kind of Opposing Counsel Are You?

An Update on Ediscovery Best Practices

Another Court Nixes Sanctions for Ediscovery Shortcomings

Congratulations to Jeff Richardson of iPhone J.D. on winning our LitigationWorld Pick of the Week award: Every Court and Judge in Your Pocket

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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. You'll also receive in-depth litigation product reviews as well as links to the most noteworthy articles in other online litigation 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:

Russell Sibley, Why I Use Microsoft Word Despite Preferring Other Products

Tom Raftery, How I Use Four Monitors; Review of Ultramon

Aaron Zimmerman, Our Twist on Document Naming

Donald Lowrey, Tips for Using Dragon NaturallySpeaking for Legal Terminology

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Coming today to SmallLaw: Craigslist — it's not just for selling the junk in your garage anymore. In this issue of SmallLaw, Gadsden divorce lawyer Clark Stewart reveals his secret to successfully marketing your law firm on Craigslist. Of those who contact Clark via Craigslist, 25% become clients while others become ongoing referral sources. In short, Craigslist has become Clark's most effective form of marketing. Also, don't miss the SmallLaw Pick of the Week for tips on how to sell your law firm.

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Coming today to BlawgWorld: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 146 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.

Cloud Storage for Lawyers Part 1

Review: PDFpen for iPad

Rash of Kentucky Lawyer Suicides Concerns Colleagues

Email Marketing for Lawyers 101

Congratulations to Lex Friedman of MacWorld on winning our BlawgWorld Pick of the Week award: Meet iOS 7: Not Your Father's iOS

Today's issue also contains links to every article in the June 2013 issue of Law Practice Today. Don't miss today's issue or any future issues of BlawgWorld.

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Our newsletters provide the most comprehensive coverage of legal technology, practice management, and law firm marketing, but not the only coverage. BlawgWorld enables you to stay on top of all the noteworthy articles (and podcasts) published online without having to hire a research assistant. Even when you're busy, you won't want to miss each issue's Pick of the Week. The BlawgWorld newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to SmallLaw: The iPad cannot yet practice law on your behalf, but its capabilities expand every day thanks to apps. In this issue of SmallLaw, legal technology consultant Brett Burney reviews the three best iPad document scanning apps he found after an extensive search. These apps can help lighten your load when you're on the road and your scanning needs don't warrant a portable scanner. Brett evaluates the capabilities of these apps, provides tips on how to best use them, and concludes by issuing an iVerdict in which he declares a winner. Also, don't miss the SmallLaw Pick of the Week for the worst law firm web site group photo ever.

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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.