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Today's issue of TL Answers contains these articles:

Spencer Stromberg, Two Key Reasons to Start Document Names With Dates

Wayne Pierce, Review: Dragon NaturallySpeaking Plus Tips on Eliminating Errors

H. Daniel Smith, Tip for Using Old Templates With HotDocs 11

Neil Squillante, Beats Pill Battery Life and Security Issue

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Coming today to LitigationWorld: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 111 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.

Managing Exhibits in Trial With Tech Tools

Five Tips for Becoming a More Persuasive Speaker

Gearing Up for Ediscovery

Facebook Deactivation Leads to Spoliation Instruction

Congratulations to Laurie R. Kuslansky, Ph.D. of The Litigation Consulting Report on winning our LitigationWorld Pick of the Week award: Rethinking Witness Preparation to Prevent Meltdowns

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Coming today to TL Research: Legal billing software is a necessity for virtually all law firms. After all, most law firms need to manage trust accounts, track and enter expenses and time, send bills to clients, etc. However, the sheer number of products makes the buying process challenging. Even after considerable due diligence, you can still end up with the wrong legal billing product and exceed your budget. To help you find the best legal billing software for your law firm, TechnoLawyer publisher and lawyer Neil Squillante created the TL Research Buyer's Guide to Legal Billing Software. Download your free copy now.

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Coming today to BlawgWorld: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 151 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.

Three Game Changing Products at ABA TECHSHOW 2013

Review: Status Board

Seven Lawyers Weigh in on Starting a Law Firm

How to Write a Persuasive Email Message

Congratulations to Robert J. Ambrogi of LawSites on winning our BlawgWorld Pick of the Week award: A New Approach to Tracking Billable Hours

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

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Today's issue of TL Answers contains these articles:

Ted Palmer, The Shortcomings of Outlook Add-Ons for Archiving Client-Related Email

Wayne Pierce, Integrating Your Document Naming Rules With Your Retention System

Darren Cantor, Tip: How to Display Two Documents Side by Side on One or Two Monitors

Durand OMeara, Review: MailChimp

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Coming today to SmallLaw: In the old days, a Yellow Page advertisement served as the equivalent of your law firm's web site. Back then, you could pay more for more visibility. But pay to play doesn't work online. In fact, paying to increase your search engine rank can get you into trouble if you run afoul of Google's rules. In this issue of SmallLaw, family lawyer Lee Rosen provides 10 "white hat" search engine optimization tips that will enable your web site to rank better for search terms such as your geographic location and practice areas. Also, don't miss the SmallLaw Pick of the Week for advice on when to report potential legal malpractice claims to ensure coverage.

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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 167 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.

Bill Your Time Everywhere Your Practice Takes You

A Scanner at Home in Your Bag and in Your Office

The Mandatory CLE Question No One Wants to Ask

Law Firm Mobile Web Sites 101

Congratulations to Joe Kissell of Macworld on winning our BlawgWorld Pick of the Week award: How to Edit PowerPoint Documents on an iPad

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Today's issue of Fat Friday contains these articles:

Neil Squillante, Review: Beats Pill Bluetooth Stereo Speaker

Jay Kepley, Review: ABC Amber Outlook Converter

Daniel Schultz, My Windows 7 Upgrade: Woe My Lost Email (Plus Tips)

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Coming today to SmallLaw: HotDocs recently shipped HotDocs Developer 11 for creating document assembly templates and HotDocs User 11 for using these templates. In this issue of SmallLaw, independent legal document assembly consultant Marc Lauritsen reviews HotDocs 11 from the perspective of both first-time and long-time users. He focuses primarily on the new features since the last major upgrade three years ago. Find out if HotDocs 11 can help your law firm automate your document creation. Also, don't miss the SmallLaw Pick of the Week for a tip on how to more quickly access the Acrobat functions you use most often.

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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: The ABA Model Rules suggest that all lawyers perform pro bono work. But that's a much easier commitment for a junior associate at a mega-firm to make than a solo practitioner or a partner at a small law firm. In this issue of SmallLaw, Gadsden, Alabama lawyer Clark Stewart tackles this issue within the context of his popular A Lawyer's Life series. By chronicling his own positive and negative pro bono experiences, he may help you strike the right balance. As always, you'll find Clark's adventures entertaining and moving. Also, don't miss the SmallLaw Pick of the Week for the pros and cons of starting a law firm in the first place.

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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.