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Coming today to TechnoFeature: Alternative fees can boost your billings and profit, but a variety of pitfalls exist for law firms that embark on this strategy. In this TechnoFeature article, lawyer and law firm management expert Allison Shields discusses these pitfalls, and explains how to avoid them using tools such as supplemental services agreements. In all, you'll find a detailed analysis of the four key components of alternative billing arrangements.

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Coming today to BlawgWorld: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 70 articles from the past week worthy of your attention, including our Post of the Week. Here's a sample:

Lexis Gets the Cloud

Quinn Emanuel Believes in CBA (Check BlackBerry Always)

What the New Law Firm Looks Like

Why It's Hard for BigLaw Associates to Start Rainmaking

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Coming today to Fat Friday: Paul Easton explains why he has come to the end of the road with his Palm Treo and which smartphone path he plans to take next, Charles Steinberg reviews Time Matters' email management capabilities (plus LexisNexis responds), Sharon Taylor explains how she solved a printer driver conflict, John Starkweather provides a tip for SaaS vendors about customer security concerns, and Wesley Haire reviews Timeslips on a 64-bit version of Windows. Don't miss this issue.

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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.

Coming today to Answers to Questions: Susan Berry at Wolters Kluwer Law & Business responds to recent Posts about Loislaw for online legal research, Sherry Wiley explains how she got a Vista PC to work on her home and office networks, Caren Schwartz reviews MyFax, Randy Gold explains how to burn iTunes files to an MP3 CD, and Stephen Seldin explains how to transform a scanned document into editable word processing file. Don't miss this issue.

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Do you believe in the wisdom of crowds? In Answers to Questions, 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 Answers to Questions newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to TechnoFeature: In a perfect world, it wouldn't matter if a law firm used a Mac or a PC because all software would run on both. Clarity Legal Software offers such a world for deposition transcript management thanks to DepoSmart, which runs on Mac, Windows, and even Linux. We tapped veteran litigator Jeffrey Allen to evaluate DepoSmart. In this TechnoFeature, Jeffrey reviews DepoSmart's functionality and technical support, and also discusses its pricing and license. If you need to annotate and manage deposition testimony (including video), read Jeffrey's helpful review.

How to Receive TechnoFeature
Our flagship newsletter never disappoints thanks to its in-depth reporting by leading legal technology and practice management experts, many of whom have become "household names" in the legal profession. It's in TechnoFeature that you'll find our oft-quoted formal product reviews and accompanying TechnoScore ratings. The TechnoFeature 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 53 articles from the past week worthy of your attention, including our Post of the Week. Here's a sample:

How Lawyers Will Use Google Wave

How to View an Upside Down PDF on the iPhone

Reduced Hours, Full Success: Part Time Partners (PDF)

Why Law Firm Blogs Fail as Legal Marketing Tools

This issue also contains links to every article in the October 2009 issue of Law Practice Today. Don't miss this issue or future issues.

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Coming today to Fat Friday: Steven Levy discusses accounting considerations for locally installed software versus SaaS (software in the cloud), Harold Goldner explains how blogging has boosted his practice, John Starkweather discusses when to hire consultants and when to do it yourself, Thomas Hutto shares helpful information about Clio's data escrow policy, and Craig Bayer compares LogMeIn free to LogMeIn Rescue. Don't miss this issue.

How to Receive Fat Friday
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.

Coming today to Answers to Questions: Jason Grimes explains what sets LexisNexis and Westlaw apart from their competitors, Andrea Cannavina shares her thoughts on Olympus' DS2 file format and reviews the Philips Pocket Memo 9600 and Grundig Digta 420 digital dictation recorders, Sean LaRoque discusses the security of email fax services, Randy Gold reviews Dell's onsite laptop repair service, and Steven McNichols reviews Snagit for capturing Web pages. Don't miss this issue.

How to Receive Answers to Questions
Do you believe in the wisdom of crowds? In Answers to Questions, 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 Answers to Questions newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to TechnoFeature: Clients don't hire you because you wear Armani suits. They want a favorable resolution of their dispute. But personal style matters. It can enhance your presentation and make you more persuasive. The same goes for your litigation support software. If it doesn't have the features you need, a slick interface is meaningless. But such an interface can enhance your productivity. In this TechnoFeature, litigation support expert Brett Burney reviews Nextpoint, which attempts to break the mold by offering robust litigation support and trial presentation tools in a slick-looking Web application (SaaS). Does it succeed? Brett's review holds the answer.

How to Receive TechnoFeature
Our flagship newsletter never disappoints thanks to its in-depth reporting by leading legal technology and practice management experts, many of whom have become "household names" in the legal profession. It's in TechnoFeature that you'll find our oft-quoted formal product reviews and accompanying TechnoScore ratings. The TechnoFeature 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 85 articles from the past week worthy of your attention, including our Post of the Week. Here's a sample:

Listening to Podcasts at Double Speed

Just a Touch Away, the Elusive Tablet PC

Lawyer's Unemployment Benefits Yanked Over $1/Day From Blog

Boycott of Best Lawyers and US News Survey Is Growing

This issue also contains links to every article in the September/October 2009 issue of Law Practice. Don't miss this issue or future issues.

How to Receive BlawgWorld
Our newsletters provide the most comprehensive coverage of legal technology, practice management, and law firm marketing, but not the only coverage. To stay on top of all the noteworthy articles published in blogs and other online publications you could either hire a research assistant or simply subscribe to BlawgWorld. The BlawgWorld newsletter has received rave reviews and is free. Please subscribe now.