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Rengaged: Read Our Exclusive Report

By Neil J. Squillante | Friday, May 2, 2014

Today's issue of TL NewsWire covers an automated email newsletter creation service for law firms (see article below), an iPhone note-taking app that can scan documents, a stand for the iPhone and iPad mini, and an iPad keyboard case. Don't miss the next issue.

AUTOMATE AND PERSONALIZE YOUR EMAIL NEWSLETTERS

Email is an effective direct marketing channel and the world's largest social network. But it's a challenging medium to master. Email requires perfection and precision because you cannot edit a newsletter after you send it. Also, prospective and existing clients will directly or indirectly tune out if you don't send them information of interest.

Rengaged … in One Sentence

Launched today, Rengaged is a cloud application that enables you to create and send personalized email newsletters.

The Killer Feature

Here's how email marketing works. You email useful information to clients and prospects. These newsletters reinforce your expertise and knowledge. Existing clients send you more work. Prospects hire you.

There's just one problem. You're not a media company. You probably don't have a journalist on your staff.

Rengaged enables you to assemble personalized email newsletters comprised of links to relevant articles from any source on the Web. It automatically embeds a fair use snippet, image, and link. You can categorize sources by client areas of interest or your firm's practice areas.

"Law firms now have the ability to take advantage of big data for their email marketing," Rengaged CEO Josh Meyer told us. "Clients and prospects don't want generic content. Rengaged's technology enables law firms to build a better brand and stronger relationships that generate a more robust pipeline of new matters."

Other Notable Features

Rengaged offers a number of professionally-designed templates for your newsletters. You can customize templates with your firm name, contact information, etc.

List segmentation enables you to send targeted newsletters. For example, instead of emailing a newsletter to your entire database, you can send it to groups that you create or even to just one person (a hot prospect for example).

Rengaged measures various metrics such as the open rate and clicks. You can use this data not only to fine-tune your selections, but also to better understand the needs of clients and prospects. Rengaged's algorithms learn subscriber preferences over time to help you choose what to include in your newsletters.

Other features include manual and scheduled sending, archiving of sent newsletters (which you can resend), integration with social media networks, and SSL encryption to protect your subscriber database.

What Else Should You Know?

Three plans exist that cost $100, $200, and $400 per month respectively. They differ by number of users and number of subscribers. Rengaged can create a custom plan if you have more than 2,500 subscribers. Learn more about Rengaged.

How to Receive TL NewsWire
So many products, so little time. In each issue of TL NewsWire, you'll learn about five new products for the legal profession. Pressed for time? The newsletter's innovative articles enable lawyers and law office administrators to quickly understand the function of a product, and zero in on its most important features. The TL NewsWire newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Topics: Coming Attractions | Email/Messaging/Telephony | Law Firm Marketing/Publications/Web Sites | TL NewsWire

Reviews of eFax and MyFax; iPad Use Case; iPad Dropbox Tip; Charging for "Pretty"

By Kathryn Hughes | Friday, May 2, 2014

Today's issue of Fat Friday contains these articles:

Richard Frischer, Review: MyFax v. eFax

Harold Dye, How I Use and Don't Use the iPad in My Practice

Jerry Gonzalez, Tip: How to Store Folders in Dropbox Locally on Your iPad

Paul Purdue, Focus on the Legal Work, Not the Pretty Work

Don't miss this issue — or any future issues.

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.

Topics: Business Productivity/Word Processing | Coming Attractions | Document Management | Email/Messaging/Telephony | Fat Friday | Laptops/Smartphones/Tablets | Technology Industry/Legal Profession

Reviews of Olympus DS-7000, PunchBowl; Saving Client-Related Email; Shopping for Billing Software

By Kathryn Hughes | Friday, May 2, 2014

Today's issue of TL Answers contains these articles:

Fred Kruck, Review: Olympus DS-7000

Steve Loewy, How to Save Client-Related Email With All Other Correspondence

Caren Schwartz, Where to Start Your Search for Billing Software

Chuck Pollack, Review: PunchBowl

Don't miss this issue — or any future issues.

How to Receive TL Answers
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.

Topics: Accounting/Billing/Time Capture | Coming Attractions | Consultants/Services/Training | Dictation/OCR/Speech Recognition | Email/Messaging/Telephony | Gadgets/Shredders/Office Gear | Law Firm Marketing/Publications/Web Sites | TL Answers

Three iPhone Cases That Add Missing Features Plus 90 More Must-Reads

By Kathryn Hughes | Thursday, May 1, 2014

Coming today to BlawgWorld: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 91 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 DMS Inside Microsoft Office

The Best iPhone Timekeeping Apps

How to Use Do Not Disturb on Your iPhone

Don't Give Up on the iPad

Congratulations to David Pogue of Yahoo! Tech on winning our BlawgWorld Pick of the Week award: Three iPhone Cases That Add Missing Features

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Our newsletters provide the most comprehensive coverage of both legal technology and mainstream technology of interest to the legal profession (e.g., monitors, smartphones, scanners, the iPad, and more). But not the only coverage. BlawgWorld enables you to stay on top of all the noteworthy legal and mainstream technology articles (and podcasts and videos) published elsewhere 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. Please subscribe now.

Topics: Accounting/Billing/Time Capture | BlawgWorld Newsletter | Business Productivity/Word Processing | Graphic Design/Photography/Video | Laptops/Smartphones/Tablets | Online/Cloud | Technology Industry/Legal Profession

What Ails the Large Firm Plus All the Inside Baseball From the Past Week

By Kathryn Hughes | Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Coming today to BigLaw: Our editorial team has assembled links to all the inside baseball announced by America's largest law firms during the past week in an easy-to-scan format. You'll also find must-read analysis, rankings, trends, etc. about large law firms.

This week's inside baseball sections link to:

62 press releases about lateral hires, mergers, internal promotions, and all other significant business news.

45 press releases about notable law firm and practice group accolades.

65 press releases about notable individual lawyer accolades.

Congratulations to William D. Henderson of Indiana University Maurer School of Law on winning our BigLaw Pick of the Week award: What Ails the Large Firm: Strategies for the Long Term. Here's a sampling of of some other industry analysis from this issue:

Managing Partner Roundtable Part 1

Managing Partner Roundtable Part 2

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BigLaw keeps you apprised of lateral hires, internal promotions, mergers, new offices, accolades, and other inside baseball at America's 300+ largest law firms by linking directly to their press releases. Thanks to a clever design, BigLaw takes just a few minutes to scan yet its comprehensiveness makes it the only source you need to stay on top of this self-reported news. Each issue of BigLaw also links to insightful articles, statistical reports, podcasts, and videos about large law firms published elsewhere as well as to our detailed product reviews with accompanying TechnoScore ratings. The BigLaw newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Topics: BiglawWorld | Coming Attractions | Law Office Management | Technology Industry/Legal Profession

Responsive Websites for Law Firms Plus 80 More Must-Reads

By Kathryn Hughes | Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Coming today to SmallLaw: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 81 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 SmallLaw Pick of the Week.

The Solo Practitioner Self-Assessment Test

The Agile Results System

Top 10 Law Firm Video Mistakes

Internet Lawyer Marketing 101

Congratulations to Joe Dysart of ABA Journal on winning our SmallLaw Pick of the Week award: The Debate Over Responsive Websites for Law Firms

How to Receive SmallLaw
Small law firm, big dreams. Written by successful small-firm founders, managing partners, administrators, and legal technology and practice management experts, SmallLaw provides practical advice on management, marketing, and technology issues in solo practices and small law firms. Additionally, SmallLaw features comprehensive reviews of legal products with accompanying TechnoScore ratings. SmallLaw also ensures that you won't miss anything published elsewhere by linking to helpful articles, podcasts, and videos about solo practices and small law firms. Please subscribe now.

Topics: Coming Attractions | Law Firm Marketing/Publications/Web Sites | Law Office Management | SmallLaw

Timesaving Secrets of Microsoft Word's Find & Replace Plus Small Firm Success Stories

By Kathryn Hughes | Friday, April 25, 2014

Coming today to SmallLaw: Many types of document automation exist, some of them easy to use but hidden. In this issue of SmallLaw, law firm technology consultant Ben Schorr explains the many useful timesavers within Microsoft Word's Find & Replace tool. You'll find step-by-step instructions on how to repair common legal document problems in just seconds — along with tips on how to avoid creating new problems. Also, don't miss the SmallLaw Pick of the Week for small law firm success stories.

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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.

Topics: Business Productivity/Word Processing | Coming Attractions | SmallLaw

Worldox for iOS 2.0: Read Our Exclusive Report

By Neil J. Squillante | Friday, April 25, 2014

Today's issue of TL NewsWire covers a document management app for iPhone and iPad (see article below), a backup service for your cloud data, desktop search software that also searches cloud services, and a cloud case analysis application for litigation. Don't miss the next issue.

MOBILE DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT ON YOUR OWN TERMS

The majority of lawyers in the United States (and perhaps in commonwealth countries) use an iPhone and/or an iPad. Many of you in this new majority want to practice law from these devices using native apps. These apps free you from your desk, run fast, and have optimized user interfaces. Document management remains the lifeblood of law practice so if that's where you want to start you're in luck.

Worldox for iOS 2.0 … in One Sentence

Launched recently, World Software's Worldox for iOS 2.0 enables you to use the Worldox GX3 document management system from your iPhone and iPad.

The Killer Feature

Worldox for iOS 2.0 consists of two free apps — one for the iPhone and one for the iPad. The previous version of the app worked only on the iPad. The new apps enable you to access the same Worldox features available in the Windows and Mac desktop applications. You'll also find sharing tools such as the ability to email a document.

Worldox for iOS integrates with both Dropbox and OneDrive for sharing documents and for working on documents. For example, copying a Word document into your OneDrive account enables you to work on it using Microsoft Word for iPad and collaborate with a client. You can check these documents back into Worldox from your iPhone or iPad.

"Many of our legal customers own iPhones and iPads," World Software Corporation President Ray Zwiefelhofer told us. "The new Worldox for iOS apps make the Worldox experience accessible on these devices, and also make it possible for clients to collaborate using Dropbox or OneDrive. The enhanced user interface makes any task manageable even on the iPhone. Worldox clients can immediately take advantage of these apps, which are available for free on the App Store."

Other Notable Features

The core Worldox features available in Worldox for iOS include document Check-in and Check-out, Favorite Files and Favorite Matters, Quick Profiles and Navigation Panel, Search Forms, Projects, and Workspaces.

Documents in Worldox have Profiles, enabling you to find them using a variety of parameters. Because you often create the same types of documents, Quick Profiles are templates that save you time when adding a new document to Worldox. The Navigation Panel provides access to all the document types (Profile Groups) your firm has created — briefs, correspondence, etc.

Projects enable you to collect documents from anywhere within Worldox in one place. You can then use Workspaces to bookmark a Project and share it with others on your team.

What Else Should You Know?

Worldox for iOS works in both portrait and landscape. A future update will provide integration with the Good Dynamics platform for enhanced security and privacy. The apps require Worldox GX3 and Web Mobile. Learn more about Worldox for iOS.

How to Receive TL NewsWire
So many products, so little time. In each issue of TL NewsWire, you'll learn about five new products for the legal profession. Pressed for time? The newsletter's innovative articles enable lawyers and law office administrators to quickly understand the function of a product, and zero in on its most important features. The TL NewsWire newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Topics: Document Management | Laptops/Smartphones/Tablets | TL NewsWire

Top 10 Ways to Use an iPad in Law Practice; Reviews of PhraseExpress, Dragon 12.5, Avvo, LegalWebPro

By Kathryn Hughes | Thursday, April 24, 2014

Today's issue of TL Answers contains these articles:

Wesley Y. S. Chang, The Top 10 Ways I Use My IPad In Law Practice

John Drisdale, Review: PhraseExpress

Christian Onsager, Review: Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12.5 Plus Headset Advice

Ben Ballard, Review: Avvo And LegalWebPro For Law Firm Website Creation

Don't miss this issue — or any future issues.

How to Receive TL Answers
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.

Topics: Accounting/Billing/Time Capture | Automation/Document Assembly/Macros | Business Productivity/Word Processing | CLE/News/References | Collaboration/Knowledge Management | Computer Accessories | Dictation/OCR/Speech Recognition | Document Management | Laptops/Smartphones/Tablets | Law Firm Marketing/Publications/Web Sites | Legal Research | TL Answers | Utilities

How to Prevent the Biggest Problem in Ediscovery Plus Social Media Lessons for Litigators

By Kathryn Hughes | Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Coming today to LitigationWorld: According to ediscovery consultant Tom O'Connor, the biggest problem in ediscovery is agreeing with your adversary on the exchange of documents, especially the format and the timing. Disputes are rife. In this issue of LitigationWorld, Tom explains how to prevent disputes by creating your own document exchange protocols. You'll find several invaluable tips and links to model documents. Also, don't miss the LitigationWorld Pick of the Week for the top nine social media lessons for litigators.

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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.

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