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6 Automation Tips to Revolutionize Your Document Workflows

This guest post is written by Jac McQueeney, Senior Business Technology Consultant at Hendrix Business Systems, one of the CPM Connect partners. Let’s start from the top. You are a lawyer. You went to school to be proficient in your practice area and spent more time than you care to admit to loved ones building your skill set and pouring…

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Three Ways to Securely Share Documents Electronically

You send and receive documents electronically with clients. Many documents. You have considered what is in the document, such as sensitive, privileged, and confidential information, and how to protect it.  What workflows for securely sending/receiving documents balance ease of use for you and your client with adequate security?  You do not necessarily need any new technology, just use what you…

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How to Identify a Phishing Attempt and Thwart It

Hackers will always exploit a crisis. Opening or clicking on one link in a phishing email sent to your firm can have disastrous effects. It is not just email either, they come from phone calls, texts, messaging services, and more. Learn how to identify the tell-tale signs of phishing, what you should do to minimize the threats, and how to…

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What People Are Reading: ICYMI Roundup (January – April 2020)

The CPM ICYMI enewsletter brings a brief weekly wrap-up of legal tech and practice management tips, breaking news and useful information. Here are the articles that captured the attention of the readers by top click each week in January – April 2020: Our Top 5 Tips and Cheats for Outlook Calendar on Windows 10  The OnMSFT blog provides some helpful…

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Somebody’s Watching Me

Many lawyers and legal support staff are working from home, using their laptops, personal smartphones, and online video conferencing to stay connected. These services and devices have features that may be listening and collecting confidential information. Other devices in the home, like webcams, smart TVs, voice-activated assistants, and Internet of Things (IoT) connected hardware, may also be listening. While you…

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Hidden Windows 10 Features and Functions

Whether you are new to Windows 10 because you recently upgraded after support for Windows 7 was discontinued, or you haven’t explored more recent updates to the operating system, there are a lot of ways to enhance your computing experience. There are many enhancements including an upgraded clipboard, new screen capture, and dark mode. You can also enable speech recognition…

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Top 10 Posts From the Center for 2019

The last post on a blog for the year is often one of reflection. Here we will highlight the posts from 2019 with the greatest number of views. Happy New Year and looking forward to sharing more law practice management and technology improvements, tips, and suggestions in the year to come! 1. Control (Microsoft) Word Microsoft Word is a powerful…

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What People Are Reading: ICYMI Roundup (October – December 2019)

The CPM ICYMI enewsletter brings a brief weekly wrap-up of legal tech and practice management tips, breaking news and useful information. Here are the articles that captured the attention of the readers by top click each week in October-December: Last-Minute Gift Ideas for the Lawyer(s) in Your Life Perhaps you missed shopping on Black Friday or CyberMonday, or you realized…

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What People Are Reading: ICYMI Roundup (August/September 2019)

The CPM ICYMI enewsletter brings a brief weekly wrap-up of legal tech and practice management tips, breaking news and useful information. Here are the articles that captured the attention of the readers by top click each week in August/September: Tips for Divorce Lawyers to Help Clients Avoid Tech Mistakes It isn’t just lawyers who need to be careful with technology,…

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The Tale of the Stolen Briefcase

Your associate walks into the office with a panicked look and tells you that she left her briefcase in her car on the front seat for only a moment to run and get a coffee and when she came back it was gone. In it was her laptop and her smartphone. Your mind races. What should you do? Because your…