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If you use an electronic calendar, especially if you share that calendar with support staff or with clients via a booking link, you know that you need to keep it meticulously up to date. Many events on your calendar start life as an email. We will explore effortless ways to turn email messages into calendared events instantly to reduce mistakes…

Project management is a discipline used in manufacturing and information technology. Recently, law firms have identified project management to manage risk, predict pricing and keep complex matters moving forward. Project management methods focus on assigning and tracking deadlines, identifying milestones and helping to ensure that a matter is completed in a timely manner. The benefits of project management are that…

Whether your firm has been established for 15 years or 5 days, law firms need to market their services to stay top of mind with potential clients, referral sources and former clients. There are lots of free or low cost tools you can use to make sure that you are getting the word out. Of course, even with free tools…

As law firms steadily move more of their office technology into the cloud, they may find themselves faced with a question about which office productivity suite to use. Microsoft 365 may seem the obvious choice for firms upgrading from the traditional Office suite and mail/file servers. However, Google has been keeping up in this area and has rolled out the…

Tom Mighell – tech blogger, podcaster, author, and lawyer – recently tweeted that he was using Microsoft’s Edge browser more often than Google Chrome. Intriguing. What makes Edge a contender in the browser space? Should you switch from Chrome? What is new and improved? And what features are especially useful for lawyers? What is so surprising about someone preferring the…

Whether you are taking your firm paperless, practicing virtually or working remotely the tools for success are remarkably similar. What technology is essential to reducing paper in your office while also providing the flexibility to work at home, in the office and while mobile? The right mix of hardware and software can help! Hardware Laptop You may want to upgrade…

Spring is often the time people clean out closets, declutter their homes, move bulky sweaters to storage and other tasks to celebrate the new season with a fresh start. Lawyers can do some “spring cleaning” on their technology – whether optimizing your devices, adding some automation, or finally unsubscribing from all the unread emails, there are lots of things to…

Lawyers are immersed in technology more than ever. There are many tips and tricks to get more out of your applications and tools for productivity and time saving. Following are a few ways to make better use of tools you may already have. 1. Use Your Face or Fingerprint to Log Into Windows 10 with Windows Hello In Windows 10…