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Big Apple CLE on Tuesday, March 23rd for the NYSBA

By Ross

Hey NYC area Ross Ipsa readers – I’m going to be in Manhattan on Tuesday the 23rd for a full day of NYSBA CLE. Visiting Kodner1.html at Penn on Monday, then taking the train to the city Tuesday morning. I’m doing a seminar called “Tightwad Tech and the Portable Office” with full info here.

The program is taking place at the Concierge Conference Center at 780 Third Ave with afternoon and early evening sessions as follows:

PART I: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (EDT)

“Tightwad Technology for Tough & Trying Times: Practicing Smarter, More Profitably and Greener”

Session 1: From Paper to Pixels: Paper LESS Works, Paperless Doesn’t

• Who isn’t swimming in a sea of paper every day?
• Avoid ethical and malpractice risk by best tracking client files
• Learn about the only practical way to manage paper in your practice via document   management
• Move to complete, contiguous electronic case files, while still keeping paper
• Bill at least 15 more minutes every single day – or much more
• No more aggravating paper chases around the office looking for matter files
• A proven, twenty year field-tested process for every practice, large or small

Session 2: From Chaos to Cases: Practice Management Systems That Really Work

• Dates, deadlines, case notes – modern law practice is a dizzying swirl of information
• Practice management systems are the ultimate malpractice safety net
• Track…everything and access all case information from everywhere
• Recover at least 15 billable minutes every day
• Practice management systems are the central beating information heart of a practice

Session 3: Tightwad Technology: 60 Top Time-Saving, Practice-Protecting Tips for All Lawyers

• Learn how to better use the tech you already have without spending more!
• Free and cheap tools including conference calling and internet faxing
• Squeeze more out of Word, Acrobat, Outlook and your practice manager
• Information you can put to use IMMEDIATELY in your practice!

PART II: 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (EDT)

?The Portable Practice: Mobile Lawyering from Court, Your Balcony or the Nearest Starbucks?

Session 1: The Mobile Lawyer: All The Tools to Practice Anytime, Anywhere – Laptops, Netbooks, Smartphones, Cloud Computing and More

• Everything about portabilizing your practice
• Choosing the right laptops, netbooks and mobile gadgetry
• Smartphones and tablets – from iPhones to Blackberry to iPad, Android and beyond – how to choose?
• Practicing law in the “cloud” – tools and systems to practice anywhere, anytime

Session 2: The Mobile Lawyer: Better Using Microsoft Word 2007 and Adobe Acrobat in Your Portablized Practice

• Demystify Word 2007 – learn about styles, using “Lego” in Word to build documents
• The top (and necessary) Word tools – from revealing codes to numbering paragraphs
• Addressing the Word metadata issue, the PDF First approach and protecting your clients, cases and practice
• Acrobat – far beyond mere PDFing
• Legal PDF tools: Bates stamping, redaction, typewriter, PDF “electronic three ring binders” and more
• Securing your PDFs and removing PDF metadata

Session 3: The Mobile Lawyer and How NOT to Commit Malpractice With Your Portable Technology

• See how you could commit malpractice in a single mouse click or touchpad swipe
• Protect client confidences in a digitally scary world
• Practice securely and safely with online backup, internet syncing and safe email
• Avoid mobile security nightmares that expose case information and strategy
• Save your practice, save your livelihood, save your law license!

I’m also really grateful for the sponsorship of these companies whose generosity is making my appearance possible for the New York State Bar – we’ve talked about these products hear for years – I’ve been big fans of them for decades (literally) and many of my clients use them:

* Tabs 3 and Tabs PracticeMaster from Software Technology, Inc. with info here.

* Worldox GX2 from World Software with info here.

Hope to see some some of you there and would be happy to grab a drink or a bite to eat with anyone afterwards. I’m staying at the Marriott Eastside at 49th and Lex. Let me know if you’d like to try and get together afterwards.

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Full post as published by Ross Ipsa Loquitur on March 19, 2010 (boomark / email).