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The Paralegal Voice: The Importance of Technology in the Paralegal World

By Lynne DeVenny

The latest edition of The Paralegal Voice, ?The Importance of Technology in the Paralegal World,? co-hosted by Vicki Voisin and me, is now available at Legal Talk Network.

We welcome Kim Plonsky, a frequent contributor to Paralegal Today and a paralegal at Gainsburgh, Benjamin, David, Meunier & Warshauer, L.L.C., in New Orleans, Louisiana, who knows her technology inside and out! Kim looks at the kinds of technology to use on the job, the minimum technology and software skills that today?s paralegals should have, and shares her favorite online resources for keeping up with today?s legal technology.

Also in this episode:

• How Kim became a technology expert and columnist
• Kim?s favorite electronic gadgets
• Kim?s favorite legal software
• Technology resources for paralegals on a budget
• Common legal software utilized by law firms
• Practice and social media tips from Vicki and Lynne

Page URL: http://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/paralegal-voice/2010/10/the-importance-of-technology-in-the-paralegal-world/

MP3Link: http://websrvr82il.audiovideoweb.com/ny60web16519/LTN/PLV/PLV_100610_ParalegalTechnology.mp3
Internet resources referenced in the podcast:

• litiReviews: legal & litigation software reviews, http://litireviews.lexbe.com/
• TechnoLawyer Blog, http://blog.technolawyer.com/
• South Carolina Trial Law Blog, http://www.sctriallaw.com/
• Law.com, http://www.law.com/jsp/law/index.jsp
• Ernie the Attorney, http://www.ernietheattorney.net/
• PDF for Lawyers, http://www.pdfforlawyers.com/
• DennisKennedy.com, http://denniskennedy.com/
• iPhone J.D., http://www.iphonejd.com/
• Livescribe Smart Pen, http://www.livescribe.com/en-us/
• "What Do Attorneys Wish Their Paralegals Knew?" (LawJobs.com)
• Evernote, http://www.evernote.com/
• "Top 25 Paralegal Blogs" (Criminal Justice Degree Schools)

The Paralegal Voice also thanks its sponsors: Westlaw Deposition Services and the National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA).

If you enjoyed The Paralegal Voice, please share the link to the podcast with your friends and colleagues.

Do you have a request for a future show or a question for us? You are welcome to contact us at TheParalegalVoice@gmail.com

Related Post: Paralegal Profile: Kim Plonsky, LAT Software Reviewer and Gadget Whiz

Full post as published by Practical Paralegalism on October 27, 2010 (boomark / email).