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Dropbox for Lawyers User Guide

Dropbox is popular with lawyers. According to the ABA’s most-recent technology survey, 58% of lawyers use Dropbox, making it the most popular online file storage option among lawyers. Here is everything you need to know about Dropbox, from how to install it to securing your client files.

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What Metadata Looks Like

The term metadata gets thrown around a lot, but do you know what it actually looks like? An article on The Intercept on Apple’s “iMessage FAQ for Law Enforcement” included an example of what is contained in Apple’s pen register for messages sent with iMessage—which is also a good example of what metadata can look like.

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Review of Popular Mac Software for Lawyers

Young lawyers entering the field are not shy about embracing technology to manage their practices. Lawyers are also increasingly turning from desktops to laptops and mobile devices to conduct business on-the-go. Mac software allows budding attorneys to better manage their time, leaving plenty of room for lead generation. Let’s explore some of the most popular and productive tools out there.

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Metadact – Redaction and Metadata Removal Software

With Metadact, you can be confident there’s nothing left hiding within your content. Litéra Metadact® cleans over 120 types of metadata! Users can preview, analyze and clean metadata from Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, images and .ZIP files before document dispersion. Intelligent Find & Replace removes sensitive data such as Social Security numbers or credit card information. Remove Tracked Changes and Comments from documents and even Formulas in Excel files.

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Zola Law Practice Management Software

First things first: Zola is pretty. Really pretty. Designed-by-designers-not-lawyers level of pretty. And that makes sense, given that the team behind Zola are the folks at Amicus Creative, a web-design company. Pretty does not always mean powerful, however, as is evident from another recent newcomer, Ciinch. Zola occupies some of the same territory as Ciinch, such as having a clean one-screen dashboard interface, but adds a few key things that are missing.

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PowerPoint Tip - Adding a Whiteboard to your Presentation

PowerPoint has a white board feature that allows you to insert notes into a live presentation. This feature allows you to transcribe audience ideas or feedback in real time. This tool makes interactive presentations more efficient and makes the transition from presenting a slide to notating ideas seamless.

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Pros and Cons of Incorporating Apps into Your Law Firm

Perhaps you are a solo practitioner who has been taking on more and more clients, and you’re finding yourself increasingly overwhelmed by the complex logistics of tracking your billing and case notes. Alternatively, maybe your small law firm is searching for efficiencies to bring costs down or looking for e-billing software and other apps to improve the firm’s efficiency and make life easier for your team. Before you hit that “download” button, evaluate these pros and cons.

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Intake123 – Customer Relationship Management Software

While there are a lot of choices for legal practice management software, there are far fewer for client intake and customer relationship management (CRM). Attorneys should track people from the moment of initial contact to the signed retainer. Intake software allows attorneys to systematize that process with standardized forms and other tools. Intake/CRM software helps attorneys measure the success of their marketing efforts by being able to see what types of lead generation or marketing campaigns lead to the greatest number of retained clients. Intake123 offers a broad range of standardized forms and ways to track clients through the sign-up process.

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Essential Law Office Software

A modern law office needs more than furniture and smart lawyers in order to run. We use computers to write briefs, send emails, review evidence, generate invoices, and manage firm finances. In the realm of law office technology, there are good tools and bad tools, overpriced tools and underpriced tools, secure tools and insecure tools. We’ll be highlighting different types of legal technology throughout the year, so we’re starting with the basics.

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FactBox - Case Organizing Software

FactBox is a cloud-based tool for collecting and organizing the facts and evidence in your cases. It’s a bit like Evernote or OneNote, but built specifically for lawyers, investigative journalists, and others who need to make sense of piles of facts and evidence.

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