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Why Your Firm Needs A Technology Training Program And Steps For Its Implementation

Technology training is as important in a law firms as it is any business. Aside from the mental analysis and application of law, there is little part of the business of law that isn't impacted by technology. From the days of WordPerfect5 to today's introduction of Word 2010, providing training on that technology is an important part in helping to make your attorneys and staff efficient and making sure your technology dollars were well spent. Training is particularly important when change is involved (I'm not even going to follow a comment about change with the other comment about "change" – we all know nobody likes it). With the slow but imminent growth of Windows 7 and Office 2010, upgrades to desktop software most certainly involve change, therefore – training.

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Top Five Tips for Discovering Your RomanTech Side

Tech, you cant live without it, so might as well love it. Relationship problems? You're not the only one. It seems that everyone occasionally suffers from relationship issues. If only I had a diamond for every conversation I've had that started with, "I just don't know what to do anymore. I'm a basket case," or, "I hate to bother you with my problems again, but I know you'll understand."
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5 Things Every Attorney Should Know (How to do with their computer)

Whether a solo practitioner or partner at a large firm, there are some basic compute skills that every attorney should have.
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10 Critical Computer Skills Every Attorney Should Know

For years now, it has seemed that the art and skill of good lawyering is being pushed upon by technology. Perhaps it started with the first phone installation or the fax machine or the first attorney on the block to get an email address. Regardless from whence it came – it still cometh! And cometh and cometh…
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Less Paper Does Not Equal Less Training (at first!)

Training is extremely important in law firms as in any business. It’s particularly important when your firm is implementing a new process or procedure that involves technology. Going paperless most certainly involves technology, therefore – training. Often times we hear about software or hardware that “didn’t work” or “we have it, but we don’t use it.” I've learned that more often than not, those failures aren’t technology issues – they are [lack of] training issues
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Technology Rx -Your Ultimate Guide to Improving Your Law Practices’ Techno-Health

Ever noticed that your physical well-being seems to put a spring in your step, a smile on your face and somehow just make the rest of your life better? Getting your law practice into tip-top technology shape isn’t much different than making sure your body is fit and healthy. Although law offices, just like individual body types, come in varying shapes, sizes and needs, there are basic and common technology denominators that any attorney can incorporate.
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Successful Roll-ins: Unifying People, Technology and Tradition

I often hear of the merger and acquisition boom that “was” of the nineties and think to myself…was? Still is! The combinations are endless: large firm acquiring small firm, large firm merging with large firm, small firm merging with small firm to create medium firm….we could go on and on. For the purpose of this article, we will discuss in terms of large firm acquiring smaller firm but hopefully you will see that all the points made apply to any type of M&A.
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Smart Contact Management For Busy Attorneys

Building and maintaining professional relationships with clients, colleagues, vendors and business associates is key to being a successful legal professional. As your success grows, so will the number of people you need to keep track of. The time to create a workable contact management system is now – it’s never too late!
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Essential Microsoft Word Skills for Attorneys

If you must send documents in Word (as opposed to the natural-first-choice-Adobe PDF) then you might consider taking some time to learn how to properly format text in Word. There's a lot to learn so let’s start small and review some basics that every attorney can and should master.
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