Time Management and Fight the Paper
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
How to Efficiently Manage your Workload:
Time, Task, Email, and Distraction Management for Legal Professionals
Today lawyers are constantly distracted by legal technology, connectivity, electronic case information and discovery, and information overload … email, instant messaging, social media, phone calls, interruptions, etc. Lawyers switch tasks on the computer over 600 times a day. We are drowning in technology-based interruptions and information overload from client, opposing counsel and court email, and software notifications. These methods of communication are essential and, in fact, required by many jurisdictions, but they are also killing us if we don’t have the process and technology in place to deal with them! Is technology serving your practice, or are you a servant to it? These vital interruptions & technology distractions cause very smart people to underperform.
Lunch
Fight the Paper! Steps to Reduce Paper and Get Your Electronic Files Organized
Most lawyers still maintain a paper file AND an electronic file. Reducing dependence on the paper file is not an easy step, but it’s an essential one! Legal professionals must stop doubling the work caused by maintaining parallel systems. With over 20 years of experience in assisting lawyers with “going paperless,” Paul will share the essential document management, practice management, and document automation tools and protocols needed to eliminate paper—or greatly reduce paper in your law office or legal department.
Break
A Lawyer's Guide to PDF Files
You have probably noticed that PDF files are everywhere. They have become the file format of choice when trading documents with other lawyers and clients. Many courts now require that pleadings are filed as PDFs; and most governmental forms are available exclusively in PDF format. Because of their prevalence, everyone in your office needs to understand the risks and benefits of PDF files. In this seminar, you'll learn appropriate uses of PDFs and we'll cover extremely important topics such as metadata removal and electronic document security, redaction, Bates Numbering, splitting/combining PDFs, reducing file-size for electronic case filing, review/comment and PDF collaboration, adding signatures & stamps, routing PDFs for comments/feedback, and more. Finally, we’ll identify the programs you can use for all of these functions (you are not limited to Adobe Acrobat) and explain their relative pros and cons.
Litigation Technology
Thursday, November 7, 2019
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words—Making Your Case to the Jury with Legal Technology
You will see high-tech courtroom presentations developed for the courtroom. We will show you how legal technology can be used to create a digital exhibit notebook and retrieve documents, images, animation, and deposition testimony (even video) for opening statement, witness examination, impeachment, and closing argument.
Key Considerations Before Hiring an Expert Trial Consultant
If the economics of your case does not justify hiring a consultant to help develop a trial presentation, you may want to consider a “do-it-yourself” alternative. This segment will show you how you can effectively represent your client at trial without the need of hiring a trial consultant or expert.
Break
Using PowerPoint Effectively in Litigation
Developing electronic presentations for the courtroom. This session will provide a step-by-step approach on how to effectively present demonstrative evidence and the rules you need to follow when producing your exhibits for presentation to the court. From opening statement to closing argument learn the dos and don’ts of an electronic trial presentation.
Lunch
E-Discovery and Document Management
E-discovery and managing attorney work product can be intimidating and daunting, but it does not have to be. In this session, we will discuss when it is appropriate to use your document management system and a true litigation support system, acquiring and preserving data, processing electronic files, managing work product, managing discovery production, and preparing it for trial.
iPad for Litigators
There are a number of incredible trial technology tools, apps and workflows available on the iPad for litigators. In this session, learn about TrialPad, TranscriptPad, Suprabook, Timeline apps, and many others to streamline your trial prep and presentations.
30 Litigation Technology Tips, Tricks, Apps, and Websites in 30 Minutes
In this fast-paced session, we will close out the day by covering litigation practice tips and trial tactics designed specifically for litigators.