Electronic Lawyering—The Technology You Need to Work from Anywhere

Learning level: All levels

Lawyers are increasingly looking for ways to work efficiently from anywhere, and the tools that make it possible are getting better every day; however, with increased mobility comes increased security risks. In this seminar you'll learn about everything you need to work outside the office safely, as well as all of the pros, cons, and ethical issues related to storing client data in the cloud (on the Internet). You will learn how to protect yourself when negotiating documents electronically, including version tracking, encryption, digital signatures, and metadata. Topics include: smartphone and computer hardware, protecting client data, electronic filing systems, cloud computing, and much more!

After taking this course, you will:

• understand everything you need to practice law while outside the office, including securely accessing data, electronic filing systems, and paper reduction 
• know how to choose from the vast array of mobile hardware
• know the benefits and risks of "moving your data to the cloud"
• understand how to protect yourself when trading documents electronically

Check out this companion Barron Henley course held the previous day, Wednesday, October 1, 2014: Time, Email, and File Management: Techniques for Lawyers and Staff. You may also be interested in his 2-hour live webinar Law Office Paper Reduction and Document Management: Strategies That Work being held 2 days previous on Tuesday, September 30, 2014.

Law Society of BC CPD Hours: 6 hours (a minimum of 2 hours will involve aspects of professional responsibility and ethics, client care and relations, and/or practice management)

Course Instructor
Barron K. Henley — Affinity Consulting Group, LLC, Columbus, OH

CLEBC Program Coordinator
Jessica Post
jpost@cle.bc.ca

Barron received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (majoring in marketing and economics) and JD from The Ohio State University, and is a member of the American, Ohio, and Columbus Bar Associations, and the Worthington Estate Planning Council. He is a member of the ABA Law Practice Management Section and is the former Chair of the Ohio State Bar Association Law Office Automation & Technology Committee. Barron teaches continuing legal education (CLE) classes covering practice management, document management, file management, server and personal computer issues, remote access, mobile lawyering, scanning and paper reduction strategies, electronic case filing, Word, Excel, Outlook, WordPerfect, HotDocs document assembly, Adobe Acrobat, malpractice avoidance, and many other topics. He speaks throughout the US and Canada for bar associations and other CLE providers.