September, 2019

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ABA Annual Meeting 2019

Legal Talk Network

If you didn’t make it to the 2019 ABA Annual Meeting in San Francisco, worry not, we’ve got you covered. Returning home with 15 episodes (linked below), it was our pleasure to interview the leadership, network news personalities, federal judges, ABA Medal winners, top presenters, singers , and more who participated in one of the legal profession’s largest gatherings.

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Are You Ready for Techstars Iowa?

Brett Trout

It looks like Techstars, the world-famous $18B American seed accelerator, will be coming to Iowa, namely Des Moines. According to this job listing , Techstars is looking for a Managing Director to run Techstars Iowa. As is the case with the other 50+ Accelerator programs Techstars operates around the globe, the Des Moines Managing Director will be responsible for investment, namely finding and investing in the companies with the best opportunity for growth under the Techstars program.

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Microsoft Word - Tips and Tricks

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Accept Only Formatting Changes in Word Sometimes you agree with the formatting change, but not the content. Here is how to accept only the formatting changes in a Microsoft Word document.

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Ep 053: Longtime Orrick Chair Ralph Baxter on Innovating Law Practice

LawNext podcast

Ralph Baxter spent nearly a quarter century as chairman and CEO of Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, leading its growth from a regional San Francisco law firm specializing in municipal finance to one of the world’s largest firms with offices worldwide and a diverse array of practices. Along the way, both Baxter and Orrick earned kudos for their many innovations in the delivery and pricing of legal services and the staffing and structure of the firm.

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Visibility Into the Strategy & Supporting Documents of Major US Law Firms

Law Firm Intelligence by Trellis aggregates state trial court data across the Trellis platform enabling users to: look up a particular metric related to a specific law firm (such as, how many cases a law firm had or has against another law firm), and see the actual dockets and documents supporting the metric. Trellis data is maximized in a revolutionary and unique way to provide users an exclusive look into a law firm litigating in state trial courts.

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50 Years of Legal Technology (Infographic)

Advocate's Studio

Been awhile, I know. But my blog is always on my mind. Yesterday, I was creating a timeline of legal technology to help me prepare for presenting at Duke Law School’s Duke Law Tech Lab Demo Day 2019 and then I thought, Hey, why not make an infographic? People love them! So, here is my personal take on 50 years of legal technology. Remember when Fed Ex started?

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Episode 24: Justin Barker & Steven Nachtwey on Litigation Finance

Technically Legal

In Episode 24 we talk litigation finance with Justin Barker, an investment manager and the head of the Chicago office for litigation funding firm Validity Finance , and Bartlit Beck litigator Steven Nachtwey. Justin and Steve discuss the process of securing litigation funding, deal structure and explain that a good litigation finance relationship is built on trust.

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Microsoft Word - Tips and Tricks

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Accept Only Formatting Changes in Word Sometimes you agree with the formatting change, but not the content. Here is how to accept only the formatting changes in a Microsoft Word document.

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HTTrack - Law Office Software

NSLT

Download Web Pages Using HTTrack Website Copier This fast tip demonstrates how to download pages from a website, in case you need to get a “snapshot in time” of a website for a litigation matter, using free software called HTTrack Website Copier.

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HTTrack - Law Office Software

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Download Web Pages Using HTTrack Website Copier This fast tip demonstrates how to download pages from a website, in case you need to get a “snapshot in time” of a website for a litigation matter, using free software called HTTrack Website Copier.

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Mac Software for Lawyers

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OS X Tips : How to sign any PDF File/Document in Mail Did you know Mac allows to sign any PDF file or document right in Mail? It’s easy and quick. You need to follow these steps to sign PDF file on Mac before sending email.

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Stay On Top of Newly Filed State & Federal Litigation: Curated Just for You!

With Daily Filings Report by Trellis you will receive an email and csv file daily with all new cases filed in the jurisdictions you're tracking. Each new case will include all case metadata like judge, parties, counsel, practice area, and even direct links to the full docket and complaint. Trellis Daily Filings Reports provide direct access to newly filed state and federal litigation curated just for you.

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Mac Software for Lawyers

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OS X Tips : How to sign any PDF File/Document in Mail Did you know Mac allows to sign any PDF file or document right in Mail? It’s easy and quick. You need to follow these steps to sign PDF file on Mac before sending email.

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Microsoft PowerPoint - Tips and Tricks

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PowerPoint Tip - Adding a Whiteboard to your Presentation PowerPoint 2010 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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Microsoft PowerPoint - Tips and Tricks

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PowerPoint Tip - Adding a Whiteboard to your Presentation PowerPoint 2010 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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eDiscovery Basics

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Electronic Discovery – E-mail Chains There are many terms that we use when working with electronic discovery. This term relates to the e-mail data. A conversation that takes place within an e-mail application is referred to as an “e-mail chain” or an “e-mail string” or an “e-mail thread”.

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eDiscovery Basics

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Electronic Discovery – E-mail Chains There are many terms that we use when working with electronic discovery. This term relates to the e-mail data. A conversation that takes place within an e-mail application is referred to as an “e-mail chain” or an “e-mail string” or an “e-mail thread”.

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Law Practice Management Software

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C lio Law Practice Management Software Clio is probably the most popular cloud-based practice management software. As good as Clio already is, it keeps getting better. The web and mobile apps are beautiful and a pleasure to use, while Clio’s long list of integrations means you can use it with a lot of the other software you may already be using in your law practice (like Dropbox, QuickBooks Online, Xero, and Google Apps, to name just a few).

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Law Practice Management Software

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C lio Law Practice Management Software Clio is probably the most popular cloud-based practice management software. As good as Clio already is, it keeps getting better. The web and mobile apps are beautiful and a pleasure to use, while Clio’s long list of integrations means you can use it with a lot of the other software you may already be using in your law practice (like Dropbox, QuickBooks Online, Xero, and Google Apps, to name just a few).

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Microsoft Excel - Tips and Tricks

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43 Handy Excel Shortcuts You Can't Live Without Here is a list of 43 keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Excel. Although you can do all of these maneuvers manually, knowing these tricks will help save you time so you can focus on the stuff that really matters. All of these shortcuts can be accessed on PC and Mac, so the list includes both types where applicable.

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Microsoft Excel - Tips and Tricks

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43 Handy Excel Shortcuts You Can't Live Without Here is a list of 43 keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Excel. Although you can do all of these maneuvers manually, knowing these tricks will help save you time so you can focus on the stuff that really matters. All of these shortcuts can be accessed on PC and Mac, so the list includes both types where applicable.

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Office Technology

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Harvest–Tips and Tricks Add Expense Reports to Invoices, Automatically We know you aren’t tracking time for the fun of it. You want critical insight into your projects and the ability to invoice your clients. That’s why Harvest makes it easy to pull the time you track into professional online invoices. But when it comes to invoicing, time is only half the equation.

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Office Technology

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Harvest–Tips and Tricks Add Expense Reports to Invoices, Automatically We know you aren’t tracking time for the fun of it. You want critical insight into your projects and the ability to invoice your clients. That’s why Harvest makes it easy to pull the time you track into professional online invoices. But when it comes to invoicing, time is only half the equation.

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Microsoft Outlook - Tips and Tricks

NSLT

10 Microsoft Outlook Features Lawyers Should Use If you’re one of the many lawyers relying on MS Outlook for email, calendaring, and maybe more – you need to utilize these features.

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Microsoft Outlook - Tips and Tricks

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10 Microsoft Outlook Features Lawyers Should Use If you’re one of the many lawyers relying on MS Outlook for email, calendaring, and maybe more – you need to utilize these features.

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Evernote - Law Office Technology Software

NSLT

How to Use Evernote: The Unofficial Manual In its early days, Evernote was a simple note-taking app. Since then, it’s turned into a productivity powerhouse that can help you capture, organize, recall, and work with your information. All that power is great — but it doesn’t make for an easy learning experience. Learning how to use Evernote on your own takes a long time, which is why we’ve put together this tutorial that will show you how to take full advantage of the most important Evernote featu

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Evernote - Law Office Technology Software

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How to Use Evernote: The Unofficial Manual In its early days, Evernote was a simple note-taking app. Since then, it’s turned into a productivity powerhouse that can help you capture, organize, recall, and work with your information. All that power is great — but it doesn’t make for an easy learning experience. Learning how to use Evernote on your own takes a long time, which is why we’ve put together this tutorial that will show you how to take full advantage of the most important Evernote featu

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Editing Tools

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Automatic Editing Tools That Will Make Your Writing Super Clean What you want your editing tool to do will influence which one(s) you choose. No one tool can do it all — nor can one of these tools wave away the work and critical thinking necessary for a well-edited book. An automatic editing tool doesn’t replace a human editor. Because language rules and elements of a good story can be so flexible, human eyes will always be superior to the rigidity of automatic tools.

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Editing Tools

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Automatic Editing Tools That Will Make Your Writing Super Clean What you want your editing tool to do will influence which one(s) you choose. No one tool can do it all — nor can one of these tools wave away the work and critical thinking necessary for a well-edited book. An automatic editing tool doesn’t replace a human editor. Because language rules and elements of a good story can be so flexible, human eyes will always be superior to the rigidity of automatic tools.

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Microsoft Excel - Tips and Tricks

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Convert PDF to Excel online A free service like this one could be a real lifesaver. One of the tools that allows professionals to spend less time wrangling lengthy PDF files is Investintech’s PDF to Excel tool. This tool efficiently converts non-editable PDF documents into fully editable Excel (xls) files, allowing users to reuse table layouts or the information inside them.

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Microsoft Excel - Tips and Tricks

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Convert PDF to Excel online A free service like this one could be a real lifesaver. One of the tools that allows professionals to spend less time wrangling lengthy PDF files is Investintech’s PDF to Excel tool. This tool efficiently converts non-editable PDF documents into fully editable Excel (xls) files, allowing users to reuse table layouts or the information inside them.

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eDiscovery Basics

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Electronic Discovery–Indexing The term “processing” encompasses many steps, which can make it one of the most difficult topics to teach in litigation support. Indexing is another step in the “processing” stage and it is one of the steps that can take some time to complete, depending on the volume of data that needs to be indexed. In simple terms, the indexing process will go grab every word in every document and then generate a list of those words, sorted in alphanumeric order.

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eDiscovery Basics

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Electronic Discovery–Indexing The term “processing” encompasses many steps, which can make it one of the most difficult topics to teach in litigation support. Indexing is another step in the “processing” stage and it is one of the steps that can take some time to complete, depending on the volume of data that needs to be indexed. In simple terms, the indexing process will go grab every word in every document and then generate a list of those words, sorted in alphanumeric order.

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Nuance PowerPDF - Tips and Tricks

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Search and Redact Using Nuance Power PDF This fast tip demonstrates how to use Nuance Power PDF Advanced to import a search term list, perform searches across multiple PDF files, and mark all of the terms for redaction.

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Nuance PowerPDF - Tips and Tricks

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Search and Redact Using Nuance Power PDF This fast tip demonstrates how to use Nuance Power PDF Advanced to import a search term list, perform searches across multiple PDF files, and mark all of the terms for redaction.

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Microsoft Word - Tips and Tricks

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Edit PDF content in Word With Word 2013 and 2016, you can convert a PDF into a Word document that you can edit. What this video shows about editing PDFs in Word 2013 also applies to Word 2016.

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Microsoft Word - Tips and Tricks

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Edit PDF content in Word With Word 2013 and 2016, you can convert a PDF into a Word document that you can edit. What this video shows about editing PDFs in Word 2013 also applies to Word 2016.

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