Implementing a Virtual Law Firm
Are you considering implementing a Virtual Law Firm? Moving all of your data and your applications to the Cloud will help you accomplish that. But what does "a Virtual Law Firm" even mean? Is there a difference between the Cloud approach and a...
Review: ndSync for NetDocuments
Document management systems are great – they keep us organized and help us quickly and efficiently locate documents. But in order to work, users have to follow the rules. And there is always that one person who can’t quite seem to manage it. You know them: they are...
The Holy Grail of Electronic Note-Taking
I am somewhat of a “gadget guy”, and am also not fond of filing, retrieving, and lugging around paper. A lethal combination, which has led me down many false trails in my search for the elusive ideal electronic note-taking solution. Like most professionals, I have to...
Implementing Windows 10 in a Law Firm
One of the best presentations I saw at this year’s ABA TechShow was given by Nerino Petro and Josh Lazar on implementing Windows 10 in a law firm. Why would introducing a new operating system in a law firm be different than anywhere else? Answer: Because law firms...
ABA TechShow 2017: Emerging Trends
I spent the latter part of last week (March 15-17) wandering the aisles of the ABA TechShow 2017 in Chicago, trying to discern any emerging trends in the world of Law Office Technology. I found a few things of note. The Cloud-based Practice Management category...
Crosspointe visits the ABA TECHSHOW
Crosspointe Consulting Group, LLC conducted our annual members’ meeting in Chicago on Tuesday, March 14, prior to the ABA TechShow. It was good to have a real face-to-face meeting for a change, after our many “virtual” meetings throughout the year. We are excited...
Sage Timeslips On-Demand Support Stops March 31st
Last week there was an announcement from Sage Timeslips that the option for their “on demand” technical support will no longer be offered to customers after March 31. Instead, customers were given options to either purchase a Business Care Plan or subscribe to...
Four Corners of Law Practice Management
Jim Calloway, the Director of the Oklahoma Bar Association Management Assistance Program, has written an excellent article in the January/February 2017 edition of Law Practice, the magazine of the Practice Management Division of the American Bar Association. Titled...
CosmoLex Bank Reconciliation Makes Accounting Easier
If you are like most attorneys, I know accounting is NOT your favorite thing. You want to spend time practicing law, not struggling with debits and credits. When it comes to accounting systems today, we live in a "real-time" world. Features like "automatic bank...
The Modern General Ledger
In a recent white paper “The 10 Essentials of an Effective Financial Solution”, the first point identified as essential in the paper is a “modern general ledger”. Let’s see how Sage 50 meets this criteria. Premise: The modern general ledger (G/L) is the core of every...