A recent legal technology survey came up with a startling fact: Not many firms are implementing new technology. One reason cited was in a comment...
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Client Portals: A New Hope
Last month I wrote about the sudden and unexpected demise of the client portal that Lexis had built into their Time Matters product by virtue of a...
Peering into the Client Portal
Lexis has announced that, with the release of Time Matters 15.1, their practice management software will offer full integration with Microsoft OneDrive.
Putting the “Management” in Case Management
There is a class of law office software called Practice – or Case – Management, which is used extensively in the legal profession. There is another...
Attention Time Matters Users: WatchDox Service to be Discontinued after March 31, 2016
Late yesterday afternoon we were notified by LexisNexis that the service used by Time Matters for their client portal will be discontinued after...
Crypto 2016 Virus Spreading Fast
Over the last few days versions of the Crypto virus have been hitting hundreds, if not thousands, of organizations. Some large organizations such as...
Does Your Intake Process Create the Right Impression Of Your Firm?
When was the last time you thought about the experience of prospective clients contacting your office for the first time? What do they hear? Do they...
How to Void a Transaction in PCLaw
At this time of year, our clients are busy working with their accountants. As part of their year-end process, we are often asked how to void outstanding checks or deposits in PCLaw.
Feng Shui or Crosspointe – The Choice is Yours
The managing partner of a small law firm walked into the office one morning to find his new associate struggling to turn his desk around ninety...
Should You Upgrade to Time Matters 15?
LexisNexis released its Time Matters and Billing Matters (hereafter referred to as Time Mattters) Version 15 in the fourth quarter of 2015. This is...
You Deserve the Best of Breed – TechnoLawyer winners Worldox™ GX4 and Amicus Attorney Premium 2015
TechnoLawyer readers voted Worldox™ GX4 and Amicus Attorney Premium Edition among the top 25 products of 2015. Law firms and legal departments need...
Practicing Law in 2016 Just Got More Interesting
Is your firm practicing law in Virginia? Congratulations! On December 17 the Virginia Supreme Court approved some significant changes to the...
Year End Resolutions
We all know those old adages – “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” “See your dentist twice a year.” “Change the oil in your car every 3,000...
Feature Focus: The Time Matters® Personal Journal
Anyone who has used LexisNexis Time Matters® for a while knows that one of its major strengths is its ability to display and filter data in a myriad...
PCLaw: Setting Up a New Matter- Part II
Last week we looked at the beginning of a process by which a prospective client can be tracked in PCLaw by using the Contact Manager. This week,...
PCLaw: Setting Up A New Matter–Part I
PCLaw is *the* go-to software program by LexisNexis for the time tracking, cost tracking, billing and general ledger accounting needs of law firms....
Make Timeslips Billing Records from Time Matters®
LexisNexis Time Matters is a very powerful, comprehensive case/practice management system. Sage Timeslips is an extremely versatile and powerful...
Reporting for Duty
I often receive emails and phone calls from clients with questions such as: How many new clients have we added this year? How much revenue has our...
Software to let you open the door to clients securely
Clients want to be able to access their documents and understand the next steps on their matters. The challenge, given the news about hacking, is...
The Case for Practice Management Software
I recently received a copy of an interesting research report created by Blue Hill Research. The document reports on Blue Hill’s findings from a...
Client Portals
Here is what Wikipedia has to say about the emerging and rapidly growing interest in client portals: “A client portal is an electronic gateway to a...
Connecting the Clouds
Over the past two years the pace of adoption for Cloud-based computing services has significantly increased. Especially for the small law firm and...
Revolutionize Your Time Matters Reporting
For many long time Time Matters and PCLaw users, it is no secret that Time Matters reporting functionality leaves something to be desired. Getting...
Time Matters Client Portal
There were various discussions with the release of Time Matters 13 within the Time Matters consultant and user communities regarding the “new”...
Gavel & Gown Releases Amicus Premium 2015
At the annual Gavel & Gown consultant conference in Toronto last week, G&G President Ron Collins announced several important enhancements to...
LegalTech New York 2015 – Day One
Here is the round up from Day One at LegalTech New York 2015, kicking off the year with one of the most important legal technology trade shows: This...
How To… Print Mailing Labels in Time Matters
Happy Holidays! By now we are heading for the home stretch amidst the end-of-year holidays. This is an excellent time to reach out to our clients;...
Out-of-Control SQL Database Log File Part 1: The Culprit
We often get complaints from clients and their IT vendors about the out-of-control size of their SQL Server database transaction log file. In some...
Case Study – Time Matters Business Process Automation
Eastern Legal Systems has just completed a Time Matters design and customization project for a regional, multi-office CPA firm that was looking for...
Transaction Log Backups: Point-In-Time TM Recovery
In an earlier post discussing SQL Server transaction log bloat, we touched on the benefits of a Time Matters backup plan that includes transaction...