by Dana Riel | Dec 9, 2013 | General Technology
Season’s Greetings! Following the Thanksgiving holiday we at Eastern Legal Systems find not bells, but our phones ringing with questions from clients looking to the end of their fiscal year and the related filings and reporting requirements. How is your organization...
by Jack Schaller | Sep 30, 2013 | Document Management, General Technology
The ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 1.1 Competence states that “To maintain the requisite knowledge and skill, a lawyer should keep abreast of changes in the law and its practice, including the benefits and risks associated with relevant technology”. Rule...
by Jack Schaller | Sep 23, 2013 | General Technology
How often do you fly? Annually? Monthly? More than once a month? Frequent flyers seem to have a better appreciation for the “price/need/convenience” equation than those of us who fly infrequently. If I am only in a plane twice a year, I can tolerate cramped seating,...
by Dana Riel | Apr 9, 2013 | General Technology, Practice Management
For years my fellow legal technology consultants had been recommending this conference. Now that I’ve had my first time there, I’m hooked. The Law Practice Management Section of the American Bar Association sponsors this conference annually in Chicago. It’s not as big...
by Jack Schaller | Feb 15, 2013 | General Technology, Practice Management
Tech professionals, consultants, back office personnel and most other computer users all acknowledge that backups of valuable data, computer files, and other critical electronic information is a key task in a firm’s core business processes. In my experience, however,...
by Jack Schaller | Feb 6, 2013 | Document Management, General Technology, Practice Management
Here is a round up of our tour of the Exhibit Hall at last week’s LegalTech New York 2013, one of the most important legal technology trade shows. The big themes this year were big data and social media. Big data refers to the need to control, make secure, and access...
