Time Matters Mobility
On February 23, 2011 LexisNexis hosted a webinar to preview its soon-to-be-released Time Matters Version 11 product, which should begin shipping in late March of this year. This webinar included a full demonstration of this new service, as well as a discussion of a few other new features of the latest version of this award-winning practice management program.
What is “Mobility Service”?
The new Mobility Service allows users to access their Time Matters 11 data through a login screen, via an Internet connection, on a mobile device. Since the user is connecting through an Internet browser– and not an “app” for a specific model of Smartphone – it doesn’t matter whether the device is an iPhone, a Blackberry, a ‘Droid, or any other brand of Smartphone. If you can access the internet, you can use this new Time Matters feature!
What are the benefits?
How many times have you been out of the office and face “down time”? You know, your client is running late for your appointment… there’s a break in your meeting… minutes of wasted time go ticking by. It’s not always practical to carry a laptop around. With Time Matters® Mobility, you can access your database back at your office through a secure transmission in real time. No extra software to install. No synching or cables required.
What can I access?
- “Selective” Case Information – with many more fields to come in future service releases
- Contact Information – with direct dialing from the contact record
- Billing Records – Track your time and expenses while on the go! Bill your cell phone call to the client as soon as it is complete; the billing record created by “Mobility” will behave just like any other TM billing record, meaning it is available for “transfer” to PC Law, Timeslips, Tabs3, or any other billing system into which Time Matters will integrate.
- Calendaring (Events and To Do’s) – not quite ready for release at this initial rollout, but will be made available with the first Service Release of the Version 11 product.
Will this work with my present version of Time Matters?
Time Matters Mobility will work only with Time Matters Version 11. If you’re on an Annual Maintenance Plan, you will automatically receive Version 11 when it is released.
How much will this cost?
Here’s the best news of all: If you have an Annual Maintenance Plan, you will get this new feature at no extra cost!
We expect to be hosting a series of informational seminars about all of the features of this new Time Matters release in the coming weeks leading up to, and immediately following, the scheduled release date. Contact us for details.
Give us a call at 1-877-ELS-0555 if you have any questions or would like to learn more about this upcoming Time Matters release.
Dana Riel is President and Founder of Business Solutions, Inc., serving the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area since 1985. Her firm is the authorized training center for the region for Time Matters and PCLaw by PCLaw|Time Matters, PLLC; Timeslips and Sage 50 Accounting by Sage Software; and QuickBooks by Intuit Corporation. She also serves as a consultant for Caret Legal (formerly known as Zola Suite), CosmoLex, Soluno & TimeSolv. As a trainer, Dana has provided training services to organizations such as the DOD Defense Logistics Agency, Judge Advocate General’s Office (JAG)/Department of the Navy, University of the District of Columbia School of Law, U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as with small‐ to mid‐size law firms in the Baltimore‐Washington D.C. area. In 2009, she participated in the series of day‐long seminars sponsored by the District of Columbia Bar Association Practice Management Section, titled “Basic Training: Learn About Running a Law Office”. Ms. Riel also served as an Adjunct Professor in Georgetown University’s Paralegal Studies Program, having taught the course, “Legal Ethics/Legal Technology” in 2009; and “Legal Technology” for the Spring and Summer Semesters of 2010. She presently serves on the Advisory Board for PCLaw|Time Matters, PLLC.