Every Tuesday in August ICLEF will be showing 1-Hr lunch time webcasts focusing on technology for lawyers & the law office. We do offer a price break for attending more than one program. Once on the registration page click Special Offer to combine seminars.
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1 CLE / 1 E - Tuesday, August 1; 12:15 P.M. - 1:15 P.M.
LIVE WEBCAST ONLY - From your home or office
Rule 1.6 stipulates that a lawyer must make reasonable efforts to prevent the disclosure of confidential client information. The comments to Rule 1.6 require lawyers to act competently to safeguard client information and use reasonable safety precautions when transmitting a client communication. The exact meanings of "reasonable efforts," "act competently" and "reasonable precautions" may be subject to debate. However, doing nothing certainly won't meet the standard. The good news is that you don't have to be a security expert or techie to protect yourself and your office. In this program, learn how to centralize your firm and client data so you can properly govern and secure everything. Whether you access documents from a computer, laptop, or a mobile device, we’ll cover all the bases on how to do it safely and securely. Half of the battle is simply knowing what questions to ask and it's not nearly as complicated as it sounds. Establish best practices in your office that will make sure your confidential information remains confidential. (Model Rule 1.1, Rule 1.15, Rule 1.4, Rule 1.6)
FACULTY: Paul J. Unger, Esq., Affinity Consulting Group, LLC, Powder Springs, GA
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1 CLE (NLS) - Tuesday, August 8; 12:15 P.M. - 1:15 P.M.
LIVE WEBCAST ONLY - From your home or office
Today's matter management software can organize your practice and share information with many of your existing programs. You also get billing, trust accounting and with many of the leading programs, full accounting functionality (accounts receivable, accounts payable, general ledger and financial reporting). We will discuss the leading matter management programs for small to medium-sized firms and illustrate how these programs manage critical law firm functions such as calendaring, case information tracking, contact/client management, tickler systems, conflict checking, automated document generation and time-billing.
FACULTY: Barron K. Henley, Esq., Affinity Consulting Group, LLC, Columbus, OH
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1 CLE (NLS) - Tuesday, August 15; 12:15 P.M. - 1:15 P.M.
LIVE WEBCAST ONLY - From your home or office
PowerPoint's use in the legal profession, both in and out of the courtroom, is incredibly valuable … and at the same time, PowerPoint has been terribly misused and abused by presenters. This session specifically focuses on the most useful and practical features of PowerPoint for legal professionals. We will cover proper design, presentation tips & tricks, document callouts, using video & audio, and how to use and present from PowerPoint on an iPad.
FACULTY: Paul J. Unger, Esq., Affinity Consulting Group, LLC, Powder Springs, GA
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1 CLE (NLS) - Tuesday, August 22; 12:15 P.M. - 1:15 P.M.
LIVE WEBCAST ONLY - From your home or office
Lawyers have to draft pleadings and documents, capture time entries in accounting software, respond to emails, and enter case-related information into a file (or case management system). All of those things typically involve a keyboard, and unfortunately, many lawyers just aren’t good typists. Years ago, it was common for support staff to handle such things. But today, a high percentage of lawyers have limited or no access to support staff simply due to the cost. As a result, today’s lawyers have to be far more self-reliant in the generation of work product. Thankfully, speech recognition technology can resolve these issues. You talk, and the software types exactly what you’re saying. This technology can be used for automatic transcription, time entries, and any drafting task without ever touching the keyboard. Speech recognition has definitely arrived, and this seminar shows you how it works and what you need to incorporate it into your practice. We’ll focus on the popular Dragon Professional software application.
FACULTY: Barron K. Henley, Esq., Affinity Consulting Group, LLC, Columbus, OH
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1 CLE / 1 E - Tuesday, August 29; 12:15 P.M. - 1:15 P.M.
LIVE WEBCAST ONLY - From your home or office
Having been forced to work from home with relatively no advanced warning opened a BIG can of cybersecurity worms! Many lawyers and staff used home PCs for saving client documents/data on those computers. In this program, we will discuss the ethical and malpractice pitfalls of working remotely and how to address them. We will discuss the need for full disk encryption, email encryption, home wireless router security, Windows updates, Antivirus/Malware, cloud options and how to tighten up security when using Dropbox, Box, OneDrive or Google Drive. While this all may sound overwhelming, there are many things that you can do right away that are free, or next to free, that will make a big impact.
FACULTY: Paul J. Unger, Esq., Affinity Consulting Group, LLC, Powder Springs, GA
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