Category: Technology

  • How does new technology affect the traditional roles of paralegals in deposition preparation?

    BYPatrick McElroy0 commentsPreparation

    Jenni White is the head paralegal of a complex litigation firm located in Texas. She has been with the firm for nearly 10 years and knows all the ins and outs of the firm. One of the roles for the paralegals at her firm is to help attorneys with their deposition preparation. Jenni will get […]

  • Law firms should accept Bitcoin

    BYPatrick McElroy0 commentsTechnology

    In the last 12 months Bitcoin has received quite a bit of buzz in the media. Bitcoin has also experienced a price increase of about 800%, its trading volume per day has increase dramatically, and Venture Capitalists from all over the world are investing millions of dollars in Bitcoin development companies. For both positive and infamous news […]

  • Paperless Law Firm – Is Your Law Firm Really Paperless?

    BYCyclone Covey0 commentsTechnology

    Running a Paperless Law Firm is Easier Than Ever The idea of running a paperless law firm is becoming more and more popular.  A search for “paperless law firm” reveals many pages of posts on the concept.  Considerations when establishing and maintaining a paperless process range from security and storage, to organization methods, to ethics. […]

  • Deposition Software Helps Avoid the Pitfalls of DIY Methods

    BYSid Allen0 commentsDeposition Tips

    Do-It-Yourself Paperless Depositions Before AgileLaw For years enterprising lawyers have attempted to conduct paperless depositions. Some lawyers have tried to go paperless because they are fed up with organizing the cumbersome boxes, accordion files, and binders; others want to reduce copy costs; and others were searching for a better way to show documents to a remote witness […]

  • 6 Document-Related Challenges with Remote Depositions

    BYSid Allen1 commentsDepositions

    In the most recent global economic downturn, companies across the globe looked to cut back on travel expenses as one of the easiest ways to cut costs. This was enabled by the rise in internet speeds and new technologies. Law firms of course, were also significantly affected by the economy, and one result has been a […]

  • Rackspace vs Amazon (AWS)…Our Analysis

    BYThomas Allen0 commentsCompany

    Evaluating Rackspace vs Amazon (AWS) With cloud computing becoming the norm these days, many software start-ups are developing their products as web-based solutions. At some point, this decision necessitates picking a cloud service provider. Its usually a decision between Rackspace vs Amazon. We delayed the decision until we were a few months away from launching our […]

  • Legal Document Security is Paramount

    BYCarlos Carrasco0 commentsSecurity

    Many attorneys are concerned about storing sensitive and confidential information online because of uncertainty regarding legal document security. And they should be. Before signing up for any online document service it is important to understand who can access the documents, how they are secured, encrypted, stored, and backed-up. We architected and implemented our paperless deposition […]

  • 7 Ways Paperless Depositions Increase Attorney Productivity

    BYCarlos Carrasco0 commentsCompany

    Paperless depositions are a new topic in an industry struggling to reduce its paper usage. In fact, we frequently get asked by attorneys and paralegals how paperless depositions can help their practice. Some of this stems from the attitude that “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” and some comes from fear of the unknown. […]