The Cyber Advocate's Legal Technology Review: Tools and Technology for Legal Professionals

On this episode of the Legal Technology Review Podcast, it's the best new apps for lawyers, for iOS and Android, released or updated in June 2016. With apps for task and calendar management, navigation, file scanning and document management, and more, you're sure to find an app to help improve your law practice.

With new mobile apps for productivity, networking, automation, and an alarm clock by Dwayne Johnson, these are definitely the best new apps for lawyers, on iOS and Android, from May 2016.

If you are one of those lawyers who still thinks that you don't have anything of value that hackers might want, you're in trouble. More importantly, you're leaving yourself and your clients in a risky, vulnerable situation. Fortunately, the most important and effective things you can do won't cost an arm and a leg. Nope, just a little will to get the job done. In this episode of the Legal Technology Review, I'm joined by Joe Marquette, president of Accellis Technologies, to discuss the cyber security fundamentals that lawyers and law firms can implement immediately to dramatically improve your law firm's defenses.

One of the most important things a law firm does is establish relationships. As a lawyer, your relationships with your clients, your prospective clients, your colleagues, and your vendors make up your network. The stronger your network, the more likely you'll generate additional levels of trust, greater authenticity, and - hopefully - more and better referrals. This kind of thing doesn't happen overnight, and for most lawyers, it's not exactly second nature. So how are you handling the management of your network? What proven methods are you using to ensure that your prospective clients are convinced that you're right for them and, once they decide they need your services, how are you making it as easy for them as possible to sign up? That's what the right CRM system can bring to your law firm. So how do you know if you really need one? And what type of CRM system is most appropriate? On this episode of the Legal Technology Review, I discuss law firm CRM with Michael Chasin, CEO of Lexicata CRM, one of the only CRM systems designed specifically for lawyers. Find out what kinds of CRM are available, and what would potentially do the most to help your law firm improve your client and network relationship management.

On this episode of the Legal Technology Review, I'm joined by Sean Dennin and Peter Mansmann, the CEO and President, respectively, of Precise, Inc., talking about their newest product, Precise. Using psychological and demographic analysis, Precise allows you to find out how a prospective juror might respond to certain aspects of your case, ranging from broad win-loss analysis and case valuation, all the way down to whether or not your case should include the testimony of a specific witness. Given the decline in the number of jury trials, fewer attorneys and businesses have a firm understanding of how a jury will react to a case. With Precise, you can get breakdowns by age, gender, occupation, and Myers-Briggs personality type, to make sure you have the best possible information when you determine your strategy.

With new and updated apps for email, task management, improving mindfulness, encrypted communication, helping recent grads get a job, tracking your time, tracking your ideas, and even tracking your speed on the highway, there's bound to be one that can help your law firm out! These are the best new apps for lawyers, for iOS and Android, released or updated in April 2016.

This year at ABA TECHSHOW, Rocket Matter unveiled a massive overhaul to its user interface, dramatically boosting the visual quality and utility for its users. In this video podcast, Rocket Matter's founder and CEO Larry Port walks us through the update, and shows off some other new features. With it's new UI, new Workflows, and updated billing options, Rocket Matter is a case management system that your law firm needs to take a look at.

With new mobile app for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone, including apps to help you send encrypted email, find relevant accounts on Instagram, along with some major updates to Microsoft's Office apps and some of the most used task management and calendaring apps available, you won't want to miss the best new apps for lawyers, released or updated in March 2016.

New and updated mobile apps, for iOS, Android and Windows Phone, for lawyers and legal professionals. New apps for task management, office productivity, video conferencing, and one of the coolest public speaking training systems available, released or updated in February 2016. For more advice on mobile apps for your law practice, check out the Common Grounds: Android and iOS Apps for Lawyers at the ABA TECHSHOW.

The best new apps for lawyers, whether iOS, Android or Windows Phone, released in January 2016. On this podcast, we'll be talking about the best new mobile apps for productivity, organization, task management, secure file transfer, and marketing your law firm. Oh, and at least one app that'll definitely be an eye opener. (Yes, I'm ashamed of myself for making that joke, but oh well.)

With apps to help lawyers take notes while on-the-go, automate your follow-up emails like a seasoned networking pro, and manage your to-do list like a medieval warrior. Wait, what? In this episode of the Legal Technology Review Podcast, the best new apps for lawyers released in December 2015.

For most lawyers and law firms, your business is local. So when you're setting up your online marketing efforts, you need to think about more than how your website and social media compares with other law firms around the globe. Your Local SEO ranking, or how your website matches against your local competitors, determines whether you'll appear above or below (or not at all) the competition on a Google search. Fortunately, we have a ringer here to help you. In this episode of the Legal Technology Review, I talk to digital marketing expert Jason Marsh about what lawyers and law firms can do to improve their local SEO. Fortunately, there are 4 key things...

The best new mobile apps for lawyers and law firms, for IOS, Android, and Windows Phone, released in November 2015. With apps for task management, email organization, social media marketing, and one really cool app if you're curious where the nearest cell phone tower is!

The Paperless Law Firm, the unicorn of the professional world - creature of myth, impossible to capture. Well, almost impossible. In this episode of the Legal Technology Review Podcast, Justin Nifong, founder of NK Patent Law, talks about how his law firm saves $5,000 every month with a paperless office.

As lawyers, we are an incredibly self-destructive bunch. Not only does the stress of our profession lead many of our ranks to alcoholism, drug abuse, and mental illness, but we're not great at finding ways to take care of ourselves to mitigate the stress. On this episode of the Legal Technology Review, I talk with Jeena Cho about how she turned a diagnosis of anxiety into a way to teach lawyers about the benefits of practicing mindfulness and meditation. If you've never participated in a guided meditation, you're not going to want to miss this!

You've spent a bunch of money to improve your law firm's online marketing, including investing in a shiny new website from the expensive consultants you just hired. You use the SEO tricks they showed you, you've even started a blog. Why aren't people visiting your site? In today's episode of the Legal Technology Review, I talk with Dan Weeks, creator of Lawyer Marketing Score, a company with a product that can tell you what you're doing right, what you're doing wrong, and whether your expensive consultants and web designers are full of it!

The best new apps for lawyers released in September 2015, for iOS, Android and Windows Phone. Great apps and updates to help lawyers and law firms collaborate on documents and projects, communicate securely with their team, manage meetings and calendar appointments, and more.

The tools we use for legal research haven't changed much in the last 20 years. In today's episode, Daniel Lewis, founder and CEO of Ravel Law, tells you why he thinks that's such a problem and how his company aims to solve it. There's a ton of data out there, and finding what you need can be dreary and disheartening, when it can be done at all. However, through the power of Data Visualization, Ravel Law might just change the way you look at legal research!

Whether you're a fan or not, the release of the Apple Watch earlier this year was a critical moment in the development of wearable technology. In this podcast, I talk with New York attorney and technology evangelist Nicole Black about her experiences with Google Glass and Apple Watch, and how wearable technology will impact, and alter, the practice of law. Plus, who will win the OS battle - Android Wear or WatchOS?

In this episode of the Legal Technology Review Podcast, we review the best new mobile apps for lawyers, released for iOS, Android and Windows Phone. If you're a user of either the Apple Watch or Android Wear, there are definitely some apps for you to take a look at!

In this episode of the Legal Technology Review Podcast, my guest Jason Marsh, digital marketing expert, discusses how lawyers, law firms, and legal professionals can utilize digital marketing to help their businesses succeed. You won't want to miss his phenomenal tips for small business owners, and you'll definitely want to check out his opinion on social media marketing!

The best new apps for lawyers, law firms and legal service professionals, released in July 2015. Apps for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone, and in this episode of the Legal Technology Review Podcast, a discussion about the Microsoft Garage Project, with a host of new apps available on all platforms.

Litigation today involves information stored on computers, servers, cell phones, tablets, cloud-based networks, and third-party email servers. Just obtaining any of that data in discovery is a monumental task for a lawyer on his or her own, let alone being able to process and understand it. Hidden information, or metadata, can hold the keys to your client's case, and knowing how to access and retain that metadata is an essential skill. One you might not have. That's where your eDiscovery Expert comes in. In this episode of the Legal Technology Review, I am joined by eDiscovery Expert Andy Webb, to discuss the lessons he's learned working on eDiscovery for a third-party vendor as well as in-house at a major regional law firm.

On this episode of the Legal Technology Review, I discuss June's best new apps for lawyers. Whether you're looking for new apps to help with your law firm's contact list, email marketing, Facebook Ads, scheduling, visual content creation, or just looking for a great trivia game, I've got an app for you on this list - iOS, Android or Windows Phone.

These days, cyber security is no joke. Yet when I talk to lawyers and law firms about the need for better security against cyber attacks, the immediate reaction is fear. Then they go back to their billable hours. But it's not the fault of the lawyers. Well, not completely. And they can actually do something to make it better! In this episode of the Legal Technology Review Podcast, Larry Port, CEO of Rocket Matter, joins me to discuss what lawyers and law firms can do to better protect themselves from a cyber attack.

In this episode of the Legal Technology Review Podcast, I discuss the important features and mindset behind creating the best possible home office. Learn how my guest, Alison Monahan, has set up the perfect remote office for her business, and how her experience can help you.

When a prospective client sees your law firm's logo, what do they think? Odds are, nothing. Most law firms have done a poor job of creating an effective brand. If your brand doesn't help your prospective clients decide to pick you rather than someone else, start over. Your brand should reflect who you are, what kind of business you want to run, and what sets you apart.  Your brand needs to say: "This is us, this is our story, here's how we're different, and here's why we're the best choice for you." Your prospective clients are paying a premium. Let them understand why.

Being useful. It's one of the most important things a person can be. It provides a sense of fulfillment, of achievement, of success. But more than that, it provides the ability to earn a living. In this episode, I speak with Joshua Lenon, attorney-in-residence at Clio, about what attorneys must do to remain relevant, to remain useful - to avoid becoming obsolete.