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

The Legal Technology Review Podcast helps lawyers and legal professionals use tools and technology to improve their practice, increase their profits, and provide better service to clients.

Episodes

Best New Apps for Lawyers from June 2016

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.

Jul 12, 201635 min

Best New Apps for Lawyers - May 2016

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.

May 31, 201640 min

You Need to Prioritize Cyber Security Fundamentals Immediately

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 sec...

May 25, 201653 min

Does Your Law Firm Need a CRM System?

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 managemen...

May 16, 201638 min

What Big Data Can Tell You About Your Jury Pool

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. Give...

May 10, 201645 min

The Best New Apps for Lawyers from April 2016

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.

May 03, 201627 min

The Best of ABA TECHSHOW 2016: Rocket Matter's Overhaul

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....

Apr 11, 201631 min

The Best New Apps for Lawyers - March 2016

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.

Apr 05, 201633 min

The Best New Apps for Lawyers - February 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.

Mar 08, 201634 min

The Best New Apps for Lawyers - January 2016

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.)

Feb 10, 201630 min

The Best New Apps for Lawyers - December 2015

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.

Jan 13, 201632 min

How to Improve Your Local SEO: 4 Simple Steps

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...

Dec 16, 201536 min

Best New Apps for Lawyers - November 2015

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!

Dec 08, 201545 min

How to Save Serious Money with a Paperless Law Firm

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.

Nov 24, 201538 min

How to Energize Your Law Firm by Practicing Mindfulness

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 ...

Nov 18, 201541 min

Boost Your Online Marketing with Lawyer Marketing Score

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 ...

Nov 12, 201539 min

The Best Ne Apps for Lawyers - September 2015

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.

Oct 05, 201534 min

Data Visualization: Inside Ravel Law's Research Revolution

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!

Sep 30, 201540 min

Wearable Technology and Lawyers: A Love Story?

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?

Sep 23, 201535 min

The Best New Apps for Lawyers - August 2015

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!

Sep 17, 201537 min

How to Dominate Digital Marketing Like an Expert

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!

Aug 18, 201547 min

The Best New Apps for Lawyers - July 2015

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.

Aug 04, 201536 min

eDiscovery Experts: The Secret Weapons of Modern Litigation

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 ...

Jul 29, 201532 min

Best New Apps for Lawyers - June 2015

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.

Jul 07, 201530 min

3 Ways to Better Protect Your Law Firm from a Cyber Attack

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...

Jun 30, 201531 min

The Best Home Office for Your Law Practice

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.

Jun 23, 201529 min

How to Create a Powerful Brand for Your Law Firm

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 yo...

Jun 16, 201536 min

Defeating the Robots: How Lawyers Avoid Becoming Obsolete

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.

Jun 07, 201535 min