To help you get the best return on your investment in technology, the CBA’s Law Practice Management & Technology Division regularly sponsors demonstrations of hardware and software geared to legal professionals. In an hour or less, you will learn how to use common technologies to be more productive, efficient, and tech savvy!
Live demos are held in-person at the CBA or join us virtually from your desktop. See upcoming course schedule.
Archives of the live programs are available below (NO MCLE) in a player optimized for full screen and/or mobile viewing, as well as pause, forward and rewind.
Go to: Calendar/Appointments; Career Issues; Cloud Computing; Communication & Email; Document Management/Automation; eDiscovery; eFiling; Firm Management; Law Practice Management applications; Marketing/Social Media; Mental Health and Wellness; Microsoft Office; Operating Systems; PDF; Practice Area Specific; Project Management; Research; Security; Web Browsers
Calendaring/Appointments
- Manage Your Google Calendar
- Automate Scheduling Appointments and Reminders
- Manage Your Calendar and Tasks with Microsoft Outlook 2010
Career Issues
- LinkedIn for Job Hunters
- Create a Web Resume with Strikingly
- Use Social Media for Your Job Search
- Use LinkedIn to Boost Your Law Practice and Brand
Cloud Computing
- Cloud Computing in the Law Office
- Evaluate Cloud Case Management Systems
- Manage IT and Cloud Services for the Modern Law Office
- Use Boxcryptor to Encrypt Files in the Cloud
Communication & Email
- Write Clearly and Concisely with WordRake
- Write for the Web
- Video Conferencing on a Budget
- Fearlessly Text with Clients
- Communicate Courteously and Effectively Via eMail
- Avoid the Whoops Moment While Sending Email
- Leverage Email Alternatives
- Use Office 365 to Collaborate and Communicate
- Enhance Your Gmail User Experience
Document Management/Automation
- Use E-Signature Tools
- Create Resusable Forms with the Form Tool
- Use Dropbox for File Management
- Use Box for Online Document Storage Collaboration
- Move to a Paperless Law Office
- Compare Worldox and NetDocuments
- Sync, Store, and Share Documents in the Cloud with Sharefile
- Auto-generate Table of Authorities with Best Authority
- Collaborate Using Track Changes
- Use Google Drive for Document Storage
- Use Best Practices For File Names for Retrieval and Storage
- Collect and Track Digital Documents
- Use eSignatures in Your Practice
- Use Technology to Reduce Errors and Increase Profitability
- Use Your Voice to Deliver Enhanced Client Services with Big Hand
- Leverage Law Office Automation
- Use Google Forms
- Use Google Docs for Document Collaboration
eDiscovery
- Use Relativity for eDiscovery
- Use Case Logistix to Manage eDiscovery
- Capture Website Evidence with PageVault
- Find Electronic Data Everywhere
- Create Discoverable Communication Beyond the Email
- Pump Up Your Firm’s Trial Notebook
- Demystify the eDiscovery Process to Save Time and Money
- Reap the Benefits of Data Analytics in eDiscovery
eFiling
- Prepare Documents for eFiling in Microsoft Word
- Prepare Documents for eFiling in Nuance Power PDF
- Prepare Documents for eFiling in Adobe Acrobat DC
- eFile and eServe in Illinois Courts: What You Need to Know
- eFile and eServe in 5 Easy Steps with File and Serve IL
- Prepare for Mandatory eFiling with One Legal
- eFile Court Cases in High Volume
- Bulk File 500 Cases in One Hour with One Legal
Firm Management
- Reduce Admin Calls with Online Appointment Scheduling, a Virtual Receptionist, Client Portals and More
- Hire the Right People for Your Law Firm
- Use Experienced Freelance Attorneys to Grow Your Practice and Profits
- Better Manage Your Law Firm with Billing and Accounting Reports
- Practice Law on the Go
- Grow Your Firm with a Virtual Receptionist
- Understand Cyber Liability for Law Firms
- Make Sure You Have the Right Retirement Plan for Your Small Business
- Meet Your Retirement Plan Fiduciary Responsibilities
- Make a List and Check It Twice with Wunderlist
- Understand What Your 401K is Costing You
- Adopt Technology into Your Small Law Firm
- Utilize Essential Reports for Financial Stability
- Honestly Answer a Malpractice Insurance Application
- Use Business Intelligence for Law Firm Stability and Growth
- Use KPIs to Increase Profitability
- Improve Your Firm’s Responsiveness
- Use Voice Technology to Maximize Your Firm’s Billable Hours
- Use Technology to Better Utilize Your Support Staff
- Hire the Right Candidate
Law Practice Management Software/Applications
- Go to Cloud 9 with Clio
- Avoid Common Legal Billing and Trust Accounting Mistakes
- Practice More and Manage Less with MyCase
- Pick the Right Tool for Data Collection
- Create a Client Portal with Common Software
- Learn the Difference Between Practic Management Software, Office 365 and GSuite
- Tackle Implementing or Changing Practice Management Software
- Automate Your Firm with PracticePanther
Marketing/Social Media
- Build Your Own Website
- Build a Blog and More with WordPress
- Create a Facebook Business Page
- Plan and Execute an Email Marketing Campaign with Constant Contact
- The Art of Selling Without Selling
- Smile for the Camera with YouTube
- Set Up Google My Business
- Master Digital Marketing for Law Firms with FindLaw
- Understand Twitter
- Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile
- The Basics of Using Facebook
- Use Tumblr for Advocacy
- Stop Stressing over Social Media with Hootsuite
- Market Your Firm with Facebook
- Navigate Social Media’s Privacy Traps
- Build a Blog with Weebly
- Create Image Content for Your Online Marketing
- Avoid Common Legal Website Mistakes
- Make Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Work for Your Law Firm
- Use Mailchimp to Create Marketing Newsletters and Campaigns
- Create a Digital Marketing Plan for Your Firm
Mental Health and Wellness
- Maintain Your Summer Mindset for a Healthier Practice Year-Round
- Tech Apps to PowerUP Today’s Attorney
- Boost Your Wellness During the Winter Home Stretch
Microsoft Office
- Master the Presentation with Microsoft PowerPoint 2010
- Find the 25th Hour in the Day with Office 365
- Format Documents in Word 2013
- Excel 2013 for Lawyers
- Power Through PowerPoint 2013
- Automate Functions with Microsoft Word 2013 Part I
- Automate Functions with Microsoft Word 2013 Part II
- Use Microsoft Outlook Add-ons for Productivity
- Proofread Legal Documents Faster with PerfectIt
- Organize Projects with OneNote
- Create a Reusable Filing Template
- Use Office 365 to Collaborate and Communicate
Operating Systems
- Get More Out of Your PDFs with Nuance Power PDF Advanced Tool
- Learn What’s New with Acrobat DC
- Create Accessible PDFs Using Adobe Acrobat Pro
Practice Area Specific
- Save Your DUI Clients Money and Headaches BAIID Basics
- Do It Yourself Marketing for Estate Planning Attorneys
- Five Ways to Grow Your Real Estate Practice
- Get the Most Out of Family Law Software
Project Management
- Manage Complex Tasks in Basecamp 2
- Manage Complex Tasks in Basecamp 3
- Organize Projects with One Note vs. Evernote
- Digitize Your To-Do List Strategically
Research
- Unlock Power Google Search
- Conduct Advanced Legal Research Using Ravel Law
- Use Feedly to Keep Up with Changes in the Law
Security
- Back Up Web Based Mail
- Use LastPass to Manage Passwords
- Protect Your Firm From Security Threats
- Encrypt Email Messages
- Critical Elements of a Successful Law Firm Cybersecurity Program
- Decrypt Email Encryption Options
- Not Pull a Manafort
- Step Up Your Firm’s Password Game with LastPass
- Use a VPN to Browse the Web Safely in Public
- Spot a Phishing Email
- Properly Redact Your Documents
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