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Legal Ethics In Social Media
 Social Media:
 www.facebook.com
 www. myspace.com
 www.linkedin.com
 www.twitter.com
Legal Ethics In Social Media
 General Areas Of Concern
 Maintaining client confidentiality
 The inadvertent creation of client-attorney relationships
 Advertizing and marketing
 The unauthorized practice of law
 Investigations Concerning social networking sites
 Proper communications
 Communications and conduct between attorney’s and
judges
Going Paperless
 Fujitsu Scan Snap
-Multiple versions of desktop scanners
-Speeds up to 25ppm
-Up to 600dpi resolution
-Handles multiple paper types and
Sizes without multiple scans
-Can automatically OCR scans as it saves them
-Price: $199-$895
-(888) 425-8228
Going Paperless
 File Sharing for large files
-YouSendIt.com
-Skydrive for Windows Live
-Filegenius.com
-GE.TT
Going Paperless
 Certified Mail-
-Walz: (800) 882-3811, www.walzgroup.com
-Simple Certified Mail: (888) 462-1750,
www.simplecertifiedmail.com
-Certified Pro: www.certifiedpro.net
Going Paperless
 Email Billing:
-Saves paper
-Saves postage
Software-directlaw: offers online access for clients to view their
file.
Going Paperless
 Data encryption:
-Truecrypt.org- Free encryption for hard drive and flash
drives
Going Paperless
 Worldox-
-(800) 962-6360
-www.worldox.com
Going Paperless
 Data backup:
-MozyPro- www.mozy.com/pro
-Desktop pricing: $3.95 per month + $.50/GB month
-Server pricing: $6.95 per month + $.50/GB month
-(877) 669-9776
Going Paperless
 Data Backup:
-BackBlaze
-As low as $3.96 a month per computer
-www.backblaze.com
Going Paperless
 Data Backup:
-Platinum Information services
-www.platinum-corp.com
Going Paperless
 Data Backup:
-Intronis: Cloud backup and recovery
-(800) 569-0155
-www.intronis.com
Cloud Computing
 Reliable offsite backup safe from disasters
 Disperses the workload of running applications away
from the individual computer and relies upon the
cloud of computers instead, freeing up resources on
your computer
 Great range of accessibility
Dropbox
 What is it?
 Significant Security Flaw
 On June 19th a Bug Existed
 Dropbox previously advertized its security features
 Security breaches raise ethical concerns
Google Cloud Services
 Google offers services to store:
 Notes
 Client Documents
 Email
 Calendar
 Etc.
Google Cloud Services
 Know terms of service:
 11.1 … By submitting, posting or displaying the content
you give Google a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide,
royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce,
adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform,
publicly display and distribute any Content which you
submit, post or display on or through, the Services. This
license is for the sole purpose of enabling Google to
display, distribute and promote the Services and may be
revoked for certain Services as defined in the Additional
Terms of those Services.
Google Cloud Services
 Know terms of service:
 11.2 You agree that this license includes a right for Google
to make such Content available to other companies,
organizations or individuals with whom Google has
relationships for the provision of syndicated services,
and to use such Content in connection with the
provision of those services.
Electronic Signatures
 E-Signature legislation:
 Uniform Electronic Transactions Act–UETA (covers US State Law)
 Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act-ESIGN (covers US Federal
andState Law)
 Sarbanes-Oxley Act (US)
 Government Paperwork Elimination Act (US)Electronic Signatures & Records Act
(ESRA–NY State adoption of UETA)
 Federal Information Processing Standards Publication (FIPS-US & Canada)
 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) & the Security Rule of 2003
(US)UCC Article 9-105 (US)
 National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) (US)
 Electronic Recording for County Records (US)
 USA PATRIOT Act (US)
 21 CFR Part 11 (US)
 Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPED-Canada)
 Provincial & Territorial Electronic Commerce Acts (Canada)
 EU Directive & Local European Laws (EU)
Electronic Signatures
 ConnecTek inc.-
-alex.malekshahi@connec-tek.com
-www.connec-tek.com
-Pad captures biometric attributes which includes the
speed the pressure and acceleration and stores the
signature.
Electronic Signatures
 Right Signature:
-(800) 921-4250
Speech Recognition Software
 Dragon Naturally Speaking- An advanced speech
recognition program that does much more than
transcribe.
Features:
-Ability to Search the Web
-Keyboard Shortcuts and Custom Commands
-Document Assembly
-Vocabulary Building- Training your Dragon
Speech Recognition Software
 Dragon Naturally Speaking -
Software-Dragon Legal-Software filled with pre-loaded legal
specific vocab.
Price: $799.99
Speech Recognition Software
 Dragon Naturally Speaking:
Hardware-Recommended Microphones:
-Plantronics CS-70 and Savi: Price range between
$280-$320
-Zoomswitch: When used in conjunction with
plantronics headsets, it allows users to switch
between dictation and cell phone via bluetooth
-Jabra Pro 9400 and Jabra Go 6400-$280-$320 with
similar technology as Zoomswitch
-Compatibility list:
support.nuance.com/compatibility/default.asp
Case and Document Management
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 Abacus
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 Houdini
-Web-accessible
-Data backup in-house or cloud based
-Fully Customizable
-Unlimited Secure Client Access
-Free for Solo Practitioners
-Pricing varies for more than two users
-(919) 926-0755
-www.HoudiniESQ.com
Case and Document Management
Software
 Clio-
-Web based practice management system specifically
designed for solo practitioners and small firms.
-Accessible from anywhere-Work, Home, Smart Phone
-Continual data backup to a secure offsite location
-Pricing: $49/mth per attorney and $25/mth per support
staff
-Contact: Jack@goclio.com
-www.goclio.com
Case and Document Management
Software
 Amicus-
-(800) 472-2289
-www.amicusattorney.com
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Software
 DirectLaw, Inc.-
-(800) 481-1025
-pam@directlaw.com
-www.directlaw.com
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 Client Profiles-
-(770) 640-0300
-www.clientprofiles.com
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Software
 CompuLaw-
-www.compulaw.com
-(800) 444-0020
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 Prolaw-
-(800) 977-6529
-www.prolaw.com
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 Orion Law
-(800) 305-5867
-www.orionlaw.com
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 PerfectLaw
-(305) 444-6200
-www.perfectlaw.com
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 Mycase, Inc.
-(800) 571-8062
-www.mycaseinc.com
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 Rocket Matter
-(888) 432-1529
-www.rocketmatter.com
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 Time Slips
-(770) 724-4000
-www.timeslips.com
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 Law Base
-(800) 569-3377
-www.lawbase.com
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Software
 Tabs3
-(402) 419-2200
-www.tabs3.com
Ipad and Iphone apps
 Siri: A personal Assistant in Your pocket
-Books Restaurants
-Looks up Movie Times
-Finds Taxis
Price: Free
Not Android Compatible
Comparable Android App-Yelp
Ipad and Iphone apps
 Dropbox: Access your files
on the Go
Price: Free for 2GB version
Android Compatible
Ipad and Iphone apps
 Chase: Access your Chase
Accounts, transfer funds, find
ATMs, deposit checks using the
phones camera
Price: Free
Android Compatible
Ipad and Iphone apps
 Open table: Make Reservations
at nearby restaurants, access
menus, get reviews, and average
prices
Price: Free
Android Compatible
Ipad and Iphone apps
 The Book of Jargon (L&W):
The Latham & Watkins glossary
of Corporate and Bank Finance
slang and terminology
Price: Free
Not Android Compatible
No Comparable Android App
Ipad and Iphone apps
 Dragon Dictation:
Voice recognition program for
Text messages and emails
Price: Free
Not Android Compatible
Numerous Comparable Android
Apps such as Flex9($4.99) and
Google Voice
Ipad and Iphone apps
 Genius Scan: Turns the Camera
on your phone into a scanner
which saves documents as JPEG
or PDF
Price: Free
Not Android compatible
Comparable Android AppCamscanner (free)
Ipad and Iphone apps
 Fastcase: Legal Research App
which contains cases and statutes
from all 50 states and the federal
government.
Price: Free
Not Android compatible
Semi-Comparable Android App:
Droid Law (contains federal statutes)
Ipad and Iphone apps
 Free Law Dictionary
Price: Free
Not Android Compatable
Comparable Android App: The Law
Guide/Dictionary (Free)
Ipad and Iphone apps
 Blacks Dictionary: Full 9th edition
Available, includes pronunciation
Price: $54.99
Not Android Compatable
No Comparable Android App
Ipad and Iphone apps
 Appolicious: Helps sort through
the massive App inventory and
pick out the best new additions
and updates
Price: Free
Not Android Compatible
No Comparable Android App
Ipad and Iphone apps
 Documents to Go Premium:
This App lets you edit Microsoft
Office documents, and has
Support for Dropbox
Price- $16.99
Android Compatible ($14.99)
Ipad and Iphone apps
 Google Translate:
Easily translate into multiple
Different languages
Cost: Free
Android compatible
Ipad and Iphone apps
 Sign MyPad- Allows the user
to sign pdf forms electronically
on the Ipad and save them to
memory or dropbox.
Price-$3.99
Ipad and Iphone apps
 PenUlitmate
 Electronic legal pad
 Collaborative editing
Price: $0.99
Ipad and Iphone apps
 Air Video
 Stream video
from computer
 Makes entire
video library
browsable
Price: $2.99
Ipad and Iphone Apps
 Berokyo
 Organize documents,
contacts, music, photos,
anything on your iPad
into simple
“bookshelves”
 Syncs with Dropbox
Price: $1.99
Ipad and Iphone Apps
 Court Days –
 Date calculator for
lawyers
Price: $0.99
Ipad and Iphone Apps
 Digits
 Calculator for Ipad
Price: $0.99
Ipad and Iphone Apps
 GateGuru
 What is in this airport
Price: Free
Ipad and Iphone Apps
 Instapaper
 Save Articles For Later
Price: $4.99
Ipad and Iphone Apps
 iType2Go
 Text and See
Price: $1.00
Ipad and Iphone Apps
 Price Check
 Scan barcode
Price: Free
Ipad and Iphone Apps
 Text n’ Drive
 Never read in the car
again.
Price: $9.99