This updated and revised edition from bestselling ABA author and law-firm technology expert John Heckman covers the newly released Worldox GX4. Never lose another document or waste valuable time searching for one. Learn how to organize your documents, e-mails, PDF files, presentations, and more with Worldox software. The author reveals what Worldox will do for your firm--and how to customize its features for the specific needs of your practice. In just one hour, this book will help you: - Learn the new features in GX4- Save and search for documents- Integrate Worldox with your e-mail- Retain old or legacy documents- Take documents with you when you're out of the office- Customize your screens- Troubleshoot Worldox- Work with the Worldox Productivity Suite add-on- Handle legal holds, document comparison, personnel changes, and more

​Are you Mac-curious? The vast majority of lawyers and law practices still use Windows, but an increasing number are contemplating the switch to Mac, due to its reliability, usability, and security. However, authors Brett Burney and Tom Lambotte know that Macs may not be the best choice for every lawyer and law practice.Macs in Law will help guide your decision by ensuring you have the proper mindset for switching to Mac and addressing common Mac-myths and questions about running a Mac-based law practice. Burney and Lambotte have devised a step-by-step action plan for individuals or offices switching to Macs, along with a "Non-Exhaustive Reference Guide" for the hardware and software that they recommend most for Mac-based law firms. Full of productivity tips and tricks for Mac-using lawyers, this book is a must-have if you are considering the switch to Mac.

This cutting-edge volume offers a theoretical and applied introduction to the emerging legal technology and informatics industry.

"[This book] is the first book published by the ABA to employ the graphic novel to teach business lessons. Follow the engaging story of lawyer Carson Wright, who suddenll finds himself responsible for saving a small law firm, as his mentor Guy Chapman imparts the lean techniques that transformed his factory from the brink of bankruptcy to new heights of profitability."--Back cover.

Tired of spending more time with filing cabinets than with clients? Is overhead eating up margins? Now, two leading financial planners and columnists deliver the help advisers have been begging for. Virtual-Office Tools for a High-Margin Practice is a nontechnical trove of technology, clever workarounds, and procedural efficiencies tailored to help financial advisers move toward a paperless office, while still complying with SEC record-keeping requirements. The authors show planners how to reduce the amount of paperwork in their offices by 99 percent, slash overhead, and find anything they need in one minute or less by adapting innovative software tools and shifting from on-site employees to remote assistants and virtual work partners. Until now, creative ways of working this smart were hard to come by. With this book, they are available, ready to go, and easy to implement.

This book will help any law firm create and maintain an effective and well-organized records management program, including administration and storage of client files and administrative records in all types of media. Firms will learn to implement an efficient information, document, and file retrieval system, thus reducing costs, avoiding ethics violations, and ensuring client satisfaction. In addition, the book covers legal and ethics compliance when it comes to management and retention of both paper and electronic files.

Lawyers in any size firm can reach a global audience at little to no cost--all because of blogs. An effective blog can help you promote your practice, become more "findable" online, and take charge of how you are perceived by clients, journalists, and anyone who uses the Internet. Blogging in One Hour for Lawyers will show you how to create, maintain, and improve a legal blog--and gain new business opportunities along the way.