By Neil Squillante | Friday, July 10, 2009
Today's issue of TechnoLawyer NewsWire covers speech recognition software for Mac-based lawyers (see article below), a free online forms creation service, a social network for gadget enthusiasts, organization and search software for Outlook, and an iPhone app for searching patents. Don't miss the next issue.
Speech Recognition for Mac-Based Lawyers
People communicate best through spoken language. Because that's not always possible, we developed written communication. But we don't have such luxuries with our computers. Instead, we use the keyboard and mouse. For lawyers of a certain generation, typing slows them down. And even younger lawyers can run into repetitive stress injuries. PC users have long relied on Dragon NaturallySpeaking Legal Edition to address these issues, but Mac users were out of luck. Until now that is.
MacSpeech Dictate Legal 1.5 … in One Sentence
MacSpeech Dictate Legal 1.5 is a speech recognition program for Macs with a 30,000 word legal dictionary.
The Killer Feature
When you beat IBM, you know you're good. Microsoft beat IBM (Windows versus OS/2). So did Dragon (now Nuance) with its NaturallySpeaking speech recognition software.
Given that NaturallySpeaking is the gold standard, MacSpeech licensed it for MacSpeech Dictate Legal. Importantly, MacSpeech didn't license an old version. MacSpeech Dictate Legal 1.5 uses the current NaturallySpeaking 10 Legal "engine," including the same 30,000 word legal dictionary.
In short, the two products are more than just kissing cousins. They're more like fraternal twins.
Other Notable Features
MacSpeech claims up to 99% accuracy with just a few minutes of initial training required. You can create multiple profiles if you share your Mac or switch between different microphones. If the legal dictionary does not contain a word or phrase you often use, you can train it (e.g., client and matter names). MacSpeech Dictate Legal works with most documents, including those initially created by typing.
In addition to writing with MacSpeech Dictate Legal, you can also use it to control your Mac and edit documents. The software understands keyboard commands such as "Press the Key Combo Command Return." For more elaborate tasks, you can create voice macros such as "Insert Signature" to add your full email signature to an email message. For editing documents, you can select and delete words and phrases, and even pinpoint where to place the cursor.
MacSpeech optimized MacSpeech Dictate Legal to work with Microsoft Word and TextEdit. It also works with virtually all software that supports text, including iChat, iPhoto, and the iWork suite.
What Else Should You Know?
MacSpeech Dictate Legal requires an Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.5.6 or later. MacSpeech bundles the VXI TalkPro Xpress USB headset microphone with MacSpeech Dictate Legal at a price of $595. You can instead order the Revolabs xTag Wireless Mic for an extra $200, the Voice Tracker USB Array for an additional $240, or the Samson Airline 77 Wireless UHF for an additional $300. Learn more about MacSpeech Dictate Legal 1.5.
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By Neil Squillante | Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Today's issue of TechnoLawyer NewsWire covers a new automated legal forms program for New York lawyers (see article below), an iPhone app for scanning documents on the go, a legal-specific toolbar for Microsoft Office that automates document creation, a site on which you can search for large firm client memos, and a personal knowledge management application. Don't miss the next issue.
Cut Document Drafting Time in Half
Do you draft legal documents? Would you like to reduce the time it takes to draft these documents? Here's a tip — delegate the work to someone else. Of course, someone has to do the work and that someone might be you so delegation may not work. Fortunately, an alternative solution exists — use document assembly software that contains all the forms you regularly use.
ProDoc New York Automated Forms … in One Sentence
West's ProDoc New York Automated Forms is a document assembly system that ships with a library of forms, eliminating the need to create your own.
The Killer Feature
Launching today, ProDoc New York Automated Forms joins its California, Florida, and Texas siblings in the West Forms family. West claims that these products can cut drafting time in half and also reduce errors.
ProDoc New York Automated Forms accomplishes this feat thanks to a patented document-assembly engine that enables you to create several documents simultaneously. You choose the documents you want to assemble, and then answer the corresponding questions. ProDoc New York Automated Forms then builds your documents in your word processor for final review and editing. The California, Florida, and Texas versions work the same way.
Other Notable Features
ProDoc New York Automated Forms has other time-saving features as well. For example, it saves all of the client and case data you enter for reuse in other documents you create, thus eliminating dual entry.
You can tailor ProDoc New York Automated Forms to your practice by choosing from the following libraries: Family Law, Estate Planning, Real Estate, or Office Practice (the latter includes all libraries).
ProDoc New York Automated Forms also includes forms for New York Office of Court Administration (OCA) and Surrogate's Court. You'll also find model forms created by lawyers who are experts in their respective fields. ProDoc New York Automated Forms automatically keeps these forms up to date over the Internet.
What Else Should You Know?
ProDoc New York Automated Forms includes three licenses. Each additional license costs $10. You can use ProDoc New York Automated Forms in conjunction with ProDoc Small Office Suite for an additional $25. ProDoc Small Office Suite is a practice management system that features a calendar, time and billing, client and case organization, contact management, document management, and client and case notes. Learn more about ProDoc New York Automated Forms.
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By Neil Squillante | Thursday, June 25, 2009
Today's issue of TechnoLawyer NewsWire covers PDF software (see article below), an ergonomic office chair, intranet and collaboration software, an outsourced help desk service, and a time and expense tracking app for BlackBerrys. Don't miss the next issue.
Recession-Friendly PDF Software
Some lawyers wonder in bemusement when they run across fellow lawyers who cannot create PDF files. These lawyers invariably work in smaller firms. Contemplating one or two copies of Adobe Acrobat Professional at $350 each is no big deal, but multiply it by 10, 100, or 1,000 times even after accounting for volume discounts and you're talking some serious money. But ultimately, these critics are correct because many less expensive alternatives exist and the PDF format has essentially become a standard for document exchange among lawyers.
NitroPDF Professional 6.0 … in One Sentence
NitroPDF Professional 6 is an Adobe Acrobat Professional alternative at a lower price point.
The Killer Feature
Lawyers love complaining about working in a "sweat shop" and their lack of a work/life balance. Of course, people who work in real sweat shops would think they had died and gone to heaven if they could trade places with a typical "overworked" lawyer.
But there is a grain of truth in the term "sweat shop" since law firms are essentially document factories. As a result, many law firms use document management systems.
Recognizing this fact, the new version of NitroPDF Professional now integrates with Hummingbird, Documentum, and SharePoint. It also comes equipped with new deployment tools for centrally installing and configuring it throughout your firm.
Other Notable Features
Other new features include a 50% speed boost for PDF creation and batch processing, support for the PDF/A format, higher-quality conversions, and interface improvements.
You can use NitroPDF Professional to review documents thanks to markup tools such as commenting, highlighting, crossing out, replacing text, and more. Other legal-friendly features include Bates stamping, form creation and submission, the ability to shrink the size of PDF files, and automatic creation of bookmarks based on document formatting and headings.
NitroPDF Professional offers 128-bit security with the usual restrictions on alterations, copies, printing, etc. It also supports digital signatures.
What Else Should You Know?
NitroPDF Professional costs $99 for a single-user license. You'll pay less beginning at 11 licenses thanks to the corporate purchasing program. NitroPDF Professional runs on Windows 2000, XP, and Vista, including 64-bit versions. Learn more about NitroPDF Professional 6.0.
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By Neil Squillante | Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Today's issue of TechnoLawyer NewsWire covers an online marketing service for law firms (see article below), a Web-based replacement for Microsoft Exchange, two Outlook plugins that prevent you from making embarrassing mistakes, and an iPhone app for editing Word documents. Don't miss the next issue.
Sit Back, Relax, and Grow Your Law Firm Practice
Law firms interested in growing must engage in marketing. That is a fact. Marketing dollars are moving online, primarily because it's cheaper and more measurable than traditional marketing. That is a fact. But popular online advertising vehicles such as Google AdWords favor businesses with the expertise and resources to leverage their many intricacies. That is unfortunately a fact as few law firms can play this game. Instead, law firms need more of a set-it-and-forget-it approach to online marketing.
ExpertHub Online Legal Network … in One Sentence
ExpertHub Online Legal Network (ExpertHub) is an online marketing service designed to funnel prospective clients to law firms in a wide variety of practice areas.
The Killer Feature
ExpertHub consist of a network of legal sites such as LawFirms.com, AccidentAttorneys.com, BankruptcyLawFirms.com, TechnologyLawyers.com, and many others. These sites contain a growing collection of articles and other information about their respective areas of law.
Thanks to a combination of content, site architecture, and some alchemy (a.k.a. trade secrets), ExpertHub's legal sites appear on the first page of Google for searches such as "personal injury lawyer" and "bankruptcy filing." As a result, the sites receive lots of traffic from people seeking legal services.
ExpertHub transforms this traffic into qualified leads for your law firm using a questionnaire. When a prospect's legal needs match your law firm's profile, you receive their name, email address, and telephone number. ExpertHub tells us that it delivered more than 14,000 leads last month.
Other Notable Features
To get started with ExpertHub, you use the expertPLANNER proposal generator to figure out what type of subscription would best suit your firm and its marketing goals. Before you spend a dime, expertPLANNER will tap into ExpertHub's historical data to predict the number of leads you'll receive and how much it will cost. You can run "What Ifs" to see how changing geographic location, practice areas, case types, etc. impacts these numbers.
While you can simply create a profile and then sit back and collect leads, more proactive firms willing to do a little work can take advantage of ExpertHub's expertSYNDICATION service through which you can publish articles on ExpertHub's sites and also link to these articles in your profile.
ExpertHub does not charge for its expertSYNDICATION service so it costs only your time. The articles add depth to your profile and can also generate more leads. If you're too busy to write articles, ExpertHub can write them for you for a fee.
Once you start working with ExpertHub, you can track performance using the expertSTAT dashboard, which shows you profile and article views, lead volume, and more.
What Else Should You Know?
ExpertHub's subscription prices are based on historical lead volumes for your geographic location(s) and practice area(s). Learn more about ExpertHub.
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By Neil Squillante | Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Today's issue of TechnoLawyer NewsWire covers a new smartphone (see article below), a secure online communication system for lawyers and clients, an online document management system, new practice management software, and an iPhone printing utility. Don't miss the next issue.
A New iPhone Blooms Every June
How do we cover a product every mainstream publication has already covered? Normally, we wouldn't bother, at least in the feature section of this newsletter. But Apple's iPhone platform is too important not to cover even though most legal vendors and law firms have yet to leverage its potential. So rather than ignore it or relegate it to the Roundup below, we'll explore the features most relevant to law practice.
iPhone 3G S … in One Sentence
Apple's iPhone 3G S is a new smartphone that runs iPhone 3.0, and is available in the United States on the AT&T wireless network.
The Killer Feature
Thanks to the simultaneous release of the iPhone 3G S and iPhone 3.0, owners of the two older iPhone models can take advantage of many new features for free. But the iPhone 3G S' faster processors (CPU and GPU) gives it some exclusive capabilities, one of which is Voice Control.
The Voice Control technology enables you to make phone calls and play music. To make a call, you can speak the name of a contact or a phone number. For music, the iPhone understands songs, albums, and artists as well as other commands such as "Play more songs like this one."
Other Notable Features
The iPhone 3G S includes a 3 megapixel autofocusing camera capable of capturing photos and video. If you're unhappy with the autofocus, you can tap an item on the screen to manually focus on it. After capturing video, you can trim your footage on the iPhone and directly upload it to YouTube.
Also new is a digital compass that integrates with the Google Maps application, and built-in Nike+ functionality for runners and walkers. The digital compass can help you with the most difficult aspect of driving from place to place when traveling — getting started.
iPhone 3.0 includes a number of new features for all iPhone models, including cut, copy, and paste, landscape keyboard, remote wipe, voice memos, MMS, universal search, and tethering (not yet available in the US). iPhone 3.0 also paves the way for GPS-based turn-by-turn voice navigation apps (TomTom for iPhone ships next week).
What Else Should You Know?
Third-party developers continue to crank out iPhone apps at a mind-boggling pace as the App Store now contains more than 50,000 apps, including a growing library of legal productivity and reference apps. In the US, everyone except AT&T customers with more than 6 months remaining on their contract can purchase the iPhone 3G S for $199 (16 GB) or $299 (32 GB). Apple dropped the price of the 8 GB iPhone 3G to $99. Learn more about the iPhone 3G S.
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By Neil Squillante | Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Today's issue of TechnoLawyer NewsWire covers software that automatically captures billable activities (see article below), a new smartphone, a case management and accounting system for large law firms, an online technical support service, an iPhone app for storing passwords and other confidential information. Don't miss the next issue.
Don't Track Your Time, Capture It Instead
In the old days, working on a client's matter involved fetching a folder from a file cabinet. While you might receive a phone call about another matter, multitasking as we know it today didn't really exist. Thanks to the combination of email and computers that can run many programs simultaneously, you fly from task to task on different matters, making it challenging if not impossible to accurately track your billable time using old-fashioned methods. It's time to track your time differently.
Chrometa 1.1 … in One Sentence
Chrometa 1.1 is a billing program that automatically captures and categorizes the billable time you spend on your PC.
The Killer Feature
Although time tracking for many lawyers has long since moved from a ledger to computer software, the method remains the same. Lawyers must actively enter the time they spend on tasks. Timers can help, but they too essentially operate manually.
Chrometa takes a different approach. You just work. And Chrometa watches in the background. It logs all your computer activity and also tracks the time.
For example, if you spend three ten minute sessions working on a Word file named Smith Motion, it'll list the name of that document, display your three sessions and the time for each, and also provide the 30 minute total.
"Our product was built to prevent law firms from leaving revenue on the table by enhancing and even replacing some of the antiquated methods for time tracking," Chrometa founder Brett Owens told us via email.
Other Notable Features
Chrometa logs all computer activity, including time spent on documents, email, and online research. However, Chrometa does not log keystrokes or any other content, thus preserving confidentiality — plus you can block certain applications from being tracked. To create a time entry, you apply a client/matter tag to a captured activity.
Chrometa doesn't just track your computer activity, it also learns from your input. For example, after you tag the time spent on a document or its folder with a client/matter, Chrometa automatically assigns any future work on that document to that client/matter.
Chrometa doesn't just live on your PC. You can export data into Excel, so that administrators such as your assistant or your bookkeeper can access your logs. You can also generate a wide variety of reports for internal purposes as well as audits.
What Else Should You Know?
Chrometa starts at $49 for a single user license. The company also sells team licenses ($229 for 5 users, $439 for 10 users, etc.). The team license includes network tracking. All licenses include email support. Learn more about Chrometa.
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By Neil Squillante | Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Today's issue of TechnoLawyer NewsWire covers a PDF conversion program (see article below), knowledge management software, a Web browser, an online billing application for corporate legal departments, and a task manager for iPhone. Don't miss the next issue.
King of All Documents
The PDF format reigns as the king of document sharing, but Microsoft Word has a lock on document creation. Because Adobe and Microsoft get along about as well as Oliver and Barbara did in "War of the Roses," don't expect them to work together anytime soon. You need to find another way to bridge these two formats not to mention other document formats you may encounter such as WordPerfect.
PDF Transformer 3.0 … in One Sentence
ABBYY's PDF Transformer 3.0 creates PDF files from Microsoft Office and other applications, and also converts PDF files into Microsoft Office and other document formats.
The Killer Feature
The more things change, the more they stay the same — albeit with a few new twists. ABBYY made its name with its OCR software, which can convert scanned paper documents into editable Word and Excel files with the original layout preserved.
Nowadays, lawyers are just as likely to receive a PDF file as a paper document. Maybe more likely. While you can search PDF files and make small changes, you cannot engage in significant editing.
The new version of PDF Transformer doesn't just convert PDF files into an editable Word or Excel file, but it retains all the formatting as well thanks to ABBYY's Adaptive Document Recognition Technology, which it initially developed for its OCR software. This technology preserves footnotes, tables, fonts, headers, footers, page numbers, and more.
Other Notable Features
PDF Transformer now features batch processing for converting multiple PDF files simultaneously. On the flip side, PDF Transformer also features new tools for managing PDF files. For example, you can combine multiple PDF files into one PDF file, and add PDF files to an existing PDF file.
Litigators will welcome the new redaction, stamping, and Bates stamping tools. As an added bonus, if you convert a PDF file with redactions into Word format, PDF Transformer omits the redacted information from the Word file. Thus, you can create a clean PDF file by redacting, converting to Word, and then converting back to PDF.
Other new features include support for the latest document formats such as DOCX and PDF/A, a customizable interface, improved tools for navigating long PDF files, improved compression for creating smaller PDF files, and support for 184 languages.
What Else Should You Know?
As always, PDF Transformer adds a Create PDF button to Microsoft Office and a Print to PDF function to all other applications. It requires Windows XP, Vista, or Server 2003/2008. It costs $49.99 with volume licenses available. Learn more about PDF Transformer 3.0.
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By Neil Squillante | Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Today's issue of TechnoLawyer NewsWire covers eDiscovery review software (see article below), a mobile cellular WiFi router, a document and records management system, electronic billing middleware that connects law firms to their corporate clients, and a Web clipping utility for Firefox. Don't miss the next issue.
Document Review Minus the Drudgery
No matter how advanced technology gets, using document review software will never compare to dining out with your family or friends. Or watching the ball game. Drinking a fine bottle of wine. Driving on a twisty road. But such software can shorten review time, and deepen your insight. And get you home in time for the national anthem.
Kazeon Analysis & Review … in One Sentence
Kazeon Analysis & Review 4.0 is a browser-based software program for reviewing electronic discovery documents, and managing the review process and the reviewers.
The Killer Feature
Document review used to entail looking at every document, though law firms would often outsource the first pass for coding purposes (dates, names, etc.). Nowadays, you can start the review process by searching for a particular name or issue to create a subset of documents.
Recognizing this nonlinear approach, Kazeon beefed up its search technology. Kazeon Analysis & Review displays the number of results and other data in a chart. As you add or remove terms or apply filters, the chart changes in realtime. Speaking of filters, you can apply an unlimited number. You can also conduct concept searches.
When you finalize a subset of documents, you can save a report showing the exact query that produced the set of documents.
Other Notable Features
Once you start looking at documents with Kazeon Analysis & Review, you'll find time-saving features such as one-click issue tagging, metadata clustering, and highlighted search terms.
When reviewing email, Kazeon Analysis & Review groups messages into chronological threads so that you can review related messages together even if they were written weeks or months apart.
If you're the person managing a review project, you'll find many reports at your disposal, enabling you to see who's reviewing what, analyze their performance, and much more. You'll also find an audit trail for every action taken by reviewers.
What Else Should You Know?
Kazeon Analysis & Review can scale to accommodate any size case. You can use it solely on site or online across multiple locations. If needed, Kazeon also offers two related products — Kazeon Collection & Culling and Kazeon Legal Hold Management. Learn more about Kazeon Analysis & Review.
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By Neil Squillante | Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Today's issue of TechnoLawyer NewsWire covers electronic discovery processing software, an online video deposition editing and syncing service (see article below), a legal technology job board, an email utility for capturing contact information, and an Outlook add-on for automatically filing messages. Don't miss the next issue.
The Fotomat of Video Depositions
Because lawyers like you find trials exciting, it's easy to lose sight of the fact that trials bore many jurors. They're just not that into you. They'd rather be home in front of their 52 inch TV. While you can't give them Sports Center, you can at least give them video deposition testimony, especially since it's no longer an expensive proposition.
Evandry … in One Sentence
Evandry is an online legal video deposition editing and syncing service.
The Killer Feature
Even when a lawsuit takes years to resolve, litigators always find themselves needing something yesterday — especially litigation support services such as video deposition editing and syncing. Many litigation support vendors probably depend on rush fees to meet their sales targets.
Knowing this, the founders of Evandry built the company around fast turnaround. It offers same day service on every order and does not charge rush fees. Two-day FedEx shipping is included in the price, whereas overnight shipping adds just $15 to your order.
Other Notable Features
Editing entails removing portions of the video deposition (such as objections) so that you can present only the testimony you want the jury to see and hear. Using the text transcript, you simply highlight the portions you wish to keep or remove (whichever is easier).
Syncing involves marrying the video to the text transcript using the industry-standard YesLaw technology. Synced depositions enable you to search for and show key testimony on the fly. You can also export segments to use in trial presentation software such as Sanction and TrialDirector.
You initiate your order by using a form on Evandry's Web site. Within an hour, you'll receive a no-obligation quote for your project via email. If you wish to move forward, you print the quote and mail it along with the deposition video and transcript to Evandry.
Evandry keeps its overhead low thanks to its location in central Florida. But it doesn't skimp on materials. For example, it uses WaterShield DVDs, and high-quality photo paper for labeling. Evandry operates 24 hours/day every day of the year.
What Else Should You Know?
Evandry charges $100 per hour of deposition video in 15 minute increments. For example, a 60 minute and a 74 minute video would each cost $100, while a 78 minute video would cost $125. Unlike some services, you do not pay for the time spent providing the service, just the length of the video. Learn more about Evandry.
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By Neil Squillante | Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Today's issue of TechnoLawyer NewsWire covers electronic discovery processing software (see article below), an online video deposition editing and syncing service, a legal technology job board, an email utility for capturing contact information, and an Outlook add-on for automatically filing messages. Don't miss the next issue.
Cull Your eDiscovery Documents Any Way You Want
Paper or plastic? If only litigation were that easy. Nowadays, you're going to handle both during the early stages of discovery — paper files and electronic files on CDs, hard drives, and other media. For some cases, you may want to use TIFF images, and for other cases native files. But no matter how you choose to handle the documents in a case, you'd like to avoid using more than one product to process them.
LAW PreDiscovery … in One Sentence
LexisNexis' LAW PreDiscovery enables you to review and cull both paper and electronic discovery documents, convert to TIFF, and create a load file for Concordance and other litigation review platforms.
The Killer Feature
The eDiscovery world is in a state of flux. Half the experts say you should use "native files" (the actual files you collect from clients), and the other half say you should convert these files to a standard format such as TIFF.
The debate is interesting, but you've got real cases and real clients. You need to hedge your bets.
LAW PreDiscovery features a future-proof Export Utility that outputs a load file to suit any scenario. You can export the documents in native format (including .pst files), PDF, or TIFF. You can also export the accompanying metadata.
If you use Concordance, you'll enjoy especially tight integration. LAW PreDiscovery can produce a Concordance database (DCB) file based on the records in the LAW PreDiscovery case. You can choose whether to export the associated files (natives, text, images) to a new location or build the Concordance database without copying the files from the LAW PreDiscovery case file.
Other Notable Features
LAW PreDiscovery works with more than 100 scanners and 2,000 file types, including Microsoft Office and PDF. It also includes OCR technology to make all scanned files searchable.
The new Management Console enables you to manage multiple PCs running LAW PreDiscovery from a single computer. Also new is the auto-indexing technology, which indexes records as a background process so that you can start your review faster.
What Else Should You Know?
LAW PreDiscovery is fully EDRM/XML compliant, which means it integrates with many products, not just those by LexisNexis. You can try LAW PreDiscovery for free. Learn more about LAW PreDiscovery.
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