Last month we gave you a list of law office technology products and services for which we are thankful.  Expanding on that theme, this month we provide a list of technology gifts we would be proud to give or would love to receive.  As with last month's list, each item has at least some use in the law office setting or for lawyers and legal staff when at home or on the road.

Read our list of ten law office tech products and services we would be proud to give or would love to receive.

12/6 - Barron K. Henley, Esq. of Affinity Columbus presents Practical Technology for the Hard-Working Lawyer for Minnesota CLE in Minneapolis.

12/6-8 - Steven J. Best, Esq., of Affinity Southeast - Atlanta presents a three days of hands-on PCLaw Workshops sponsored by LexisNexis in Atlanta.  Register for 1, 2, or 3 days to master check writing, trust accounting, prebilling, billing, accounts payable, receipts, PCLaw "money flow"/general ledger, bank reconciliation, the template editor, system, workstation and connection settings and more.  Laptops and instruction books are provided.

12/10 (Dayton) and  12/23 (Columbus) - Barron K. Henley, Esq., and Paul Unger, Esq. of Affinity Columbus speak at the Ohio State Bar Association's program on Technology, Ethics, Professionalism and Substance Abuse.

12/16-17 - The Ohio State Bar Association's Legal Technology Conference for Solo and Small Firm Practitioners takes place in Dublin, OH, featuring Affinity partners Debbie Foster, Barron K. Henley, Esq., and Paul Unger, Esq.

Affinity partners Debbie Foster, Barron K, Henley, Esq., and Paul Unger, Esq. will speak at the Legal Technology Conference for Solo and Small Firm Practitioners sponsored by the Ohio State Bar Association.  The Conference takes place at the Embassy Suites in Dublin, Ohio on December 16 and 17.  This multi-track conference features sessions on technology basics, do-it-yourself tech, litigation, paperless office, ethics, marketing/social networking, and more.  Register on-line or call the Ohio State Bar Association at 800-232-7124.

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New purchasers of Amicus Attorney 2010 are eligible for the following discounts during December:

• 15% off the first 10 Amicus 2010 licenses
• 20% off the first 10 Amicus 2010 licenses with the purchase of a Technical Support Plan 
• 25% off the first 10 Amicus 2010 licenses with the purchase of an Amicus Maintenance Plan

In addition, all Amicus 2010 purchases and upgrades sold after November 1, 2010 are eligible for a free upgrade to the same product version of Amicus 2011 when it launches in January. A $49 administrative fee applies.  That makes December is a great time to buy Amicus 2010 at a substantial discount and then get a free upgrade to Amicus 2011.  For details on this promotion, contact your Affinity Consulting Group office.

Worldox is the trusted document management choice for more than 3,500 law firms worldwide. Worldox GX2 integrates directly with popular Office suites, scanning solutions, email programs, accounting and productivity applications, offering unmatched email and document-handling flexibility. Worldox now integrates with Fujitsu ScanSnap personal scanners as well. Thanks to the continuing partnership between Worldox and Fujitsu, Worldox users who purchase ScanSnap S1500 (Windows) or S1500M (Mac) scanners will receive a $50 mail-in rebate using this form now through December 31.

For law firms switching from another full Document Management System (DMS) such as Hummingbird or Autonomy, Worldox licenses are available for just $350 per user, a $45 per license discount.  A Worldox maintenance contract ($80 per license) must also be purchased in order to qualify for this discount.  This offer expires December 31.  Contact your Affinity Consulting Group office to take advantage of this promotion.

New Time Matters & PCLaw customers who are members of participating Bar Associations are eligible to receive a 15% discount off the cost of the software licenses. Only new Time Matters/PCLaw customers are eligible and the LexisNexis Annual Maintenance Plan (AMP) must be purchased with the software. The discount doesn't apply to the purchase of additional licenses or AMP renewals.  The offer expires December 31, 2010.

Firms interested in learning about implementing Time Matters/PCLaw should contact their respective ACG office.  If you need more information on the promotion, visit the LN website for PCLaw or Time Matters.