Affinity's document management guru, Senior Consultant Greg Bray, recently received an iPad2.  He immediately set out to explore the wonders of this new device and how it works with the state-of-the-art Worldox document management system from World Software, particularly the Worldox Web Module.  

 

What Greg found was an awesome synergy between the iPad2 and Worldox that allows mobile lawyers to access their documents from anywhere they can get Internet access.  You don't want to miss this fascinating story of how this slick tablet computer interfaces with the even slicker document management software. 

 

Read the Worldox iPad App and Worldox Web Mobile Review.

Make the Most out of your Software - Learn How to Maximize PCLaw and Time Matters for Your Practice.   

  

When it comes to technology, simply having it and knowing the best ways to use it in your day to day business can be two different things. Join instructors Steve Best, Alex Macdonald & Art Roehrenbeck in Columbus, Ohio, for one of our upcoming workshops where we'll teach you the ins and outs of two of the leading legal software packages: PCLaw and Time Matters. In three days' time, you and your staff can learn the functionality of business-critical applications that you need to take your productivity to the next level.

 

PCLaw "Back Office" Workshop - May 16 & 17

Time Matters "Basic" Workshop - May 26 (AM)

Time Matters "Advanced" Workshop - May 26 (PM)

 

For more information, click here or contact Alison Lukan at alukan@affinityconsulting.com or 614.340.3444.

Mind mapping is an extremely effective way for any busy lawyer challenged with managing a heavy case load, organizing evidence and testimony, tracking tasks, and meeting deadlines to create order from the chaos of their work.  As a result, mind mapping is becoming an increasingly popular tool for litigators and transactional attorneys alike.  It allows them to visually organize their thoughts and tasks, while providing tools for team collaboration.  Read about this innovative software - Mindjet MindManager 9.

 

This FREE webinar will be hosted by Trotter & Maxfield litigator Dave Maxfield and Affinity Partner Britt Lorish.  The webinar will provide an introductory look into how lawyers are leveraging this unique technology in various practice areas. 

 

Register for the FREE Mind Mapping seminar here. 

5/5 - Affinity Partner Paul J. Unger, Esq., will speak at the 2011 Probate Law Institute sponsored by the Columbus Bar Association. 

5/9 - Affinity Partner Britt Lorish and Trotter & Maxfield litigator Dave Maxfield host a FREE webinar on mind mapping for lawyers featuring Mindjet MindManager 9 (see article above). 

5/10 - Affinity Partner Barron K. Henley, Esq. , will be presenting sessions on Intermediate and Advanced Microsoft Word and Law Office Paper Reduction Strategies at the Solo & Small Firm Practitioner Forum sponsored by the Virginia Bar in Charlottesville.

 

5/12 - Affinity Partner Paul J. Unger, Esq., and Barron K. Henley, Esq., talk about Paper Reduction Techniques, Acrobat and PDFs, Document Management Systems as well as iPads and Tablet Technology for the Ohio Bar's I'm Buried in Paper - What Can I Do? seminar in Akron. 

 

5/12 - Affinity University Class on PracticeMaster Version 16 New Features.  A complete line-up of Affinity University classes will return in June.  See our web site or watch for our June newsletter for the full schedule.

 

5/16 - Ohio Bar's I'm Buried in Paper - What Can I Do? seminar in Columbus (see description above).

 

5/16 & 17 - PCLaw Back Office Workshop in Columbus (see article above).

 

5/17 - Ohio Bar's I'm Buried in Paper - What Can I Do? seminar in Perrysburg (see description above).

 

5/18 - Ohio Bar's I'm Buried in Paper - What Can I Do? seminar in Cleveland (see description above).

 

5/20 - Affinity Partner Barron K. Henley, Esq., speaks at the 51st Annual Probate & Estate Planning Institute in Acme, MI.  Barron will cover document automation and assembly, e-document discovery, and attracting and keeping good clients.  

 

5/22-25 - Visit the Affinity Consulting Group booth at the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) Annual Conference & Exposition in Orlando at the World Center Marriott hotel.  Affinity Partner Debbie Foster will speak on 75 Finance tips in 75 Minutes at the Conference on Tuesday, 5/24. 

 

5/24 - Affinity Partner Barron K. Henley, Esq., speaks on The Best in Basic Law Office Technology for Michigan's Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Plymouth, MI.

 

5/26 - Time Matters Basic and Advanced Workshops in Columbus (see article above).   

Affinity University is the leading source for web based training sessions for the legal community.  No software is required and sign up is simple.  Please visit the Affinity University web site frequently in May as we announce updated and new course content starting in June 2011.  

Affinity Consulting Group is partnering with the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) to become a provider in the ALA's Value in Partnership Program (VIP).  This program provides discounts and special benefits to ALA members.  Affinity is exhibiting at the ALA Annual Conference and Exposition in Orlando from May 23-25 (see Event listing above for details). ALA members, stop by our booth at the Conference to learn about the special Affinity University packages available exclusively for you. 

We hope you made it to last month's ABA TECHSHOW 2011 in Chicago.  Affinity Partners Steven Best, Esq., Debbie Foster, Barron K. Henley, Esq., Britt Lorish, and Paul J. Unger, Esq., presented on a variety of law office technology topics.   Paul Unger chaired this year's TECHSHOW.  Britt Lorish served on the TECHSHOW 2011 planning board and is vice-chair for TECHSHOW 2012.   Mark your calendar now for TECHSHOW 2012, March 29-31, 2012, at the Hilton Chicago.  

 

Read about the presentations given by Affinity partners and consultants at TECHSHOW 2011.    

As of June 1, 2011, Gavel & Gown Software will no longer be providing support for Amicus Attorney 2008 and Amicus Accounting 2008.  If your firm is running Amicus 2008, there are substantial discounts until May 31, 2011, for upgrading to Amicus 2011: 

• 30% off Amicus 2011 upgrade licenses.
• 40% off Amicus 2011 upgrade licenses with the purchase of an Annual Technical Support Plan.
• 50% off Amicus 2011 upgrade licenses with the purchase of an Amicus Maintenance Plan.   

If you have questions about upgrading Amicus 2008 to Amicus 2011, or wish to take advantage of these substantial discounts, please contact your Affinity Consulting Group office.

Affinity Consulting Group has once again received the prestigious "President's Club" award from Gavel & Gown, makers of Amicus Attorney practice management software. 

Following up on its announcement of Dictation for the iPhone and iPad in time for ABA TECHSHOW 2011 in Chicago, Philips Speech announced a new dictation product for the Blackberry (selected models).  All new products allow dictation recorded on these devices to be converted into a form that can be transcribed by Dragon NaturallySpeaking Pro or Legal (Ver. 11) using Philips Speech Exec Enterprise V4.0 or Speech Exec Pro Transcribe V7.0.   

 

Although not intended to replace Philips and Olympus digital recorders used by many attorneys, the new product, offered as a cloud-based service (ASP) by Philips Speech for a reasonable annual fee, allows you to use your iPhone, iPad and Blackberry as a dictation device from any location with cell service.  After the dictation is converted to the industry standard DSS file format, the dictation can be transcribed for immediate correction by any customer PC running the Philips software noted above PLUS Dragon Pro or Legal V11. 

 

For more information on any Philips SpeechExec product, including SpeechExec for Blackberry, iPhone and iPad, contact Affinity consultant Phil Metcalf.   

Affinity Partner Steven J. Best, Esq., Senior Consultant Art Roehrenbeck, and Consultant Alex G. Macdonald, Esq., are now certified Credenza consultants.  Credenza is subscription-based software that adds practice management capabilities to Microsoft Outlook.  The major shortcoming of using Outlook to manage a law practice has been its inability to organize information based on files or matters rather than contacts.  Credenza adds a Files module to Outlook. You can relate any Outlook item to a file or matter.  This includes contacts, events, tasks, notes and emails.  Credenza also adds modules to Outlook for tracking phone calls and recording time by file or matter.  There is no start-up cost and subscriptions start at $9.95 per month with no commitment. 

 

For more information about Credenza, contact your Affinity Consulting Group office.

In addition to our expert consulting services in the area of law office software, Affinity Consulting Group offers a full range of Managed IT services.  Small and medium-sized law firms can rarely afford a full-time IT staff.  Let us be your IT staff.

 

For information on the many IT services we can offer your firm, contact your Affinity Consulting Group office.