This workshop is designed for the mid-level beginner to intermediate user of PCLaw. We will use PCLaw version 13 during this course, but users of version 8-12 will also find great benefit. Laptop computers are NOT provided at this workshop, but you may bring your own. Instruction is done with an overhead projector and a special and unique PCLaw manual written by your instructor.

 

For details and to register, click here.  Don't delay!

• A laptop which runs Windows (XP, Vista, 7 or 8). It can be a Mac, but you must have Windows running via Boot Camp or some other method because HotDocs is Windows-only. If you don't have a Windows laptop, you can rent one from us for $35/day.
• Word (version 2003 or more current) or WordPerfect (version 12 or more current)
• HotDocs Professional versions 2006, 2007, 2008 or 2009, or HotDocs Developer versions 10 or 11.  (If you don't currently own HotDocs, you can download a 30 day free trial of HotDocs Developer the day before the Boot Camp and you'll have plenty of time to make an informed purchase decision.

November 7 - Facebook, LinkedIn & Social Media for Lawyers / iPad for Litigators, Ft. Wayne, IN - Paul J. Unger, Esq.

November 12 - Building Intelligent Templates, Precedents and Form Sets for Your Practice, Columbus, OH (with live simulcasts to Cleveland, Fairfield, & Perrysburg) - Barron K. Henley, Esq. 

November 20 - Going Paperless: Less Paper = More Productivity (ALA), Atlanta, GA - Steven J. Best, Esq.   

November 21 - iPad Basics for Lawyers (ICLE), Plymouth, MI - Paul J. Unger, Esq.

A special type of computer virus or malware known as ransomware has hit many users recently.  Ransomware is not new, but this new variant, called Cryptolocker, is particularly troublesome.

Click here for tips on how to avoid Cryptolocker and precautions you can take to minimize the damage if your computer is infected by this dangerous malware.

MILO stands for Macs in the Law Office.  MILOfest is the annual conference for Mac-lovin' lawyers and their families.  It focuses on the use of Macs, iPhones, iPads and anything else bearing an Apple logo to assist in the practice of law.  This year's conference was in Orlando.

 

MILOfest, which I mentioned in the August MacCorner column, was a fun and festive opportunity to meet with fellow Mac-using attorneys and learn some new tips, tricks, and software. I thought an excellent article would be to recap some of the cool things from the conference and encourage you to mark your calendars for next October.

 

Things suddenly got a lot more interesting for lawyers shopping for a tablet device for productivity use.  We are not talking about content consumption devices like the new Kindle Fire HDX or even the Google Nexus 7, currently the top-rated Android tablet.  Instead, we are talking about tablets that can actually be used to make money in a law practice.  

Read the complete article.

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 Affinity serve as your IT staff - we can manage your technology resources for you and correct any problems, often before you know anything is wrong.
 

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