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Client Papers – Secure Sharing for Lawyers

Client Papers

I was recently contacted by Dan Decker, COO of Client Papers, which provides a simple and inexpensive online document repository for secure sharing of documents.

According to Dan, as a sole practitioner and owner of a software company he was disappointed with available solutions for document sharing. In particular Dan says that he was after the elusive simple, stand-alone, file sharing solution. When he couldn’t find one he did what all good entrepreneurs do – he built it. The result is Client Papers.

The site is as simple as they come, has only 3 pricing levels, and tops out at less than $50/mo. for unlimited storage, attorney and staff users, and client users.

Bonus: the first 20 readers who sign up and mention Practicehacker get an additional 2 months for free. Posted via email from practice (redux)

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06 2011


by practicehacker
posted in business, chart, collaborative tools, community, current-events, disruptive technology, document automation, document exchange, e-discovery, enterprise, ESI, google docs, knowledge management, law, law office, practice, practice management, radical transparency, records, remote, the business of law, unbundling, web 2.0, website, websites
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ABA TechShow 2011

As most readers know, I write a column for NYC-based TechnoLawyer called SmallLaw (formerly known as, no joke, “Crazy Mazy”). Anyhow, as TechnoLawyer’s intrepid Chicago reporter I’ve written about the ABA TechShow since 2008; and before that for this blog.

Here are the 12 videos we shot at this year’s TechShow. Feel free to subscribe to my YouTube Channel for more legal tech news and check out my TechnoLawyer pieces as well.

13

05 2011


by practicehacker
posted in ABA, ABA Jounral, Amicus, blackberry, calendar, clio, community, competition, conference, cool stuff, current-events, document automation, document exchange, e-discovery, e-filing, e-mail, enterprise, ESI, FastCase, FindLaw, Google Apps, great conversations, knowledge management, law, law office, legal marketplace, legal research, Lexis-Nexis, lists, litigation, LPM Section, management, Marketing, mass customization, mcle, media, Meeting, Microsoft, Microsoft Outlook, Mobile device, new media, Office, old media, online TV, outside counsel, outsourcing, PCLaw, PDA/SMARTPHONE, PDF, Podcast, practice management, records, research, review, rocketmatter, SaaS, search, security, SEO, software, startup, storage, tablet pc, technology, Telephony & Voice Over IP, the business of law, tips, tools, twitter, Video, web 2.0, website, websites, Westlaw, Word, work, youtube
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Browser Security – What’s patching got to do with it?

Everyone knows they should patch their PC via Windows Update, right? Well if not everyone, then at least everyone who reads this blog. But what most don’t realize is that Windows Update includes only Microsoft updates, which leaves the rest of their system vulnerable. And of course Microsoft has been the Internet’s virtual whipping boy for years, often deservedly. But much of that bad press actually has more to do with the company’s size than the quality of its products, which are better engineered and more secure than most anything else. But I digress.

The point is that whether you run IE, Firefox, or Chrome, cyber-criminals know that PC security has improved so they’ve shifted strategies to exploit your weakest point: holes in your browser. So what about it? Is your browser security up to date?

“Sure my browser is secure. I use [fill in your browser's name here].” Well, just because you run IE9, Chrome 11, or Firefox 4, it turns out that doesn’t mean that purveyors of malware can’t access y our system via the armada of add-ins and plug-ins on your system. You know you’ve got ‘em.  Are they current?  Fortunately there’s a free tool to help you out called Browsercheck by Qualys.  Browsercheck is available at browsercheck.qualys.com.  You just need to install their plug-in to scan your browser.  Those of you unfamiliar with Qualys, they are a security company well known to larger businesses.  They have enterprise class tools to scan networks of computers for known security vulnerabilities.  Fortunately for us, they have provided this free tool to assist in keeping your browser patched and secure – give it a try.

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05 2011


by practicehacker
posted in browser, business, chrome, collaborative tools, community, competition, conduct, current-events, disruptive technology, e-discovery, enterprise, ESI, extension, firefox, hacking, internet explorer, law office, Microsoft, opera, practice, practice management, saffari, security, technology, the business of law, tips, tools, website, websites, work
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CaseCentral named best of Q4 2010

Web-based eDiscovery vendor CaseCentral announced that a leading market research firm has named it as a Top Player in its “eDiscovery Solutions – Market Quadrant 2010” market brief.

“CaseCentral’s top position in the Market Quadrant reinforces what our clients already know – CaseCentral provides a comprehensive set of repeatable, defensible and measurable eDiscovery capabilities that uniquely drive down risk and cost,” said Steve d’Alencon, Chief Marketing Officer, CaseCentral. “Our placement in the Top Players quadrant further recognizes our efforts and commitment to provide clients with a secure, private cloud-based application where clients control the eDiscovery process, data and access, without incurring the costs, risks and time delays inherent in on-premise software deployment and use.” Radicati Market QuadrantsSM rank vendors based on a four quadrant system, which includes “Mature Players,” “Specialists,” “Trail Blazers,” and “Top Players” quadrants.

Leading players in each market segment are ranked based on the features and functionality of their solution and their market share in that segment. Radicati Market QuadrantsSM provides a comparative viewpoint of the market, and an analysis of each vendor included in the study, including both strengths and weaknesses. CaseCentral’s secure, cloud-based eDiscovery platform provides the centralized environment needed to give corporations and law firms control over their eDiscovery projects while enabling seamless collaboration with users outside the firewall. Additionally, cloud-based applications minimize the requests for internal IT departments to purchase expensive infrastructure and modify corporate network and security standards for third party access, which can increase security risks.

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12 2010


by practicehacker
posted in apps, Article, disruptive technology, e-discovery, law, law office, practice
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eDiscovery for the Rest of Us?

E-discovery was once the sole concern of large law firms involved in large-scale litigation. But as EDD increasingly becomes an issue in smaller cases for smaller law firms, small and solo lawyers are learning some hard lessons about electronic evidence in litigation. Michael Barnsback, an employment and civil litigation senior associate with DiMuro Ginsberg says e-discovery is increasingly an issue for his 12-attorney firm in Alexandria, Virginia. While it is a challenge, he thinks it can sometimes benefit a small firm like his. He says there was a time when big law firms could count on bigger budgets and staff to out-muscle opposing counsel at smaller law firms. In particular, the document dump, the practice of sending as many files for review close to the start of a trial, has long been a favorite tactic for overwhelming an opponent. “It’s certainly leveled the playing field for us,” he says. “You don’t need a big team to do review.  If someone dumps a truckload of boxes on you, now you can scan them, put them in a searchable format, and one person on one computer can find what you need to go into the case prepared.”

But for many small firms, the technical demands of identifying, preserving, archiving, reviewing, and producing digital evidence for trial is increasingly becoming a problem, and one they cannot avoid. “We’re seeing tremendous growth for small firm e-discovery services,” says John Simek, a computer forensics specialist with Sensei Enterprises. “Judges are expecting attorneys to take it seriously and the attorneys realize that ethically they have an obligation to consider digital sources for evidence.” Unfortunately, lawyers who haven’t been involved in major litigation involving digital documents probably haven’t had a chance to learn things that some big firms have learned the hard way. Even more, small and solo firms often have hurdles to overcome that large-scale litigators never have to think about. For example, many lawyers who have never been involved in e-discovery before may mistakenly believe that printing an e-mail might be an obvious way to produce a document. However, there is a body of law that may require litigants to preserve metadata or other digital features in a document that are lost when printing. And while large firms can typically hire professional forensic examiners, small firms trying to operate on a tight budget might be inclined to do forensic examinations themselves, which could open up a host of problems.

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25

02 2010


by practicehacker
posted in e-discovery, legal research, practice, practice management, realtime, search, semantic search, technology, the business of law, tips, tools
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Litigation Software to the Rescue!

43% of litigators who participated in a recent ABA survey say that they use litigation support software. As for the 57% of you wondering what exactly litigation software is, this is your lucky day. The term litigation support software refers to an entire subgenre of database software for storing, searching, and reviewing discovery and evidentiary material. Way better than manually going through a physical file, that’s for sure! Here’s a helpful chart produced by the ABA of the different litigation software out there. For more information on the respective companies and how their software can facilitate your your litigation practice, take a look at the websites below and decide for yourself (this applies to both the 43% of you already familiar with the systems as well as the 57% of you who may be interested in making the switch):

1. Anacomp CaseLogistix
2. Lexis Nexis Concordance
3. ILS Edge
4. iCONECT
5. ImageDepot
6. IPRO eReview
7. Lexbe
8. MasterFile
9. Nextpoint
10. CT Summation iBlaze

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02 2010


by practicehacker
posted in ABA, archiving, conduct, cool stuff, e-discovery, knowledge management, law, law office, legal research, Lexis-Nexis, lists, litigation, LPM Section, media, practice management, review, search, software, storage, technology, tools, website, websites, work
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