SEMINAR AGENDA
LAW
OFFICE MANAGEMENT SEMINAR SERIES:
Course I - USING
THE INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY
TO IMPROVE YOUR LAW PRACTICE
Seminar
Sponsor:
Technology 4 Attorneys, LLC
THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR CLE CREDIT IN THE FOLLOWING STATES:
STATE BAR OF TEXAS
OREGON STATE BAR
NEVADA BOARD OF CLE
IDAHO STATE BAR
UTAH STATE BAR (Co-Sponsor)
WASHINGTON STATE BAR
VERMONT BAR (Co-Sponsor)
FACULTY
Kenneth O. Kreis, J.D., a former Assistant Attorney General, State of Illinois, and a former Assistant District Attorney, 47th Judicial District, State of Texas, has also engaged in the private practice of law in Idaho for more than 20 years, and is now the President and CEO of Technology 4 Attorneys, LLC. He has also undertaken specific training and research into web page design issues, html coding, computer hardware, and software issues. Currently, he is developing a prototype law firm web page, a wireless mobile law office for frequent traveler or trial attorneys, and a simple, yet technologically advanced law office, to all be linked to incorporate many of the ideas presented at our seminars. He has lectured at multiple state bar approved CLE seminars in 8 different states to date on the topics presented herein.
John B. Hinton, J.D., L.L.M.in Tax Law, has practiced law in Idaho for more than 10 years, and has undertaken significant efforts to streamline his law practice by incorporating and utilizing various computer software programs in order to save time, link files and programs, and creatively use such technology in the small law office. He has also lectured on various software topics at multiple state bar approved CLE seminars in 8 different states to date on the topics presented herein.
Rick Visser, J. D., is the Director of the Idaho State Law Library in Boise, Idaho, and has engaged in extensive internet and CD-ROM legal research for several years in order to improve legal research options for attorneys to enhance their legal research capabilities. He has lectured on internet research related topics at multiple state bar approved CLE seminars in 6 different states and for various government agencies.
08:45 - 9:35 Your Law Firm Web Page: Res Ipsa Loquitor
•
Importance of Firm Domain Names & Search Engines
• Issues to Consider in Setting Up or Upgrading Your Firm Web Page
• Features You Need to Include in Your Firm Web Page
09:35 - 9:55 Ethical
Issues in Web Page Design & Online Communications
• Web Page ethics - the trends
• Ethical issues involving online communications
09:55 - 10:05 Ethical Issues in Internet Legal Research
• Ethical concerns in online legal research
10:05 - 10:55 Analysis of Internet
/ CD-ROM Legal Research Options
• Concise comparison of the various subscription service alternatives
• Two click cite checking online
• Free internet research sites that work
10:55 - 11:10 MORNING BREAK
11:10 - 11:40
Online Security Issues: Firewalls, Encryption, & Digital Certificates
• Firewalls: Available Choices and Options
• Encryption: Protecting Your Documents Online
• Digital Certificates: Verifying Your Online Identity
11:40 - 12:10 Online
Documents: Editing / File Conversion / E-Mail / Storage
• Methods to Transmit and Edit Documents online
• Videoconferencing and Whiteboarding
• Specific E-Mail Concerns
• Online Document Storage
12:10 - 01:00 LUNCH BREAK
01:00
- 01:30 Case Management Software
• Amicus Attorney Case Management
• Amicus Attorney Telephone Pro
• Comparison of alternative case management options
01:30 - 2:00 Document Assembly Software
• Hot Docs Document Assembly Software
• Amicus Assembly Document Assembly Software
02:00
- 02:40 New Technology
Options for the Law Firm
• Hardware, Software, & Equipment Options to Consider
•
CD-ROM Business Cards - The Future is Here
• Computer Advertising / Fax / E-Mail
• Internet Yellow Pages / Web Links
02:40 - 03:20 Wireless Technology: Stay Connected Outside of the Office
• Perform the same work on the road or in court as at your office
• CaseMgmt / File Backup / Video Conferencing / Presentations
• Online Legal Research / Web Access / DVD / Unified Messaging
• Printing / PDA / Time & Billing / Fax / E-Mail / Synchronization
03:20 - 03:35 AFTERNOON BREAK
03:35 - 03:45 Ethics in Internet Advertising
• Ethical isssues in Advertising on the Net
03:45 - 04:05 Ethical Issues relating to Software
• Avoiding Conflicts of Interest / Docket Control Issues
• Client Billing Ethics
04:05 - 05:10 Improving the Bottom Line: Automating Time & Billing
• Spend Less Time Keeping Time
•
Simplifying Client Invoices & Fee Agreements
•
Comparison of time billing and accounting software programs