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Hot Buttons: Stop Emailing Attachments Catherine Sanders Reach Share: Every day you probably attach a document (or two) to an email, send it and move along. However, there are a lot of options for sending documents elec­tronically that are far better than attachments. Most law firms have several products designed to securely send doc­uments, collaborate, review and collect information. Before you reflexively attach a document to an email, think about the intended use of the information and ask if there is a better way. What Is The Problem? Sending attachments via email is problematic fo...

Legal vendors have had mixed experiences with virtual conferences amid COVID-19   Image from Shutterstock.com. In previous years, when the team from online bankruptcy software company NextChapter would operate expo hall booths at in-person legal conferences, they would sometimes bring a skillet and hand out fresh grilled cheese sandwiches to hungry attendees. Offering consumables rather than swag such as pens or notebooks has been one way the company has tried to attract attention and spark interest in their product amid a flurry of activity. NextChapter employees have also typically taken a...

Upgrading technology can help lawyers comply with ethics rules     Lawyer Megan Zavieh speaks Friday at an ABA Techshow 2021 session titled “Tech Ethics in a World Molded by the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Lawyers seeking to comply with their ethical duties would be wise to upgrade a wide variety of technology services they utilize, attorney Megan Zavieh said during an ABA Techshow 2021 session Friday. Home internet, online payment software and cloud storage tools were among the areas in which Zavieh recommended attorneys pay for enhanced products. She said the upgrades would help attorneys ens...

Do clients care more about a lawyer seeming smart or likable?   Katy Goshtasbi, CEO of Puris Consulting, speaks Wednesday at the ABA Techshow 2021. Want more leads that turn into paying clients? Embrace your authentic self and market who you are, even if it initially makes you uncomfortable, says Katy Goshtasbi, the author of Personal Branding in One Hour for Lawyers, a book from ABA Publishing. Goshtasbi, an experienced securities lawyer who now helps lawyers cultivate personal brands, spoke Wednesday at the ABA Techshow 2021. In her session, titled “How to Use Branding to Maintain a Div...

There are many different domains in which technological progress has sped past existing laws and policies, particularly in the social media realm, Renée DiResta said during her ABA Techshow 2021 keynote Thursday morning.