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On-Line CLE: Paperless 102–Working with PDFs, CaseMap and Mindmanager

Posted by Dane S. Ciolino in On-Line CLE Seminars on December 16, 2009

Mouse to BooksWe have posted a new on-line CLE video, Paperless 102: Working with PDFs, CaseMap and Mindmanager. This video continues the discussion from Paperless 101 regarding the digital management of documents and information in the practice of law. The program has been preapproved for one (1) hour of Louisiana MCLE credit (including law office practice).

The CLE video covers the following topics:

  1. working with Portable Document Format files (PDFs), including viewing PDFs, creating PDF files, bookmarking, commenting, using the Typewriter tool, Bates stamping, redaction, and using digital signatures;
  2. using Lexis/Nexis CaseMap to organize facts and documents, and using various CaseMap features (including displaying fields, filtering records and working with linked files); and,
  3. using mindmapping and MindManager to organize facts for arguments, depositions and witness examinations.

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Interested?

For more information or to register for this CLE, click here: Paperless 102: Working with PDFs, CaseMap and Mindmanager.

For all of our preapproved on-line CLE programs, click here: DigitalWorkflowCLE On-Line CLE.

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On-Line CLE: Paperless 101–Ethics and Post-Paper Lawyering

Posted by admin in On-Line CLE Seminars on December 15, 2009

Mouse to BooksPaperless 101: Ethics and Post-Paper Lawyering is a one-hour, audiovisual, self-study CLE course that discusses the practical and ethical reasons why a lawyer should begin to manage documents digitally rather than with paper files, folders and cabinets. It also introduces the basic principles of digital document management, and digital information management.

Under Louisiana MCLE rules, a Louisiana lawyer may obtained up to 4 hours each year of on-line CLE Credit. This course has been preapproved for one (1) hour of Louisiana MCLE credit (including ethics) effective December 14, 2009.

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For more information or to register for the course, click here: Paperless 101: Ethics and Post-Paper Lawyering.

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Live CLE Seminar on Digital Workflow: Post-Mortem

Posted by admin in Feedback, Live CLE Seminars on November 8, 2009

Hand draws empty flowchartThanks to all who attended our December 30, 2009, seminar entitled Digital Workflow for Lawyers. We’ll post information regarding future live and on-line CLE seminars on this site. We’ll also notify all subscribers via email. To view our current on-line video CLE programs, click here: On-Line CLE Programs.

As promised during the December 2009 live seminar, here are some links to service providers and materials mentioned during the course:

Materials

For the materials distributed prior to the seminar (in PDF format), click here: CLE Materials.

People

Website Designer: To contact Andrew Larimer regarding WordPress website design and development, click here.

Practice-Management Software Consultant: To contact Craig Bayer regarding practice management systems and software, click here: Law Office Technology Blog.

iPhone Legal Applications: To contact Jeff Richardson regarding the use of iPhones in practice, click here: iPhoneJD Website.

Tech-Saavy Paralegal: For help with scanning and organizing documents, and creating CaseMap databases of facts, documents and people, email Kim Plonsky by clicking here.

Technology Consultant: For hands-on help transitioning your law office to paperless practice, email Becky Diamante (a/k/a TechyBecky by clicking here.

Dane Ciolino’s Louisiana Legal Ethics Site: www.lalegalethics.org.

Ernie Svenson’s Blog: www.ernietheattorney.net.

Survey

To fill out an evaluation of the program, and to request MCLE credit, click here: CLE Course Evaluation and Request for Credit.

Thanks again to all who attended.

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— “Highly recommend Digital Workflow CLE.  Best CLE I’ve been to in years.”  Robert Peyton, New Orleans.

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