Going All the Way with Your Mac-Based Law Firm
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Attorneys often use Macs because of their usability, reliability, and security features. However, many Mac-using lawyers still struggle with using these computers exclusively in their law firms and with finding the support they need when issues arise. In this webinar, we’ll discuss ways you can take your Mac usage to the next level in your practice and where you can turn for help when you need it. Victor Medina, a Mac-using lawyer who founded MacTrack Legal—an annual conference for attorneys who use Macs—will share his wealth of knowledge and insights.
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Going All the Way with Your Mac-Based Law Firm
- 1. Going All the Way with Your Mac-Based Law Firm
- 2. 888-432-1529 www.rocketmatter.com 8.1% of respondents in the ABA’s 2015 Legal Tech Survey reported that they use a Mac in their practice
- 3. 888-432-1529 www.rocketmatter.com Reliability Security Efficiency Life Cycle Lower TCO ER QUALITY OF
- 4. 888-432-1529 www.rocketmatter.com Cloud Based Services
- 5. 888-432-1529 www.rocketmatter.com Running Your Practice in the Cloud • Legal Practice Management Software • QuickBooks Online • Office 365
- 6. 888-432-1529 www.rocketmatter.com Rocket Matter was founded in 2008 as the first cloud-based product on the market.
- 9. 888-432-1529 www.rocketmatter.com Word Processing and PDFs • Pages, Keynote and Numbers v. Word, PowerPoint and Excel • Preview, Adobe Acrobat Pro, PDFpen Pro
- 12. 888-432-1529 www.rocketmatter.com Other Software • Hazel • Alfred • TotalFinder • Text Expander
- 13. 888-432-1529 www.rocketmatter.com The Hourly Model v. The Managed Services Model
- 14. 888-432-1529 www.rocketmatter.com The Hidden Costs of Wearing the IT Hat
- 15. 888-432-1529 www.rocketmatter.com The Hourly Model • Reactive • Only used when there’s a problem • Harder to budget for
- 16. 888-432-1529 www.rocketmatter.com The Managed Services Model • Less downtime and unexpected issues • Budget Predictability • Beware of the Tiered Model!
- 17. 888-432-1529 www.rocketmatter.com Building a Community
- 18. 888-432-1529 www.rocketmatter.com Register for MacTrack Legal
- 19. 888-432-1529 www.rocketmatter.com 866-710-1845 Set up a free trial today, no credit card required!
- 20. Thank You!Nefra MacDonald | nefra@rocketmatter.com Victor Medina | vjmedina@mac.com
Editor's Notes
- RECORD Business Development and Strategic Partnership Coordinator Please add any questions that may come up in the questions widget. Victor Medina is the founder of MacTrack Legal, an annual conference for Mac-loving attorneys celebrating its 9th year of providing practical tips and substantive sessions in a fun and informative multi-day program. He is the managing attorney of Medina Law Group and practices estate planning in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Victor is also a former president of the American Association of Trust, Estate, and Elder Law Attorneys (AATEELA) — an invitation-only, national organization of top practitioners — and is a member of the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA). Victor is also an active member of the legal community and a former vice president of the Princeton Bar Association. He is a member of WealthCounsel, ElderCounsel, and the Mercer County Estate Planning Council.
- hat’s a noteworthy jump from only 5.8 percent in the 2014 survey. The biggest chunk of those Mac users were solo practitioners (15.5 percent), and small firms (2-9 attorneys) were next.
- What are people’s top reasons for choosing a Mac over another system? Reliability- They don’t tend to get sick. Few viruses, trojan horses, etc. Security- Mac’s architecture is inherently safer Automatically Built-in Backup and Encryption Prime Life Cycle= 3-5 years as opposed to 12-18 months with PC. Sub Life Cycle is 6-9 years Total Cost of Ownership: productivity is 26x more for employees using macs v pcs, 80% of mac owners can resolve issues on their own, and issues that require assistance were resolved 75% more quickly on a Mac. Macs also remain verily for their entire life cycle! This results in a better quality of life for everyone!
- So what has made this easier and more attainable? Aside from the rise of the iPhone and iPad, Cloud Computing makes it more reasonable for business owners and legal professionals to run their firms using Macs. Let’s talk about some of these solutions and get Victor’s perspective on what it has meant to his firm
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- Rocket Matter, which is based in Boca Raton, FL, offers an all-in-one legal practice management platform with the most powerful and easy-to-use time and billing software in the industry. When law firms want to make more money, go paperless, or increase their confidence in their trust accepting, Rocket Matter helps them achieve those goals.
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- DocMoto is a multi-user document, file and email manager for Mac. It allows organizations to store all files in one central location. The interface is simple to use, and being Mac specific, very familiar for Mac users. DocMoto is so simple to use it can store everything such as drawings, documents, legal case work, even email and music. All accessible through the one interface. Victor uses this in his practice!
- Just released version 13 Allows you to run windows and mac with our rebooting This is useful for firms that MUST use windows-based applications that are not in the cloud
- Hazel- by noodlesoft, Automated organization Alfred- efficiency booster with hotkeys, keywords, text expansion, custom actions, workflows. Total Finder- Colored labels, dual mode, keyboard shortcuts Text Expander- Snippets are the key here. Helps you streamline your email by creating boilerplate email responses and then customizing what you need to. Will autosuggest snippets inline as you type.
- What about getting the help you need? Whether it’s supporting you with buying and updating hardware, implementing new software, being your own IT person has it’s costs and takes a toll on your productivity when it comes to practicing law and running your business. How do you employ professionals, and which pricing model gives you the biggest bang for your buck?
- Tom Lambotte’s Whitepaper There are four primary concepts that need to be understood in order to help overcome and break down the limiting belief that doing IT yourself saves money. The first is an analysis of time spent by the one wearing the IT hat. The second attempts to quantify the hidden issues lurking in the shadows and their overall impact on employee productivity. The third relates to what I call the hobbyist principle. And the final one is the far-reaching impact of time spent (or not spent) on the highest ROI activities for the firm. Conclusion: Having an expert IT company with developed best practices for your firm can shift the role of IT from just something that has to be dealt with, to something that adds value to your firm. Through a holistic approach, the right IT firm can provide proactive support and implement solutions that can impact your bottom line and free up you and your staff’s time. Through a two-prong approach, they can first seek out, then address the root cause of the primary bottlenecks in your operations, help hidden issues surface to the top and address security concerns and implement better procedures. Then they can look at your firm as a whole and work on implementing solutions that increase everyone’s productivity.
- lisa, insert image please! Tom Lambotte- Global Mac IT Hourly support is equivalent to driving your car until it breaks down, and only then taking it in to the mechanic.
- lisa, insert image please! Fewer problems, less downtime, less unexpected issues. Tiered model often means that critical things like project management are excluded. Your firm could be suffering in silence and sacrificing productivity before realizing that the problem could be solved by IT and having to go above budget to come up with a solution. Tiered model: One of the big benefits of Managed Services is being able to budget your I.T. costs. If project work is not included, how can you budget your I.T. costs? The biggest problem this leads to is the delay of important projects that would be beneficial to the firm. Since these additional costs are not in the budget, important projects that are not urgent often end up being delayed. This impact's the firm's profits, assuming the new solution would have addressed a bottleneck in the firm or boosted productivity in some way. This hinders the growth and advancement of your firm and hence impacts the bottom line.
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