In this video, we cover a wide range of tools that can make your law practice life easier

1. Free and Low-Cost
Technology for Law Firms
September 8, 2016
Greg McLawsen
Managing Attorney

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www.soundimmigration.com
America’s web-based
immigration law firm
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3. Greg McLawsen
Managing Attorney
Sound Immigration
@mclawsen
greg@soundimmigration.com
www.soundimmigration.com

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www.soundimmigration.com/events
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www.soundimmigration.com/lawyers
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6. 8 fun things

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1 - Google Shopping for tech purchases
www.google.com/shopping
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Let’s buy a ScanSnap iX500
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Find the “Model Item Number” (CTRL F)
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Paste into Google Shopping, sort
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2 - Jing (www.techsmith.com/jing)
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3 - LastPass (www. lastpass.com)
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4 - Doodle (www.doodle.com)
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5 - Bitly (www.bitly.com)
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6 - ScheduleOnce (www.scheduleonce.com)
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ScheduleOnce (www.scheduleonce.com)
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7 - Boomerang (www.boomeranggmail.com)
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8 - LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com)
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9 - Stamps.com (guess)
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10 - WSBA Solo & Small Practice Section ($35/yr)
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21. Kill email

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Is this your inbox experience?
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Team members need
small Q&As on office
tasks, case
progression
Clients want
answers to case
inquiries
Colleagues want to
coordinate on bar
projects
Why is everyone emailing you?
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…when all you have is a hammer
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First, understand you have options
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26. What are we
trying to
accomplish with
this information?

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Client
Consider secure case-management
system.
1. Exchange messages in secure
environment.
2. Message saved to client file
1. Get timely, case-specific advice to
client *securely*
2. Paper the file re our advice
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Team members
How about a team communication tool
used by NASA’s jet propulsion lab?
Slack (www.slack.com)
Conversation-like dialogue on case/office
matters.
Ongoing.
Open to all team members (or not).
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Team “channels” and direct messaging
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Direct messages
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31. Your team
communications
home base

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And the price?
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Free*

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Try this one with colleagues, too
Email is terrible for
group coordination on
projects
e.g. bar committees
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34. Document
collaboration

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Brief with
associate
Declaration with
client
Article with
colleague
Where we collaborate
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Author 1 Author 2
Please not this
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Now where’s
your “current”
draft?

37. Goal: real time
collaboration on
single document

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Try free Google Docs
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Recognize anything?
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Add comments, flag authors
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Track changes (“suggestions”)
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42. • Footnotes
• Formatting
Caveat

43. • Also formatting issues
• Microsoft ID?
Alternative

44. Using webinars
to promote
your firm

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What is content marketing?
Showcasing your
expertise
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www.soundimmigration.com/lawyers
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P.C.Decent microphone Webinar platform
What do you need?
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AnyMeeting (www.anymeeting.com)
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AnyMeeting (www.anymeeting.com)
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50. Kanban boards

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The lawyer as builder
Historically we have
been artisans
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52. We are builders
Think of legal
products instead
of legal services.
What can we
deliver?

53. The Bottleneck
• Bottleneck = system
constraint

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The lawyer as builder
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Associate
Paralegal
Partner

55. Kanban
känbän
(看板)
n.
“signboard”
“billboard”

56. What’s on your
plate?
What isn’t?
To do Doing Waiting Done
Client 1 Client 6 Client 8 Client 15
Client 2 Client 7 Client 9 Client 16
Client 3 Client 10
Client 4 Client 11
Client 5 Client 12
Client 13
Client 14

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känbän
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Waiting on
client
Waiting on 3rd
party
To do Doing Done
Client 8 Client 20 Client 1 Client 6 Client 15
Client 9 Client 21 Client 2 Client 7 Client 16
Client 10 Client 3
Client 11 Client 4
Client 12 Client 5
Client 13
Client 14

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Trello (www.trello.com)
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Trim, intuitive interface
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60. Resources

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Lawyerist (www.lawyerist.com)
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WSBS Small Practice Section ($35/yr)
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Seattle Legal Innovation and Technology Group
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Greg McLawsen
Managing Attorney
@mclawsen
253-203-3170
greg@soundimmigration.com
www.soundimmigration.com