This document discusses six tech tools that can help immigration attorneys improve productivity: 1. Join.me is a free online video conferencing tool that allows screen sharing. 2. 1Password is a password management tool that securely stores usernames and passwords. 3. Yammer is a social networking tool that can replace email for internal communications within a company. 4. TextExpander allows creating text snippets that expand into longer boilerplate content with a shortcut. 5. Livescribe smartpens digitize handwritten notes for easy sharing and management. 6. These productivity tools can help automate tasks, improve business processes, and optimize communication for immigration professionals.

1. TheSixTechToolsEveryImmigrationAttorney
ShouldStartUsingRightAway
Asanimmigrationattorney,yourjobistomanageinformation–toshareitandshapeitsothatitdeliversvaluetoyour
clients.Yourapproachtothetechnologyyouusetomanagethatinformation–thetoolsthatpowercommunication,data
retention,accountingandsomuchmore–willdefinehowproductiveyouwillbeasyoumanageyourimmigrationlaw
practice.
I’I’vebeenabletogrowINSZoomintothecompanyitistodaywithoutsacrificingpersonaltimebecauseI’vebeenanearly
adopteroftechtoolsthathavehelpedmemoreproductivelyscalemyabilitytomanageinformation.Thesetoolshave
helpedmeeffectivelyruntheday-to-dayoperationsofamultinationalcompanywithhundredsofemployeesworldwide.
I’dliketosharewithyousomeofthebesttechtoolsI’vediscoveredtohelpmesucceed.Thesetoolswillhelpyouaswellby
helpingyoumoreeffectivelymanageyourtime,bemoreproductiveandscaleyourimmigrationpracticeforgrowth.
OnlineConOnlineConferencesandMeetings:EverybodyknowsaboutGoToMeetingandWebEx,thetwotopplayersinonline
conferencing.ButnotasmanyknowaboutJoin.me,aneasy-to-useandfreeonlinevideoconferencingtool.Join.mecanbe
accessedviaalightweightdownloadableapp.Youcancreateafreeaccountorinvest$20amonthandgetabranded
versionwithacustomizedURL(e.g.,join.me/your-immigration-practice).Join.meletsyoushareyourscreenoryour
attendees’screens.Youcanalsouseittopassmousecontroltoanotherperson,whichisgreatifyouneedquicktechnical
support.Findoutmoreatjoin.me.
PPasswordManagement:Howmanyusernamesandpasswordsdoyouhave?Howmanytimesonaweeklybasisdoyou
forgetwhattheyare?Ifyouhaven’tdonesoalready,youshouldimmediatelygetapasswordmanagementtool.Itwill
changeyourlife.I’mpartialto1Password,byAgileBits.Their1PasswordFamiliesservicecanbeaccessedbyuptofive
people,anidealsolutionforasmallimmigrationpractice.Learnmoreat1password.com.
InternalCommunications:InternalCommunications:Traditionalmodesofinternalcommunication,suchasemailsandmeetings,areamainstayof
companymanagement.Butnewinternalsocialnetworkingsolutionsaregivingorganizationsofallsizesanewwayto
thinkaboutandmanageinternalcollaboration.TheleaderinenterprisesocialmarketingisYammer.Weimplemented
YammerasINSZoom’ssocialnetworkafewyearsagoandsawa75%dropinemailcommunicationasaresult.Our
employeeswereusingYammerinsteadofemailtoshareupdates,manageprojectsandtasks,andintheprocesstheywere
alsonetworkingandcommunicating.Itwasawin-winsolution.YammerisbuiltintoOffice365PremiumandEssentials
editions.Learnmoeditions.Learnmoreatyammer.com.
TextExpansion:Textexpansiontoolshavebeenthesecretweaponofcomputerprogrammersforafewyearsnow,butare
nowbecomingusedbyotherfields.Atextexpansiontoolconvertssnippetoftextintomorecomplexchunksofcontent.
Forexample,youcouldtellyourtextexpansiontooltoconvertthephrase”lgladv”intoyourstandardboilerplatestatement,
“Thisemailshouldnotbeconsideredlegaladvice.”TextExpanderisoneofthemorewell-knownofthetextexpansiontools.
Learnmoreattextexpander.com.
Notetaking:SmartpenslikethenewLivescribe3bringnotetakingintothedigitalage.Writeyournotesonanypaperwith
theLivescribeandyournoteswillimmediatelyappearonaconnecteddevice.ThenuseLivescribe’sOCRfunctionalityto
convertyournotesintotextthatcanbesaved,emailedorfiledaway.Livescribecanhelpyouturnwrittennotesinto
actionablecontenteasilysharedandmanagedinadigitalspace.Learnmoreatlivescribe.com.
PProductivitytoolsliketheonesI’vedescribedcanhelpyouautomateyourtasks,moreeffectivelymanagebusiness
processesandgetthemostoutofcommunication.Thisisexactlywhatwe’vefocusedonatINSZoom–usingtechnology
tohelpimmigrationprofessionalsimproveproductivityandincreaseefficiency.
UmeshVaidyamathisaleadingentrepreneurandimmigrationtechnologythoughtleader.HeisthefounderandCEOof
INSZoom.com,Inc.,theworld’sleadingimmigrationsoftwarecompany,andZoomlee,anapptohelpyoustore,track
complyandsharedocumentswhentravelinginternationally.Followhim@Zumesh.