The TECHSHOW Issue

Features

Practice Technology

TECHSHOW Pro Potpourri

Roberta Tepper

ABA TECHSHOW is a cornucopia. The horn of plenty offers education, networking and, of course, an array of new, not-so-new and big names in legal technology. TECHSHOW former chairs share their advice on legal tech and TECHSHOW.

Practice Technology

The Law on Website and Mobile Accessibility Continues to Grow at a Glacial Pace Even as Lawsuit Numbers Reach All-Time Highs

Minh Vu, Kristina Launey and John Egan

Website accessibility laws are evolving slowly and businesses are eager for guidance in this uncertain landscape.

Litigation & Trials

Emojis and Emoticons: How Courts and Litigators are Dealing with Interpretation of Digital Wordless Communications

Heather King

Attorneys must therefore be ever diligent in interpreting the use of wordless communications. The success of a case hinges on a single animated face sent via text message.

Practice Technology

Virtual Lawyering in a Pandemic and Beyond

Laura O'Bryan

Like it or not, virtual lawyering is here to stay. A virtual practitioner’s perspective on what has worked and what needs work.

Practice Technology

Zero Trust Architecture: An Imperative for Law Firms

Sharon D. Nelson and John W. Simek

Zero trust architecture (ZTA) has been coming at us for a while and it is now officially here. Budget for zero trust even if you don’t know what it is.

Departments

Practice Technology

Editor's Note: The 2022 TECHSHOW Inspires Reflections on How Far We’ve Come

Lance G. Johnson

In 40 years, the practice of law has been transformed. ABA TECHSHOW is an annual spring rite of technology that helps us grapple with the changes.

Practice Technology

Perspectives: Get Back Together at TECHSHOW

Heidi A. Barcus

TECHSHOW is the place to catch up with the technological changes in the practice, exchange ideas and finally get back together. See you in Chicago!

Frontlines

Lawyer Wellness

The Thriving Lawyer: Weather the Storm with a Strong Sense of Self

Anne C. Collier

A person with a strong sense of self is highly self-actualized. The self-actualized strive to live to their highest potential as a matter of being and perspective, not just hard work.

Continuing Legal Education

Simple Steps: Getting the Most Out of Conference Attendance

Allison C. Shields Johs

Whether you plan to attend TECHSHOW or another conference this year, you will want to get the most out of it.

Ethics

Ethics: What's in a Name?

Lucian T. Pera

One recent, little-reported development reminded me that it might be time to remind readers of one marketing tool that is now, for the first time, available to all American lawyers in private practice: the use of a trade name for their firms.

Practice Technology

News & Events: A New Year with a Lot to Look Forward To

Zachary Bambacht

Whether you are a first-time attendee or a 20-year veteran, TECHSHOW has a lot to offer anyone with an interest in or need for legal technology.

Technology

Practice Technology

Product Watch: Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 Cures Laptop Envy

William T. Ramsey and Phillip Hampton

Laptop envy has hit us hard recently. Everyone experiences it at some point. We really haven’t been laptop shopping since before the 2020s, so we had to get up to speed on the state of the business laptop evolution.

Practice Management

Hot Buttons: Lessons from TECHSHOW—From Hurricanes to Cyberthreats, Advanced Planning is Essential

Daniel J. Siegel

Advanced planning is necessary, and it works. But sometimes we all need to hear this message again. Plan for the worst, hope for the best.

Practice Technology

Tech From the Trenches: TECHSHOW from the Trenches

Roberta Tepper and Laura L. Keeler

Speaking as two of the many hearty fans who consider TECHSHOW a standout event of the year, we’ll provide some guidance for navigating TECHSHOW’s vast landscape of opportunities.

Business

Leadership Development

Managing: Practice Lessons Learned at an Unconventional School

Thomas C. Grella

Looking back on law school, I am grateful for my education. When it comes to the business of practice, however, and the principles of management and leadership, law school didn’t prepare me well.

Practice Technology

Future Proofing: Stress Testing the ABA Model Rules for a Post-Pandemic World

Dan Pinnington and Reid Trautz

As the world enters the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is helpful to reflect upon how the legal profession’s ethics rules will operate in a world far different from when the rules were enacted.

Practice Technology

Marketing: Content Strategies for App Building

Greg Siskind

In this column, I discuss how to come up with ideas for automations and how to market them once they’re created.

Financial Services

Finance: New Year’s Resolutions—How Can Law Firms Improve Attorney Time Entry? Bake a Cake!

Fredrick J. Esposito Jr.

Successful process improvement initiatives require consistent and reliable data, including the way the data, or in this case, billable time is collected. In simpler terms, if we’re going to bake a cake, we need ingredients.

Practice Finance

Practice Management Advice: Selling Time Requires Effective Communication

Carol Greenwald

One of the most effective ways to show clients the value of your work provided is to create invoices that testify to progress in pursuit of the client’s goals.

Professional Development

Taking the Lead: The Power of Giving Credit

Linda Klein and John Hinton IV

When a law firm has a culture in which credit and opportunity is shared rather than hoarded, the firm is better able to grow and thrive.

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The TECHSHOW Issue

Q&A Roundtable: The Future of Legal Technology

Features

TECHSHOW Pro Potpourri

The Law on Website and Mobile Accessibility Continues to Grow at a Glacial Pace Even as Lawsuit Numbers Reach All-Time Highs

Emojis and Emoticons: How Courts and Litigators are Dealing with Interpretation of Digital Wordless Communications

Virtual Lawyering in a Pandemic and Beyond

Zero Trust Architecture: An Imperative for Law Firms

Departments

Editor's Note: The 2022 TECHSHOW Inspires Reflections on How Far We’ve Come

Perspectives: Get Back Together at TECHSHOW

Frontlines

The Thriving Lawyer: Weather the Storm with a Strong Sense of Self

Simple Steps: Getting the Most Out of Conference Attendance

Ethics: What's in a Name?

News & Events: A New Year with a Lot to Look Forward To

Technology

Product Watch: Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 Cures Laptop Envy

Hot Buttons: Lessons from TECHSHOW—From Hurricanes to Cyberthreats, Advanced Planning is Essential

Tech From the Trenches: TECHSHOW from the Trenches

Business

Managing: Practice Lessons Learned at an Unconventional School

Future Proofing: Stress Testing the ABA Model Rules for a Post-Pandemic World

Marketing: Content Strategies for App Building

Finance: New Year’s Resolutions—How Can Law Firms Improve Attorney Time Entry? Bake a Cake!

Practice Management Advice: Selling Time Requires Effective Communication

Taking the Lead: The Power of Giving Credit

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