A pre-recorded streaming VIDEO replay of the August 2022 webcast, Law Practice Management: Technology Academy in Word, Outlook, and PDF for Virginia Lawyers and Legal Staff.
Topics Covered
- The technology tools most important for practicing law and producing work product (word processor, email application, PDF program and spreadsheet application) are collectively referred to as “core production tools,” and mastery of those tools has never been more important.
- Anyone who has to produce complex legal documents in Microsoft Word knows that Word can be less than intuitive and difficult to control. In this seminar, you learn the most impactful tips and techniques for getting Word documents to do what you want.
- If you’re an Outlook user and you’re feeling overwhelmed with email, we cover Outlook’s best tools for managing the load.
- PDFs are everywhere, and like most technology tools, they have their strengths, weaknesses, and risks. We tell you all you need to know about PDFs, and what you should know how to do with them, regardless of the PDF program you use (Acrobat, Power PDF, etc.).
- Listen to tips that will enable you to:
- Work more efficiently
- Find things more easily
- Create better documents
- Protect client data
Featuring Barron Henley, nationally acclaimed legal technology expert
The wisest use of your technology budget is to maximize the utility of the technology tools you already own. This seminar, specifically designed for lawyers and their law office staff, focuses on exactly that—getting the most out of Word, Outlook, and whatever PDF application you prefer.
The Microsoft Word session addresses all the issues that legal users struggle with the most (based on the speaker’s 24 years of experience providing Word technical support for law offices). The Outlook portion concentrates on improving Outlook’s default settings and interface, and the tools Outlook offers for dealing with high volumes of email. You will get tips on Outlook’s calendar, contact, and task functions. Finally, the PDF segment will teach you the risks and benefits of PDFs, when they are appropriate to use, and how to perform important tasks with PDFs, regardless of what PDF program you happen to be using.