ABA TECHSHOW 2016: Cloudy with a Chance of Automation

Legal technologists often recommend automation for lawyers, so they can use their valuable time practicing law rather than on data entry. In this Special Report, Jared Correia interviews Heidi Alexander, Joseph Bahgat, John Mayer, Larry Port, Jack Newton, and Andrew LeGrand, and presenters at ABA TECHSHOW 2016. They have a few laughs while giving listeners some quick tips on how to get started, even if they are beginners in automation. From using the cloud to text expansion, you will leave this podcast with a new trick for efficiency and a smile on your face.

Heidi Alexander is a Law Practice Management Advisor at the Massachusetts Law Office Management Assistance Program (MassLOMAP), where she advises lawyers on practice management matters and provides guidance in implementing new law office technologies. Heidi is also the co-host of The Legal Toolkit.

Joseph Bahgat is a practicing attorney focusing on Internet, media, and intellectual property litigation, and is passionate about the ways technology is forcing change upon an industry and culture so resistant to it.

John Mayer is the executive director of the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction. CALI is a 501(c)(3) non-profit consortium of over 200 U.S. law schools and many law firms, legal studies, legal aid programs and law libraries.

Larry Port, Rocket Matter founder and CEO, is a speaker and award winning writer at the crossroads of the legal profession, cutting edge technology, and business processes.

Jack Newton is the founder and CEO of Clio, one of the pioneers of cloud-based practice management. Jack has spearheaded efforts to educate the legal community on the security-, ethics- and privacy-related issues surrounding cloud computing, and has become a nationally recognized writer and speaker on these topics.

Andrew LeGrand is the founding partner at Spera Law Group, LLC and counsels Small Business Owners on the wide array of challenges they face. He is also a speaker and technology consultant for PaperlessChase, a New Orleans based group that help lawyers make their practices more efficient.