Top 10 myths about eFiling and eService: Part 1
Who rejects your documents? Do judges still print? When will conformed copies get returned? Let’s demystify these myths about eFiling and eService.
Quick tip Tuesday: What if the court can’t open my document?
You submit a carefully edited eFiling only to find that the court can’t open your document. Use these troubleshooting tricks to optimize before you file.
Top tech must-haves for solo attorneys and small firms
How does your solo firm balance the practice of law with the business of law? Do you have all the tech tools you need to succeed?
Printing tips, tricks, and hacks for legal professionals
Not all courts have moved to electronic court filing and even those which have keep some documents exempt. Between court files and internal paperwork, an awful lot gets printed in any given law office. If you’re not ready to make the move to a paperless law office, there are several options for you to up […]
Does my law firm really need PDF editing software?
The Portable Document Format (PDF) has been around since the 1990s and has long been since considered the “gold standard” of document types, independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems. While some have believed the PDF to be “a format that causes headaches for the average person,” the truth is that much of the […]
7 steps to filing legal documents successfully
What are the steps to filing legal documents with the court? What needs to happen between brief and court date to ensure that the document reaches the judge as it should? What does the filer need to do or know at each phase to ensure success? If you’ve been filing documents for years now, this […]
8 reasons you no longer need court runners to file
If you entered the legal profession prior to this millennium, you likely remember how crucial the “court runner” was to your firm’s day-to-day operations. Whether they were serving documents on an opposing party or filing pleadings with a court clerk, court runners were an absolute necessity for getting documents where they needed to be in […]
What is Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and how does it work?
Optical Character Recognition is vital for legal documents, enabling quick and easy search and more flexible assessment of files.
8 nifty acronyms and quick tips for handling emails at work
Email: the most universal and far-reaching communication platform of our current times. It’s used by just about everyone, regardless of where they work or what their preferred platform is. With an email, you can reach from Generation Z up to the Baby Boomers and everyone in between. Still, as busy professionals, managing emails can be […]
Differentiating your firm with technology
Are you sending the message that your law firm stands above and apart from the competition? Everything you do for your law office indicates what you will do for your clients. From the way you brand your firm to the services you offer and the convenience with which you offer them, your firm shows clients and […]
7 troubleshooting tips for mid-eFiling woes
Whether you’ve attained eFiling guru status or you’re still an eFiling novice, you could find yourself smack dab in the middle of a transaction and suddenly realize there’s a problem. Your heart rate quickens and your adrenaline pumps as you wring your hands and frantically try to problem solve. What’s a legal professional to do? […]
What to do after an eFiled document is rejected
You’ve painstakingly prepared your documents—double checking for all-too-common mistakes—and have carefully filed with the court using a certified EFSP. You sigh with relief, another filing = done. But wait. You open your inbox the next day to find a notification that your document has been rejected. What does this mean? And how do you proceed […]
The 7 PDF skills you need to successfully eFile in Illinois
You’ve probably heard by now that Illinois State Courts now require electronic filing of court documents almost without exception. As discussed in earlier posts, the courts are rather particular about the formatting of these electronic documents. Scanned PDFs are discouraged. Electronic signatures must be affixed in different formats, depending on the identity of the signatory. […]
How to organize digital files for your (paperless) law firm
When the conversation turns to digital files, a paperless office, and cloud-based storage, many lawyers vow to never give up their accordion files, manila folders, and post-it notes. But the paperless law firm is definitely the wave of the future – or the present for some practices. Like it or not, technology marches on. There […]
Recent tech mistakes in law firms—and learning from them
While modern technology has certainly made life easier for legal professionals, it has also created a whole host of problems. Emails, instant messaging, social media, and web-based time-trackers are undeniably convenient. Each, however, carries a risk for costly tech mistakes in law firms. These risks undoubtedly exist in any office environment, but law offices are […]
What legal professionals need to know about eFiling
Has electronic court filing begun in your county yet? Federal Courts have long since mandated eFiling and state courts have slowly joined the march toward digital progress. Some states, like Indiana and Illinois, have implemented a statewide system for eFiling, while others, like California, are leaving it up to the individual counties to gradually choose their own approach. […]