Web 2.0–Productivity Tools and Resources
In order to succeed in a rapidly evolving marketplace, lawyers must embrace change and learn to use technology to their advantage.
One way of doing this is to utilize the vast assortment of Web 2.0, cutting-edge resources available on the Internet to assist attorneys in managing their productivity and their law practices.
Free Web-based email, calendaring systems, word-processing, and phone and fax systems can replace traditional and costly alternatives and allow you to access information anywhere, anytime, thus increasing your productivity.
- Another web 2.0 article
- Article: Why the 9 to 5 Office Worker Will Become a Thing of the Past
- Web 2.0 legal website
Google resources
- iGoogle
- Gmail
- Google Docs
- Google Calendar
- Google Apps–Team Edition
- Google 411
Law.com article on using Google resources in a law office: Simplifying E-Mail and Group Scheduling
Online access:
File Conversion:
Staying Organized- Jott
- reQall
- Remember the Milk
- Sandy–your personal email assistant
- Backpack
- Basecamp
- de.li.cious
- Cozi
- Stikkit
Mind Mapping/organizing your thoughts:
Misc. Useful Resources:
- Speak-write, an Internet-based transcription service
- Yugma, web collaberation
- LifeHacker blog
- Webware blog
RSS readers:Ethical issues:
- Legalethics.com
- Article: Protecting Client Confidentiality Over WiFi
- DR 4-101
- NYSBA Op. 782
- Nevada ethics opinion
- Massachusets ethics opinion
- New Jersey ethics opinion
- North Dakota ethics opinion
- Lawyer advertising in New York
- USB flash drives security issues
- Law.com eDiscovery article:Corporate America And Uncle Sam Need To Wake Up To E-Discovery and E-FOIA Obligations
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–prepared by Nicole Black
Nice list. I would add Basecamp as a good 2.0 tool for case management.
Chris McKinney
May 14, 2008
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May 15, 2008
Thanks for the suggestion. One of my co-bloggers, Greg, has it listed elsewhere, but I agree that it would make sense to include it here as well.
Nicole Black
May 15, 2008
GotFreeFax.com is another website that allows user to send free fax online to the US and Canada. User can either upload a PDF/Word file or enter text to fax. Plus, it does not add Ads to user’s fax and is suitable for faxing formal documents.
James
September 2, 2009