The Tech Savvy Lawyer

Latest Episodes:

#37: Shine Like an Attorney Star: Interview with Emmy Award-Winner Laressa Watlington Feb 17, 2022

Show notes

Our next guest is EMMY-winning Video Expert, Media & Branding Strategist Laressa Watlington. As co-founder of LawFirmVideos.com, Laressa helps Attorneys, Celebrities, Entrepreneurs, and Realtors master their media presence, shine on camera, and broadcast their message to grow their business, presence, and success! She can help you present your message on camera!

Join Laressa and me as we discuss the following three questions and more:

1. For branding, what are three reasons lawyers want to have videos on the internet?

2. What are three pieces of software or hardware lawyers need if they want to DIY their own videos?

3. What are the three dos and don'ts when doing a video and putting it on the World Wide Web?

Where you can Find Laressa:

@ Law Firm Videos.com

https://twitter.com/LawFirmVideos

@ Denver Promo

Website

Items discussed on this Podcast:

NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 20 series graphics cards

Panasonic Camera Lumix GH5

Cannon Camera EORS6

Cannon Camera EOS 80D

Cannon Camera Marc III

Cannon Camera Marc IV

Logitech Webcams

DSLR

TONOR

Sennheiser Microphones

Tascam

Genaray Mini Moon 11" Bicolor Soft LED Light

#36: Online Presence Importance: Interview with Gordon Van Wechel from The Alchemy Consulting Group Dec 09, 2021

Show notes

Our Next Guest is Gordon Van Wechel. Gordon is the Founder & Chief Alchemist of The Alchemy Consulting Group. For nearly two decades, Alchemy has been helping hundreds of small to medium size businesses and professional practices develop marketing and business growth plans that have brought millions of dollars in added revenue. Gordon and I discuss not only how attorneys should handle their online presence but how to work with a staff located across the globe!

Join Gordon and I as we discuss the following three questions and more!

What are the three best things attorneys can utilize online to help their practice grow?
a. What are three reasons why attorneys may want to steer away from online marketing? b. What are three reasons why attorneys would want to steer toward online marketing? and

What are three thing TACG can do to help attorneys achieve a better internet presence?

Gordon is offering TSLP.P listeners a free digital download of his best selling book Core 5® Marketing. Please use the following link for sharing this free offer: https://bit.ly/thetechsavvylawyerbookoffer

Where you can find Gordon:

WebPage

Facebook

Twitter

Show Notes:

ABA article on iPhone

* Products used by host.

#35: Zooming Your Trials: Interview with Tech Trailblazer James "Jamie" Holland II from Holland Law Nov 18, 2021

Show notes

Jamie is a Florida-based trial attorney with decades of trial experience. He participated in the first "virtual" trial to ever be held in the United States. Join us as I interview Jamie from his firm's "Zoom" conference room. We discuss his effective use of virtual conference room technology to help his practice thrive with the following three questions:

Q1: What Are Jamie's Top Three Pieces Of Software Or Hardware To Improve His Appearance On Zoom Hearing?

Q2: What Are Three Software Applications Jamie Uses To Annotate His Zoom Presentations To Help Present His Cases?

Q3: What Are The Top Three Zoom Blunder's Jamie's Heard About And What Are His Lessons To Be Learned About From Each?

Where to find Jamie:

jamie@holland.law

www.holland.law

Items Discussed on this podcast:

* Products used by blogger. ** An example of just one of many types of product.

#34: Productive Case File Management with LitSoftware: Interview with CA Attorney Elizabeth "Lisa" Peck Nov 03, 2021

Show notes

Our next guest is Elizabeth "Lisa" Peck! Lisa is a 30-year veteran in the employment and civil rights arena. She is currently based in California practicing at her firm Peck-Law, Employment & Civil Rights. When Lisa is not out in nature mountain bike racing or skiing, Lisa is preparing and managing her cases using the LitSoftware bundle. Lisa's use of LitSoftware inspired me to reach out to her to be a guest on our podcast.

Come join Lisa and I as we cover the following three questions (and more!): 1. Outside of LitSoftware, What are Lisa's Three Go-To Applications She Uses as a Lawyer? 2. What are Three Highlights Lisa Enjoys from the LitSoftware Bundle? 3 What are Three Ways Covid Has Had on Her Practice of Law?

Enjoy!

SHOW NOTES:

Where to find Lisa!

info@peck−law.com

408.332.5792

Items Discussed:

Apple leasing program

iPad Pro prior M1 chip

12" MacBook "Adorable"

#33: Maximizing Virtual Assistant Use with Technology with Kathy Campbell Oct 12, 2021

Show notes

Our next guest is Kathy Campbell. Kathy is an entrepreneur as a virtual assistant over at www.TheUnicornSidekick.com. I came across Kathy listing to a Mac Power Users episode (#601: Soup Blasphemy with Kathy Campbell). I had been hesitant about using a VA given most VAs tend to be on Windows based PCs. But I liked what I heard about what Kathy does for her clients and that she is Mac based. Since much of her clients' work is web-based, it does not matter if you are an Apple or a Windows user. Full Disclosure: I hired Kathy as my VA. Maybe after hearing this episode, you will too!

Join Kathy and I as we discuss the following three questions:

1. What are three pieces of hardware/software attorneys can use to better organize their law practice on their computers,

2. What are three pieces of software/hardware that attorneys can use with VA's to better assist themselves, and

3. What are three ways you, as a VA, can assist attorneys with the mundane admin work.

Enjoy!

Editor's Note: My apologies for Daisy's appearance in the show - she had to bark a couple of times. Sorry!

#32: Saving Office Admin Time with Chatbots: Interview with LawDroid's Tom Martin Sep 22, 2021

Show notes

Tom is the Founder and CEO of Lawdroid. LawDroid is an intelligent automation company with a mission to promote Justice Everywhere! Tom has used his 20 years of experience as a lawyer to build and maintain LawDroid's "LAWDROID BUILDER": A no-code legal automation platform that allows you to systematize your expertise, scale your law firm's services, save time, money and improve the client experience.

Join Tom and I as we discuss the following the three questions and more: 1. What are three simple automation tricks attorneys can do today? 2. What are three ways automation like chatbots can save attorneys time? 3. What are three ways LawDroid stands out from its competitors with its attorney-focused business?

Where to find Tom!

Tom's E-mail
LawDroid (you can request a demo/consult on LD's main page).
LawDroid Discount (for TSL.P Podcast Listeners).

Links to some of the items discussed:

#31: Mac-Based CRM Insights: Interview with Daylite CRM Developer Alykhan "AJ" Jetha Aug 04, 2021

Show notes

My next guest is Alykhan "AJ" Jetha. AJ is the President and CEO of Marketcircle, Inc. Marketcircle is developer of small business software for the Mac, iPhone and iPad including the client relations management program Daylite*. I am super excited to have AJ on as a guest as I use Daylite in my law practice.

As you will hear, I got a little overly excited as I asked additional questions beyond my initial three: Bonus Question - What are three ways you are using technology to transition back to the brick and mortar post COVID, if at all? Q1 - What are three ways Daylite differs from other cloud-based CRMs? Q2 - What are three ways Daylite integrates with Apple-based programs for the benefits of the user? Q3 - What are three third-party integrations you can use with Daylite? Q3+ - What are three ways Daylite is looking forward to the future; what should users expect from their CRMs in the future?

Editors Note: My apologies for some of the jingling you hear toward the end of the podcast. My youngest puppy Teddi decided to pay me a visit during the session. 🐾

Enjoy!

Where you can find AJ:

Links of Interest:

Apple Pencil*
Confluence*
iMac - 27"*
iPad Pro 12.9" (v. 12.9 M1*)
iPhone 11
Keynote
Macbook Air M1 Chip
MS Word*
Numbers
Pages
Samson Mic
Slack*
Zoom
Zapier*
Note: Hipchat is no longer provided as a software/service since 2019.

#30: Efficient Law Office Workflows: Interview with Streamlined.Legal's Melanie Leonard Jul 14, 2021

Show notes

Melanie Leonard is the owner of Streamlined.Legal. Streamlined.Legal helps attorneys streamline their office by getting the most out of their practice management software. This in turn helps to provide attorneys peace of mind. An office that runs more efficiently allows attorneys to focus on their more important work.

Join Melanie and I as we discuss the following: 1. What are three simple workflows attorneys can start using now? 2. What are three tools attorneys will need to make good workflows? 3. What are three workflows attorneys can make that will simply just stun them as they had no idea that they could even make them?

How to Contact Melanie

Melanie's E-mail
Phone: 630-590-9505
Website
Facebook
Personal LinkedIn
Business LinkedIn

Links to Items Discussed

Gmail
Monday.com
Dropbox
Calendly*
2020 27-Inch iMac
Air and Laptop
Lg Monitors*
Shure ksn27
Blue Yeti*
Podcast: Your Law Firm is a business. Take it to the next level. Mark Homer GNGF: My Interview with him on TSL.P Podcast.
Clio Grow
Lawmatics
Zapier*

#29: Affordable Legal Services with Tech in a WFH Chicago Law Office: Interview with Lawyer Alyease Jones Jun 21, 2021

Show notes

My next guest is Alyease Jones. Alyease is a Family Law Attorney in Chicago. I came across Alyease in a recent ABA article: Unbundled law firms find success offering virtual legal services. Alyease helps families who are in transition by offering equal access to justice while delivering quality, affordable family law services.

Join Alyease and I as we discuss using computers and technology to practice law in today's virtual "work-from-home" environment and how by combining better tech practices with the unbundling of services allows lawyers to pass on some savings to their clients. Our three questions are: 1. What three pieces of technology have made the transition from a brick and mortar office to a virtual office easy for you? 2 What three pieces of software or technology have helped you unbundle your services? 3. What are three pieces of technology do you use with your clients, so they don't feel distant from their attorney?

Enjoy!

#28: Savings in a Virtual Law Office: Interview with Laura O'Bryan from MyVirtual.Lawyer Jun 04, 2021

Show notes

My next guest is Laura O'Bryan. Laura is co-founder of MyVirtual.Lawyer. I came across Laura in a recent ABA article: Unbundled law firms find success offering virtual legal services. MyVirtual.Lawyer helps make quality legal assistance available and affordable to everyone, everywhere by connecting clients with its virtual lawyers. Its platform helps clients find reasonably-priced attorneys by assisting attorneys in unbundling their services and reducing their overhead.

Join Laura and I as we discuss using computers and technology to practice law in today's virtual "work-from-home" environment and how doing so allows you to pass on some savings to your clients.

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

Related Podcasts

Links

Stay Connected