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Top 10 (OK, really 9) tech tips for lawyers.

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As I write this--my inaugural technology column in TRIAL--I have just returned from my 25th college reunion. Things certainly have changed. Twenty-five years ago, no one had PCs--I actually compiled the data for my senior thesis using data punch cards. Remember them? We also used typewriters, and IBM Selectrics were the cream of that crop. Word processors were still a pipe dream.

By the time I graduated from law school, we did electronic research, but we still needed the books. Do you remember Shephard's Citations? As well as all of those paper supplements?

Technology has changed much about college and law school--and also lawyering. It is everywhere in the modern law office and courtroom, which is generally to the good. Technology helps lawyers do everything from managing client files to creating correspondence to preparing for and trying cases.

Like most things, technology is best when it is easy, practical, and functional. This new column will focus on how to use technology easily to make your practice more efficient and productive.

Rather than jump right into specifics, I first offer my top 10 tech tips. If you adhere to these suggestions--whether you are a technology geek or still think that...

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