In this webinar, we start with the basics and work our way up from there. Learn fundamental Excel concepts with real-life examples, including fiduciary accountings, amortization schedules, real estate closing statements, disbursement schedules, and medical bill summaries.
This program will highlight the newest features of Adobe Acrobat Pro while also demonstrating some of the features that make it a must-have for every law firm.
This course provides an overview of artificial intelligence and the features of ChatGPT. It discusses how attorneys can use ChatGPT and other AI platforms to assist with client intake, document review, research, drafting, editing, and brainstorming like never before.
Microsoft is rolling out a new user interface for its venerable Outlook program. It’ll be more like smartphone apps—for good and for ill. Learn what changes Microsoft has made and tips and tricks for handling them.
Lawyers need to know about AI because it is changing the entire scope and delivery of legal services. AI in the legal profession is about far more than machine learning and eDiscovery. Just as businesses outside the profession use AI in basic chatbots on web sites, in automated answering and customer service phone portals and for sophisticated data searching and analytics tools...
Videoconferencing is supposed to be the pandemic equivalent to in-person meetings, from meeting with a client to appearing before a judge. It is equivalent, in the sense that you can still meet or network “in-person,” but the person is encapsulated in a tiny square. It isn’t equivalent when you realize that most participants are sitting at home in the corner of their ...
Ethical conduct is a key to being an effective attorney. Each week we read about disciplinary cases where attorneys are suspended for misconduct involving clients, the courts, or other attorneys.
In this presentation we examine disciplinary cases involving the misuse of social media and the types of conduct that result in disciplinary action and suspensions. We will examine the rules of professional...
Learn the ins-and-outs of collecting, analyzing, and recovering evidence from mobile devices. Discover how digital forensic capabilities have grown by reviewing real-world situations. What seems hidden may be revealed after all. Game on!
Participants can expect to learn the following during this session:
• Explore forensic process from preservation to reporting.
• Identify the latest types...
Smartphones are in reality powerful computers that store massive amounts of data, potentially including information that lawyers are required to keep confidential under the Rules of Professional Conduct, such as client names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and other information.
This program will discuss the data stored by smartphones, and the dangers created by apps that can access ...
Ever since law firms began using computers, there have been concerns about whether attorneys must or should use special security measures, like encryption, to protect confidential and sensitive information. Changes in ethical and procedural rules, including requirements that lawyers must (1) be technologically competent and (2) redact court filings, highlight the need for lawyers to be proactive w
Note: Attendance at approved live course events are required to be reported by the Maine State Bar Association (course sponsor) to the Board of Overseers within 30 days following the program. Certificates of completion are for attorney records only and should not be submitted individually to the Board and will not be accepted by the Board.