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  • Empowered by Embroker: New School Professional Liability Insurance for Modern Law Firms

    • July 9, 2017
    • Posted by: jaredcorreia@gmail.com
    • Category: Malpractice, Technology
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    There’s not a more traditional subject matter for lawyers than the acquisition of professional liability insurance. And, not much has changed about the way that law firms acquire insurance, since law firms started acquiring insurance. It’s like grandma’s apple pie: scratch-built, time-consuming and rough around the edges. But, in the modern economy, lawyers, as insurance

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  • Version of Events: Cloud Software Means You Never Have to Update

    • May 22, 2017
    • Posted by: jaredcorreia@gmail.com
    • Category: Financial Management, Malpractice, Technology
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    This is version 2.0 of version 2.0.  The planned obsolescence of planned obsolescence. This is the update to end all updates. No, I’m not holding up a sign, and talking about the end times.  I am, however, addressing software versions.  Even now, I regularly run across law firms that operate different versions of local applications. 

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  • Defense Against the Dark Arts: Security in the Cloud

    • January 23, 2017
    • Posted by: jaredcorreia@gmail.com
    • Category: Technology
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    When lawyers object to cloud technology, the argument is usually grounded in data security.  The claim is that, surely, a cloud-based program is not as secure as alternatives.  But, what lawyers often fail to consider is what those specific alternatives might be. If you’ve watched Amazon’s excellent ‘The Man in the High Castle’ (or read

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  • Both Sides Now: Cloud Services End Internal Law Firm Debates Over Mac vs PC

    • December 9, 2016
    • Posted by: jaredcorreia@gmail.com
    • Category: Technology
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    There is still some discussion over whether law firms can efficiently accommodate both Mac and PC users.  I’m not sure why.  To my mind, that one’s been solved. Back in the day (like five years ago, not the 1880s), it was far more difficult to absorb Mac users into what were, traditionally, PC-based law firms. 
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  • You Got Served: What Do You Do When Your Server Crashes?

    • October 28, 2016
    • Posted by: jaredcorreia@gmail.com
    • Category: Technology
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    That is, after you panic, and flee your office in terror. When you return, to the smoking carcass of the device you had relied upon for so very long, it’s easy to feel like all is lost.  But, it isn’t — as long as you’ve backed up your data. Many law firms still run on

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