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By Tara Saylor posted 23 days ago
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Please enjoy this infographic blog by Tara Saylor, Intranet and Web Tools Manager, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP. #CommunicationsTechnologies #100Level #LargeLanguageModels #ArtificialIntelligence #GenerativeAI #MSTeams #Just-in-Time
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ILTA Just-In-Time: Preparing for Cloud Outages

By Tara Saylor posted 04-29-2026
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Please enjoy this blog post co-authored by Tara Saylor, Intranet and Web Tools Manager, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, Corey Thomas, Chief Technology Officer, Lightfoot, Franklin & White, L.L.C., and Thomas Witherspoon, Senior Systems Support Engineer, Sidley Austin LLP. Outages happen Even in the age of cloud-based solutions, outages are an unpleasant part of life in IT. While cloud architecture has improved stability and uptime, the inevitable outages seem broader-reaching when they do occur. While cloud outages aren’t something a team can repair directly, there are steps that can be taken to prepare before an outage happens. ...
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Designing with Purpose: Agile for the Legal Mind

By April Heimerl posted 12-04-2025
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Please enjoy this blog co-authored by April Heimerl, Senior Business Consultant, Epiq and Suresh Annamalai, Senior Manager of Digital Innovation, Proskauer Rose LLP. Introduction The legal industry is undergoing a quiet revolution. The growing complexity of today’s legal environment has sparked an unprecedented demand for efficient, user-friendly self-service tools. Legal professionals are looking for smarter, faster ways to access knowledge, automate routine tasks, and collaborate more effectively—without waiting in line for IT support. But delivering these tools isn’t simple. Legal workflows are intricate, users span a wide range ...
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Lessons from the Front Lines of Document Assembly

By Shannon O'Connor posted 10-20-2025
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Please enjoy this blog authored by Shannon O'Connor, Legal Systems Manager, Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP. Document Automation, also known as document assembly, has long been a staple of the legal field. It’s a standard for several reasons, including faster drafting and minimizing errors. Document automation takes a standard set of documents, identifies variable fields such as names or dates, and then uses a form interface to gather the necessary data. The data is populated across the documents, generating a new set of documents that reflect those changes. This approach saves lawyers time, freeing them to focus on higher-value work. Common Roadblocks After ...
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Reimagining Legal Processes with Low-Code Platforms

By Suresh Annamalai posted 10-10-2025
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Please enjoy this blog authored by Suresh Annamalai, Senior Manager of Digital Innovation, Proskauer Rose LLP. 🔹Designing Legal Workflows with Low-Code Tools In our last post , we explored why low-code platforms are gaining momentum in legal departments. Now let’s talk about how legal teams can actually use these tools to build smarter workflows—without needing to become full-time developers. This isn’t about replacing your core legal systems. It’s about fixing the gaps: those slow, manual processes that waste time and increase risk. With low-code platforms—like PowerApps, Power Automate, Appian, Mendix, or OutSystems—legal teams can turn ideas ...
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Why Low-Code Tools Are Becoming Essential for Legal Teams: Part 1

By Suresh Annamalai posted 08-04-2025
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Please enjoy this blog authored by Suresh Annamalai, Senior Manager of Digital Innovation, Proskauer Rose LLP. Legal departments are under more pressure than ever. Handling more work, responding faster, and keeping up with changing regulations, all while staying accurate and compliant. Traditional tools and processes just aren’t cutting it anymore. That’s where low-code platforms come in. They’re helping legal teams move faster and build the tools they need without waiting on IT or spending big on custom software. In this first part of our series, we’ll look at why low-code is gaining traction in legal and how its helping teams work ...
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ALL IN THE CLOUD: Technical Tips for Intune Packaging, Scripting and Configuring

By Mary Vacherweill posted 05-23-2025
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Please enjoy this blog post authored by Mary Vacherweill, Sr. Applications Administrator, Faber Daeufer & Itrato PC. In this part 2 of my ALL IN THE CLOUD series (see ALL IN THE CLOUD: Leveraging Microsoft Intune When Imaging for part 1) I will delve into some more advanced tips and tricks for working with Intune to deliver application deployment, configuration and management. Let’s explore how you can use Intune for packaging, scripting, and uploading applications in a way that makes your workflow smoother. Getting Started with the Microsoft Store App First up, let’s talk about the Company Portal, which is your go-to hub for ...
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Navigating the Transition to New Outlook: Key Insights for Legal Professionals

By Tim Campbell posted 04-02-2025
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Please enjoy this blog post authored by Tim Campbell, M365 Practice Director at All Covered. Microsoft's New Outlook represents a significant evolution in email management, offering enhanced speed, modern design, and improved integration. For legal firms, where email serves as a critical tool for client communication and case management, understanding the differences between traditional applications and web-based solutions—as well as COM add-ins versus web add-ins—is essential before making the switch. Let’s explore these distinctions, along with considerations for adoption, and tips to maximize productivity with New Outlook. Web Applications vs ...
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Data Governance

By Emily Cunningham Rushing posted 03-11-2025
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Please enjoy this blog post authored by Emily Rushing, Director of Data Strategy, Holland & Knight LLP and peer reviewed by Suresh Annamalai, Senior Manager of Digital Innovation, Proskauer Rose LLP. Robust risk management is essential to protect against cyber threats, changing workforce requirements, and reputational risks associated with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations. Governance complements risk management by aligning data and AI with business goals, ensuring compliance, ethical integrity, and long-term success. By incorporating these practices, firms can design data strategies that drive their priorities and mitigate potential ...
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Navigating Product API Offerings

By Emily Cunningham Rushing posted 03-06-2025
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Please enjoy this blog post authored by Emily Rushing, Director of Data Strategy, Holland & Knight LLP and peer reviewed by Suresh Annamalai, Senior Manager of Digital Innovation, Proskauer Rose LLP. Once a data strategy is in place, firms see an immediate need for integration among internal and external data sources to enrich and improve their data quality. APIs are essential for these tasks but navigating the fast-growing universe of API offerings can be daunting. It is crucial to understand the capabilities and compatibilities of different APIs to make informed decisions. In today's interconnected digital landscape, APIs (Application Programming ...
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Forming a Data Strategy

By Emily Cunningham Rushing posted 02-24-2025
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Please enjoy this blog post authored by Emily Rushing, Director of Data Strategy, Holland & Knight LLP and peer reviewed by Suresh Annamalai, Senior Manager of Digital Innovation, Proskauer Rose LLP. A robust data strategy is a critical foundation for modern law firm business and technology operations. A well-defined data strategy not only enhances operational efficiency but drives innovation and creates competitive advantage. Without a clear data strategy, firms can struggle to use their data effectively to drive decision-making, engage in efficient business processes, and innovate rapidly. This article explores the key aspects of forming a data strategy ...
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ALL IN THE CLOUD: Leveraging Microsoft Intune When Imaging

By Mary Vacherweill posted 10-16-2024
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Please enjoy this blog post authored by Mary Vacherweill, Sr. Applications Administrator, Faber Daeufer & Itrato PC. Managing application deployment as part of an imaging process is a challenging task in a cloud-first or cloud-only environment . Though Microsoft’s Configuration Manager (SCCM) offers some cloud services , non-domain-joined cloud environments currently must use alternative and multiple solutions for imaging, initial configuration, and general application delivery. Remote monitoring and management (RMM) software provides for achieving some of this on company endpoints but has limitations as an efficient primary vehicle to achieve overall ...
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Impacting the Future of Legal Technology - Navigating Startups

By John Graves posted 04-30-2024
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Please enjoy this blog post co-authored by John Graves, Training Support Specialist, Winstead PC and Josh Moore, Director of Solutions Engineering, Govlnvest. Being a new associate can be stressful. But imagine it’s 1995. Hours upon hours are spent perusing the Law Library. Finally, Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1986) …just what the Partner wanted. At the time, this method was the best way to find cases. Thankfully, legal tech has provided a better way. The legal industry is transforming at a blistering pace and legal tech startups are at the forefront of this disruption. Startups are newly established companies, typically less than 5 years ...
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Goodbye to Passwords with Windows Hello (For Business)

By Daniel Creaney posted 10-16-2023
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Windows Hello for Business (WHfB) is a feature at the heart of Microsoft’s strategy for built-in password-less authentication. Hello for Business harnesses biometrics in allowing the unlocking of a device via face, iris, fingerprint, security key/smart card or PIN for domain-joined physical Windows desktops and laptops. WHfB can use these biometrics in combination with multi-factor authentication (MFA) to create an authentication experience that is not only stronger than traditional passwords, but also less time consuming and error prone to the end user. Traditional password sign-ins are vulnerable to various attacks, e.g., phishing, and brute force. WHfB uses ...
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Non-Legal Tech Software that Just Makes Sense

By Joshua Moore posted 06-29-2023
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Please enjoy this blog posted on behalf of: Josh Moore, Lead Solutions Expert, NetDocuments. In today's rapidly evolving technological landscape, the legal industry finds itself at the crossroads of tradition and innovation. Law firms, renowned for their adherence to established practices and rigorous standards, are increasingly recognizing the need to embrace technology to enhance their operations, streamline processes, and remain competitive in an ever-changing business environment. While legal technology solutions designed explicitly for the legal profession undoubtedly hold immense value, there exists a vast array of non-legal specific tools ...
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Three Reasons to Explore AI for Conflicts Checking

By Brian Balistreri posted 02-01-2023
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Please enjoy this blog posted on behalf of the author Rabiya Hirji, Solution Advisory Director, Risk Products, Intapp. Rabiya Hirji has over 20 years in-house risk experience and six years of risk consulting experience. In her role as Solution Advisory Director at Intapp, Rabiya helps firms optimize their investments in risk and compliance technology. In today’s hypercompetitive legal market, law firms are under even more pressure to start working with new clients as soon as possible. And the most time-consuming part of new business intake is reviewing, reporting, and clearing conflicts. As a risk consultant with years of experience, clients often ...
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How Have AV teams and Technology Adapted for Hybrid Meetings of Internal Folks?

By Mark Manoukian posted 06-23-2022
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Please enjoy this blog post authored by Mark Manoukian, IT Director, Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter. Kegler Brown has, without a doubt, moved to a hybrid model. While the bulk of our non-attorneys are back in the office, our 65 attorneys split their time between the office and elsewhere. It is fair to say that we are only able to move to a hybrid model because of the revolutionary changes to the meeting tools that took place during the pandemic when we were working remotely. These same tools, particularly improvements in video and audio conferencing, will continue to serve us well as we adjust to a hybrid model. Before the pandemic we used service-based ...
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Tips and Tricks Using Microsoft Teams for Project Collaboration

By Cindy Foellmer posted 02-15-2022
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By: Cindy Foellmer - Sidley Austin LLP, Parita Kanevskiy - Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP and Dawn Sheridan - Thompson Coburn LLP 1. Think about your project before you create the Team. What channels are needed? Will any of them need to be private? a. Example: you cannot set a General channel to private. If you have internal conversations in the General channel and then later need to add a third party (e.g., vendor), they will be able to see the prior discussions. If you know you need a private channel, create that in the beginning so you don't have to create additional channels. 2. ...
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Boost Project Engagement & Productivity By Leveraging MS Teams

By Cindy Foellmer posted 02-15-2022
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By: Cindy Foellmer - Sidley Austin LLP, Parita Kanevskiy - Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP and Dawn Sheridan - Thompson Coburn LLP Teams is integrated with Microsoft 365, which means it is tied to other Microsoft Office services, such as Word and Excel, as well as its cloud storage and sharing services such as SharePoint, PowerPoint, OneNote, Tasks by Planner and To do (formerly referred to as Planner), and Power BI. Since we have started using Teams, the amount of email traffic within our departments has decreased significantly. Here are some ways we were able to achieve this outcome: a. Create a Teams site for each project. b. Provide ...
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Your Signature Please, No Pens Required! Implementing and Leveraging Electronic Signature Software (DocuSign, PandaDocs, Adobe Acrobat Pro)

By Jack Recinto posted 02-04-2022
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***Please enjoy this blog post which is posted on behalf of the author, Laura Murphy, Product Manager - Closing Folders, iManage. The past few years have catapulted the legal world into new ways of working. One significant change is the adoption and acceptance of electronic signatures. It is now possible to digitally sign documents and complete deals from the comfort of your home office rather than the corporate boardroom. Adding the required IT infrastructure and systems to support these new needs and evolving demands requires consideration of the wider ecosystem of systems, security, applications, devices, and processes. Here we will walk through ...
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