My upcoming Louisiana CLE seminars (Baton Rouge & New Orleans)

I'll be doing three live, all-day CLE programs in late December: one in Baton Rouge and two in New Orleans. Each program is 6 hours of CLE credit, with 1 hour of Ethics and 1 hour of Professionalism. If you want to sign up use the promo code ERNIEATTORNEY to save 10% off the price of the program.

Here's a brief summary of the programs.

Digital Lawyering & Tech Tips (Baton Rouge) - Click to Sign-Up

When: Friday (Dec 21st) - 6 hours total CLE (1 hr Ethics; 1 hr Professionalism; 4 hrs LPM)

Executive summary: All lawyers will learn how to use technology to work more productively while out of the office, and to more efficiently handle email in and out of the office. Litigators will learn how to gather information (including social media information), and to better organize that information. All lawyers will learn to avoid ethical problems and how to present a more professional online appearance to potential clients and others. We'll also cover the latest law-related tech tools, and tell you which ones are truly useful and reliable, and easiest to use.

Digital Lawyering & Tech Tips (New Orleans) - Click to Sign-Up

When: Thus (Dec 27st) - 6 hours total CLE (1 hr Ethics; 1 hr Professionalism; 4 hrs LPM)

Executive summary: All lawyers will learn how to use technology to work more productively while out of the office, and how to more efficiently handle email in and out of the office. Litigators will learn how to gather information (including social media information), and to better organize that information. All lawyers will learn to avoid ethical problems and how to present a more professional online appearance to potential clients and others. We'll also cover the latest law-related tech tools, and tell you which ones are truly useful and reliable, and easiest to use.

Paperless Lawyering & Tech Tips (New Orleans) - Click to Sign-Up

When Friday (Dec 28st) - 6 hours total CLE (1 hr Ethics; 1 hr Professionalism; 4 hrs LPM)

Executive summary: All lawyers will learn how to lessen the reliance on paper, and to set up systems that allow them to work with documents more efficiently while out of the office. We'll explain how to create complex documents more easily, ways that allow those documents to be reused later as forms. Litigators will learn to be more effective in advocacy by using tools that help them create compelling visual presentations. We'll finish with a rapid-review of interesting tech tools, focusing on the ones that actually help you get more done in less time, with less stress. 

New Orleans lawyers: Interested in a useful CLE seminar, done really well?

If you'll be in New Orleans the week between Christmas and New Years, and if you need CLE credit, then you might want to sign up for one of the seminars I'm helping to put  on. All of the seminars are tech-related, and based on the idea that lawyers have to deal with technology so it makes sense to learn how to use it better.

Why not kill two birds with one stone? That is, you can get CLE credit for learning some tech skills that will actually help you in your day-to-day practice. Also, our seminars are put on by outstanding speakers who know how to explain technology effectively.

The first two days of the seminar are called Paperless Chase: Digital Lawyering tips & tricks. You can sign up for one day, or both days (and get a price break if you sign up for two days). These sessions will cover things like E-discovery, Working with PDF files, Email issues, Digital Case Management, Digital Note-taking, Cloud computing, and Mobile Lawyering (iPads and iPhones etc.).

The third day is a half-day intensive seminar that focuses on How to Create a Paperless Law Practice. It's perfect for anyone who is trying to become paperless, or to improve on an initial foray into paperless lawyering.

Both sessions have Early-bird pricing that will expire on Dec 1st, so if you're interested now is the time to sign up. Also, we're keeping the sessions down to a small size, which means that they'll probably sell out not long after the Dec 1st price jump. Click here for the main page, or click on the links above if you know which seminar you want to attend.

We pride ourselves on doing CLE the way it should be done. We give useful information that can help any lawyer who has a computer or a smartphone, and we do it in an interesting and entertaining way. Of course, if you've been to one of our seminars you know that already.

Half Day CLE seminar in New Orleans: Paperless Lawyering

In addition to the two day seminar on more advanced technology information for lawyers, my CLE company also offering a half-day intro to paperless lawyering.

Here's the schedule. (Click here to sign up; Early Bird pricing in effect until Dec. 1st). The event is on Dec 30th of this year.

09:00–10:00 am -  Creating a paperless law practice

Creating a paperless practice involves picking the right scanner, and  then setting it up for the common, everyday scan jobs. Setting up a reliable file-naming, and storage system is critical, preferably one that allows file access via the Internet. There's only one "right" scanner, and we'll tell you what it is.

10:00–11:00 am - Maintaining a paperless practice

Maintaining a paperless practice is about dealing with digital documents. Mostly, it's about getting proficient at using PDFs, and making notes and highlighting key information. Transitioning away from fax machines and printers is also important. So is creating a digital signature. We'll show you how.

11:00–12 noon - Workflow & logistical issues

Some workflow issues are different for each firm, and it's important to tweak those to suit your firm's particular needs. There is no technology issue that can't be overcome by someone with sufficient knowledge, but often the stumbling blocks are human nature and psychological. Come with questions; we've got answers.