Rumor & Mill, L.L.C.

Legal Technology

E-Filing• Begins February

2016• Maryland Electronic

Courts (MDEC)

• Requirements:• Credit card

payment• Incompatible with

Chrome• Microsoft Silverlight• High speed Internet

helpful

MDEC Payments• Charged only after document acceptance• 3.5% convenience fee• Attorneys must file electronically• Paper documents accepted, scanned,

shredded• Once account created, must e-file

• Secured for registered users• Clients can track case progression• Mobile - Ability to use anywhere!• Offers webinars, video tutorials, “how-to

sessions”

Features

Types of SoftwareCase Management

Time and BillingWord Processing

E-MailGraphics Presentation Program

Imaging and ScanningOptical Character Recognition

SpreadsheetsDatabase

Remote Access ProgramsAnti-Virus, Anti-Spyware, Firewall Programs

Microsoft Office 365Office 365 Business 2016

•Outlook - E-mail

•Word - Word Processing

•Excel - Spreadsheets

•PowerPoint - Presentations

•OneNote - Note Taking

•Publisher - Marketing Materials

•OneDrive for Business - Storage

✦ $8.25 per month, per user

✦ $1,584 per year

MyCaseCase Management Software

Features:• Calendar, Reminders, To-Dos

• Time and Billing• Documents, Contacts• 24/7 Access, Client

Access• Make and Accept

Payments• Send Direct Messages• Share Calendars, Bills

MyCase Video

Computer Security

• Anti-virus, anti-spyware, and firewall protection

• Blocks, detects, and removes malicious software

• Worms, viruses, trojans, spyware, and malware

• Protects e-mails from phishing scams

• $16.99 per license

• 5-25 devices

• Instant download

McAfee Small Business Security

Internet Services• Legal Research

• Electronic Filing

• E-Mail• Communication• Service Providers

Verizon FiOS• Package #2:

• 300 Mbps download speed

• 300 Mbps upload speed

• Phone service as bundled deal

• Access to Wi-Fi hotspots nationwide

• $284.99 per month

LexisNexis Advance• Cases, statutes, constitutions

• Stores searches for 90 days• Full text search• Can create alerts

Legal Research Program

FeaturesWord Wheel feature for suggested words

Legal Issue Trail for changes in law

Innovations Research Map for graphic representation

Compare Search Results for search commonalities

Shepardization

Pricing✦ $175 per month for a solo practitioner

✦ Adding another lawyer is $140 per month

✦ Pay-as-you-go, or month-by-month payment plans

✦ Filtering search results, Shepard’s reports, viewing in-plan cites, any

and all document delivery options, and alert set-up are free features with

payment plan

✦ No accidentally making out-of-plan purchases, several steps

✦ Paralegals included in subscription

HardwareDesktop Computers

Laptop and Notebook Computers

Printers

Scanners

Copiers

PDAs

Cellular Phones

• Acquiring smartphones for strictly business• Copier = Xerox WorkCentre 6027/NI Color

LED• Copier/Scanner/Printer• Black and white or color• Wireless/Wi-Fi capabilities• Universal serial bus (USB) port for

thumb drives• $329

Hardware to Acquire

Training• Resistance

• Costs

• Vendors

• Activity

Interruption

• Improvements will allow for more clients

• Implement one-by-one for

limited interruption

• No more off-sight storage

✦ Free with Purchases✦ Online Tutorial Videos✦ Webinars✦ Trainers

Software and Internet Service Companies Offer:

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