Dear section members,
Please mark your calendars and join us on March 16, 2023 from 12-1pm CT, for a virtual event presented by Law Practice Consultant, Adriana Linares! This is a FREE CLE for NSBA sustaining members and is approved for 1.0 CLE hours in both Nebraska (Distance Learning) and Iowa (Live Webcast). Please register here, I look forward to seeing you there!
How Not to Commit Malpractice with Your Computer
featuring Adriana Linares
Attorneys have been subjected to substantial sanctions for their ignorance, or even reckless disregard, in handling client documents, data, communications, and other electronic exchanges. This session will explain the ethical implications of dealing with law office technology and provide attorneys with the knowledge to avoid ethical dilemmas others have faced. We will discuss common claims and how technology can assist in preventing them. 1. How to prevent clerical errors and administrative failures using matter management and trust accounting. 2. Performing effective conflict of interest searches. 3. Using calendaring software to prevent missed deadlines, missed filing dates, and failure to react to calendar (including automated court rule calculations). 4. How an integrated document management system can prevent lost, misplaced, or misfiled documents.
Adriana Linares is a law practice consultant and legal technology trainer with her company, LawTech Partners. The firm's services include consulting and training for law firms, legal departments, legal aid groups, and legal technology startups. Having spent her initial career-years at two of Florida's largest law firms, Adriana went on to launch LawTech Partners in 2004. She is a frequent speaker at national technology conferences and a regular contributor to legal blogs, podcasts, and publications. She is fluent in Spanish. Adriana has a BA in Geography from Stetson University, an MA in Corporate Communication and Technology from Rollins College and is an IAPP Certified Information Privacy Technologist. She is a 2013 Fastcase 50 honoree, recognized as one "the law's smartest, most courageous innovators, techies, visionaries, and leaders." She was profiled as a Legal Rebel Trailblazer by the ABA Journal in 2018 and served as Chair of the American Bar Association TECHSHOW 2017. Adriana has hosted the New Solo podcast on the Legal Talk Network since 2014 and recently joined Litera as a podcast host on their network, LegalTech Matters
Bri Petersen, MA (she/her)
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