Mississippi Tech Session

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The Legal Electronic Document Institute is a Washington non-profit corporation established to promote the development of education and standards in the field of legal electronic documents, including practice management of electronic documents, electronic trial practice with litigation support systems, e-filing, e-signatures and e-discovery.

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Mississippi Technology Super Session

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7:30 a.m.	Registration Desk Opens E-Discovery Breakfast Roundtable Tom O’Connor, Moderator, Director, LEDI, Seattle, WA Start the conference off with coffee, bagels and a free wheeling roundtable discussion of electronic discovery; why it’s here to stay and not just a new technology fad, what you need to understand and how to handle it regardless of the type or size of your practice. Tom O’Connor will lead a group of industry experts and consultants in an interactive Q/A session that focuses on the “discovery” in e-discovery.
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.	Chief Justice Jim Smith and Presiding Justice Bill Waller Electronic Filing and Case Management Initiative from the Mississippi Supreme Court's Prospective.
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.	Adobe Acrobat for Attorneys Atty. Ernie Svenson, New Orleans, LA Rick Borstein, Business Development Mgr., Adobe Corp. In this session, you will find out which of the Acrobat 8.0 family products best fits your needs while learning about significant trends in legal market use of Acrobat and PDF including eFiling, archiving, eBriefs, Accessibility and Security. You will also learn specific techniques such as how to create PDF files from Office Applications such as Word, Excel and Internet Explorer, how to assemble an eBrief in Acrobat including citings and hyperlinks and how to use Acrobat’s new Outlook Folder archiving capabilities. Attorney Ernie Svenson, a New Orleans attorney and longtime Adobe user, will also offer specific pointers on using Acrobat to prepare for trial.
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.	Exhibits
10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.	Low Cost Tech Essentials Atty. Ross Kodner, President, Microlaw, Milwaukee, WI Atty. Jim Calloway, Director Oklahoma Bar Association Management Assistance Program What is the right technology you need to have to equip a new office or to upgrade and replace existing software and equipment? Listen to our experts tell you what software and hardware are essential for the modern law office and how to purchase them at a price you can afford.
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	How Not to Commit Malpractice with Your Computer Atty. Ross Kodner, President, Microlaw, Milwaukee, WI This modern-day ethics session addresses the fact that computers have made it possible to commit malpractice virtually at the speed of light. Technology-enhanced errors and omissions are magnified and, potentially, client confidences are at risk and worse. National technology expert Ross Kodner will explore the pitfalls and traps of metadata, email security, client confidentiality issues, Internet use/abuse policies, hardware and software catastrophes, hackers, viruses and spyware. This program is applicable to every lawyer today.
12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.	Lunch Included at No Charge Keynote Address Steinar Knutsen, Lexis-Nexis
1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.	Exhibits
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.	Case Management and You Larry Smith, Director, ABA Law Practice Management Section Natalie Kelly, Georgia Bar Association Do you know you need practice management software but aren’t sure which features are most important for the way you practice? Listen to a panel of the top legal experts on CMS programs tell you what you need and why. Special attention will be paid to using a web based CMS system and dealing with disaster displacement issues.
2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.	Exhibits
2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.	The Wireless Office Adriana Linares, Principal, Law Tech Partners Atty. James Province, Principal, Tablet Lawyer Everyone is talking about mobility and the wireless law practice but what does that mean? Our experts will tell you exactly why this technology is important for rebuilding your practice with a specific focus on cell phones, PDA’s, laptops and Tablet PCs.
3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.	Exhibits
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.	50 Tips for Mississippi Lawyers Atty. Jim Calloway, Director, Oklahoma Bar Association Management Assistance Program Atty. Tom Mighell, Cowles & Thompson, Dallas TX This is a fast paced session with a panel of technology experts who will give you the latest technology tips, including software and hardware, gadgets, the Web, and practice management software, all specifically tailored for the Mississippi practitioner.