The Law Library will sponsor a free CLE program, Using Technology in the Practice of Law, in the Lanier Auditorium on Friday, Nov. 14, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Participants will receive 3 (.05 ethics) MCLE credit hours. Lunch and Refreshments provided. Presentation topics include: Using Legal Apps (Charles-Newton), Google for Lawyers (Gatz), Cloud Computing in the Law Office (Pluta), OneNote in the Law Office (Yandell), Technology Driven Lean Six Sigma in a Law Office (Urbanic, J.D. Candidate), and Ethics of Cloud Computing (Anthony Ng [Russell Ng, PLLC]). Please RSVP by November 11 to gretchen.dubec@ttu.edu. For more information contact Joshua Pluta at joshua.pluta@ttu.edu.
Full Schedule:
9:00 a.m.
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
9:05 a.m. - 9:35 a.m.
LEGAL APPS: WHAT IS AVAILABLE, WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW, AND HOW DO I USE THEM [0.5 hr]
Eugenia Charles-Newton J.D., M.A.
Faculty Services and Special Projects Librarian
Mobile apps geared towards legal practitioners
9:35 a.m. - 10:05 a.m .
GOOGLE FOR LAWYERS [0.5 hr]
Paul Gatz, J.D., M.S.L.I.S.
Reference and Student Services Librarian
A discussion of how lawyers can use Google more effective to streamline research and investigation
10:05 a.m. - 10:35 a.m .
REACHING FOR THE CLOUD: BASICS OF CLOUD COMPUTING [0.5 hr]
Joshua Pluta, J.D., M.A.
Head of Reference and Educational Services Librarian
The basics of cloud computing - what it is, what is available, and how it can be used in a law office
10:35 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
BREAK
10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m .
ONENOTE IN THE LAW OFFICE [0.5 hr]
Professor Donnie Yandell, J.D.
Chief Public Defender, Caprock Regional Public Defender Office
A look at how law offices can make use of Microsoft OneNote and similar products to streamline tasks in their practice
11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
A VIEW FROM THE FUTURE: TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN LEAN SIX SIGMA IN A LAW OFFICE [0.5 hr]
Frank Urbanic, J.D. Candidate
Introduced by Professor Donnie Yandell
11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
BREAK
12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. [0.5 Ethics]
LUNCH & KEYNOTE SPEAKER: A WALK IN THE CLOUD COMPUTING
Anthony Ng, J.D., Partner, Russell Ng, PLLC
Immediate Past Chair, State Bar of Texas Computing & Technology Section
Ethical Concerns related to Cloud Computing and storing client information on the cloud.
