MicroLaw Mondays for the Milwaukee Bar Association

Through our association with the Milwaukee Bar Association - MicroLaw Mondays CLE,  MicroLaw Legal Techno.Professionals offer "MicroLaw Mondays." These are twice-monthly live CLE seminars held on Mondays at Noon at the Milwaukee Bar Center, 424 East Wells Street in Downtown Milwaukee. The sessions are simulcast live and are also available online for subsequent CLE-accredited viewing courtesy of West LegalEdCenter. There are also special flyers with discount coupons specific to each CLE seminar - be sure to take advantage of the offers!

The following are the scheduled programs as well as prior session written materials. We are pleased to make our educational materials available for your viewing following each program. Please click on the CLE program names and/or article names to view these files in PDF format (or "right click" the title and select "Save Target As" to download the file). Some are large files and may take a few moments to appear - be patient! Please note that all materials are ©2004 Ross L. Kodner and/or ©2004 MicroLaw, Inc. and all Rights are Reserved.

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Monday, July 25, 2005

Topic:    Thriving with WordPerfect, Surviving with Word
Description:  The endless debates over whether WordPerfect is better than Word don't matter anymore. Smart firms know that being "format compatible" with their clients is all that matters today. Learn how small firms are using intelligent and proactive combinations of client technology surveys as well as building an arsenal of tools including Word, WordPerfect and Adobe Acrobat's PDF Writer to ensure your firm gets the reputation of being "electronically easy to work with!" This presentation is a perennial favorite as this emotion-charged debate is never likely to fade into the background. Learn practical ways to demystify Microsoft Word and tame its eccentricities. Special emphasis on dealing with the horrifying Word Metadata issue! Today, it may make little difference which a firm uses--as long as the electronic document collaboration needs of clients are met. This is where the idea of becoming Word Processing Ambidextrous comes in! We talk about using document conversion utilities and the widely-used PDF format to achieve complete file compatibility with anyone!
Presenter: Ross L. Kodner / MicroLaw, Inc.

Offer:  $995 20 Year Anniversary Special on MicroLaw Legal Technology Review!

Monday, October 11, 2004

Topic:    50+ Hot Legal PC Tips, Gadgets and Websites in 60 Minutes
Description:  Who doesn't love a Tips program? Information you can take back to your practice and use immediately! From Windows to Case Management to Laptops to Smartphones to Wireless Access to Metadata and Malpractice Avoidance, it's all here!
Presenter: Ross L. Kodner / MicroLaw, Inc.

Offer:  Free Legal Microsoft Word Training Session!

Monday, September 27, 2004

Topic:    From Chaos to Cases 201: Time Matters Daily Use
Description:  Second in the "Using Time Matters Series" - the focus is everything the lawyer or legal staffer needs to know to use the Time Matters case management system on a daily basis. With a strong "malpractice prevention" and "client service" orientation, this session will focus on a task-oriented approach: opening new matters, entering new contacts, creating case notes, generating documents, performing searches and conflicts checks, saving documents, entering time slips. All in plain English for everyone to understand and put to use in your own offices!
Presenter: Ross L. Kodner / MicroLaw, Inc.

Offer:  Free Ten Point Network Security Review

Monday, September 13, 2004

Topic:    The Lawyer's Guide to PDFing with Adobe Acrobat 

Description:  You can’t practice law today without knowing about the use of PDF files. Whether filing documents in Federal Court, sending Metadata-Free documents on behalf of clients or addressing format compatibility issues, PDF use continues to rise. This free for members CLE will show how to create PDFs, learn about securing PDF files so they can’t be easily altered and using PDFs to avoid

Presenter: Ross L. Kodner / MicroLaw, Inc.

Offer:  Free Ten Point Network Security Review

Monday, August 23, 2004

Topic:    Corel WordPerfect 12: The Latest Suite is Sweet

Description:  Many firms still use WordPerfect. The latest version is 12 and it’s been widely praised as a Microsoft Word-compatible legal document powerhouse. Instead of a tour, this free CLE session will show lawyers and legal staffers how to best harness WordPerfect’s power to layout documents, shortcuts, tips, and more. It’s impossible not to walk away with at least 10 new ideas to use in your law practice today.

Offer:  10% Discount on Legal WordPerfect Training

Monday, August 9, 2004

Topic:    Microsoft Word: Legalcle/MicroLawMondays/Pontow - MBA MicroLaw Mondays - MS Word. Legal Survival Tips, Tricks 8-9-04.PDF Survival Tips, Tricks and Shortcuts

Description:  We may not like it, but the business world uses Microsoft Word and we have to as well. Experienced Word trainer and consultant Dora Pontow provides a fast-paced hour of tips, tricks and shortcuts to help lawyers and legal staffers tame this sometimes mystifying beast. This free CLE will show how to make Word work for you, instead of in spite of you.

Presenter: Dora Pontow / MicroLaw, Inc.

Offer:  10% Discount on Legal Microsoft Word Training

Monday, July 26, 2004

Topic:    From Chaos to Cases 101: Using Time Matters in Your Law Practice

Description: An introduction to one of the most widely used case management systems. This free CLE will show how any law practice can centralize and organize, creating electronically accessible client files. Explore the basic features of the program and get your questions about case management and TimeMatters answered. Case management is the ultimate malpractice avoidance tool.

Presenter: Ross L. Kodner / MicroLaw, Inc.

Offer:  10% Discount on TimeMatters Training

Monday, July 12, 2004

Topic: The Lawyers’s Guide to PDFing and Adobe Acrobat

Description: You can’t practice law today without knowing about the use of PDF files. Whether filing documents in Federal Court, sending Metadata-Free documents on behalf of clients or addressing format compatibility issues, PDF use continues to rise. This free CLE will show how to create PDFs, learn about securing PDF files so they can’t be easily altered and using PDFs to avoid ethical traps and malpractice risks.

Presenter: Ross L. Kodner / MicroLaw, Inc.

Monday, June 28, 2004

Topic: Cutting the Cord: Going Wireless in Your Law Practice  (Click here for Part One, here for Part Two)

Description: It's practically an addiction! Connecting your laptop to your network sans cables or even better, the Internet wirelessly. We'll talk about wireless law practice from A-Z, including types of wireless systems and components for the office and home, wireless Palms and Smartphones and, of course, the security issues.

Presenter: Ross L. Kodner / MicroLaw, Inc.

Offer:  10% Discount on Laptop Portable Hard Drives

Monday, June 14, 2004

Topic: The Word Metadata Horror - Dealing with Word's Hidden Data

Description: The Word Metadata issue is a terrifying threat to client confidentiality, not to mention the potential malpractice trap it creates. This free CLE session shows what Metadata is and how to rid your Word documents of it.

Presenter: Ross L. Kodner / MicroLaw, Inc.

Offer: 10% Discount on Payne Consulting Metadata Assistant (Small Firm Licensing less then 100 users). For more info about the MicroLaw-Recommended Metadata Assistant, click here.

Watch for upcoming live seminars and online course materials. If you have ideas for future MicroLaw Monday CLE programs, please e-mail Ross with your suggestions!