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Email and IM Etiquette: What’s Acceptable in The Workplace
It’s not uncommon for companies to utilize some form of online communication between their workers. Usually, this is done through instant messaging or emails. Expedited and quick, it keeps everyone in the loop and is a convenient way to get in touch with a coworker. And while there’s a casual element to IMing your boss for a quick response, it’s easy to forget that business email and messaging isn’t the same as home.
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5 Common IT Fixes for your Legal Business
IT has quickly become the backbone of every business. If an IT problem occurs, it can affect every department, closing down day to day operations until it has been fixed. Thankfully, most common IT problems have simple answers. Here are five issues that commonly affect businesses that often have easy fixes.
Slow internet.
The most widely seen causes are malware or a virus infecting your devices, quite possibly both. You should already have strong protection software in place to safeguard your client’s sensitive Read more…
Why is Everyone Outsourcing their IT?
Every business, no matter the size, has an IT department. IT is usually made up of a complex series of duties and networks – hardware, software and experts that keep your law firm able to fulfill every day operations. IT is responsible for workflows such as accounting and financial processes (ERP) customer relationship management (CRM) email and other document creation.
The success of your legal company depends on how Read more…
5 Ways Office 365 is Making Your Work Life Easier
The Microsoft Office suite has long been a staple of reports, presentations, papers and administration of data. Whether it’s used for personal reasons or employed in a business environment, Office is used on a daily basis. Of course, it’s evolved to meet the demands of a modern world, in form of its collaborative model Office 365. 365 is all about helping teams meet goals with an emphasis on streamlining group effort, making the work day that much easier. Here’s a few ways Read more…
5 Myths About Cloud Security
Today, a great deal of businesses rely on cloud computing. The service has evolved over the years and become a centerpiece to various organizations by helping lower costs, improve efficiency and offer things like backup data recovery. However, with all that in mind, many believe the cloud is also incredibly unsafe, a reason why some companies don’t use it. We’re going to dispel some common myths in hopes it gives you reassurance about a flexible service option.
1 – It’s Expensive
Such Read more…
5 Ways Digital Advertising Benefits Legal Teams
Online advertising has become a crucial part of success for various businesses, organizations, and people. As a legal team, it’s important to gain visibility online as a majority of queries related to law are present here. Thus, investing in digital advertising is an important aspect to this success. If your firm hasn’t considered it before, we put together a quick list explaining how it helps.
1 – Exposure
As mentioned, you can’t make a sale if nobody knows about your product. A Read more…
Why your Web Design Matters
Every business has a website in today’s market. It’s expected, and the internet is full of sites from the legal area. Not all businesses have the budget or resources to spend on perfecting their web design and as long as the company has an online presence, does it matter?
The answer is absolutely yes. And here are three reasons why.
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How to Increase Business Productivity with Managed Services
In today’s technology driven world, the modern business is faced with a myriad of infrastructure demands often related to its hardware. Every company is reliant on IT hardware and its respective services in some way, and this can create a mix of issues. To remedy this, some businesses seek solutions with an MSP (managed service provider). These third party clients are equipped with experienced staff, cloud computing services, and a host of answers to common company problems. As a result, production and profit Read more…
Does Your Legal Team Need a Social Media Presence?
Technology helps us out at every turn and gets more advanced every month of every year. New developments greatly affect what we do, from how we utilize information to even how we’re entertained. Social media is part of this technological growth, as its integration with things like the newest tablet have become quite commonplace. Think about ads, posts, or entertainment that has some link to a Twitter or Facebook page and you’ll see it’s a common element these days.
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Why Every Law Firm Needs a Backup Disaster Recovery Plan
In an increasingly modern world, there’s a lot of ways to modernize a business or company. Because of the influx in use of technology, a new system of fail safes called BDRs (backup disaster recovery) were created, and are often a crucial part of any functional corporation. Simply put, this is a plan of action a business has in place and uses when worst case scenarios strike. Whatever the external factor, from natural disasters to malignant PC viruses, Read more…