Friday, March 23, 2012
2 Cool Apps for Android
Not everyone has an IPhone including myself, so I am always glad to learn about new or tried and true Android apps! A new version of Google Voice which better integrates with Android 4 is now available. Key features include the apps ability to integrate with your handset's dialing application for ease of checking missed calls and voice mails and the update gives users the ability to slow down playback for messages. A tried and true app on the Android market is the Kelley Blue Book which has reached a milestone of 1 million downloads. Having used it on the spot myself recently while negotiating a trade in on a used van it definitely came in handy in helping determine if the trade in offer from the dealer was reasonable or not!
Friday, March 9, 2012
A New Resource for Streamlining Securities Research
When you have all of the relevant content you need at your fingertips....anytime, anywhere...and on any device...think of how much faster you will be. Also, think of how much time you free up to spend on revenue producing activities, client development and more. RBSource, powered by the Securities Act Red Book Series is a research workflow productivity tool that is being rapidly adopted as the new standard for Securities Law Attorneys. Updated in near real time...with everything in one place, and an interface unique to each attorney, RBSource makes research and rulechecking, compliance, periodic SEC filing and reporting.....a different experience than one could ever have imagined. Below is an article describing how RBSource was designed by studying the workflow of hundreds of securities attorneys and solving the inefficiencies and challenges inherent in Securities Law Research and Compliance. Not only does RBSource streamline and focus rulechecking and filing activities....it makes it mobile and portable...and works well on any device including the new iPad.
A new productivity tool for securities lawyers exemplifies Wolters Kluwer Law & Business' approach to new product development and to specialized markets. Important Details: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business has released RB Source, an online resource based on its standard print-based Securities Act Handbook, also known as the Redbook. The Redbook is one of those dog-eared and often annotated standard reference works that securities lawyers keep near at hand for reference to rules, regulations and other SEC materials related to the US Securities Act. The offering is designed to fit in with the workflow of lawyers as they prepare disclosure filings and advise clients. RB Source integrates statutes, SEC rules, regulations and forms. Annotation features allow users to take their own personalized notes and highlights in the print version online, and thus makes those personalized features portable - because the product is accessible on laptops, smart phones, and iPads. Implications: In an earlier Insights (Wolters Kluwer's LTR Realignment and New Product Development Looks to Future, 15 June, 2010), we noted some shifts in Wolters Kluwer's approach to the legal market. First, Wolters Kluwer is employing agile development practises to bring new products to market faster, refining as they go and incorporating more user input. Second, it is focusing on a number of practice areas where it has specialized strengths and competencies (such as securities and banking, legal education, intellectual property, and bankruptcy), and can get more deeply embedded in specific practitioner workflows and outputs. RB Source is an example of that approach. It is specifically tied to a type of practitioner and specific workflow, and it adds the functionality of portability and mobility. It also represents the evolution of marketing to include more end user involvement, both before launch and post-launch, as refinements will continue. Like the other legal players, however, Wolters Kluwer is operating in a soft legal market, which has put a damper on revenue growth. Forward-looking law firms are looking for ways to drive inefficiencies out of their business. They are shifting some of the money they used to spend on content and research offerings to more integrated solutions that speed up and improve the ultimate delivery of an end result to their clients. That's the trend that will support this new approach by Wolters Kluwer and others - and indeed the workflow-related offerings are growing significantly growing than traditional content offerings. Another global trend that favors Wolters Kluwer is that a number of practice areas where they have spcialized offerings - such as tax and intellectual property - are becoming increasingly globalized, and will provide worldwide markets for products that meet the needs in those specialties. |
Comment Period Open for Changes to Indiana Rules of Practice and Procedure
Here's your opportunity to comment on several proposed changes to a handful of Indiana Rules Of Practice and Procedure.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Lake County (Indiana) Land Records Go Digital Today
Learned the good news from Marcia Oddi's Indiana Law Blog posting and while it is not a free service it is good to know that they can be accessed online effective today March 8, 2012! It appears that the link for accessing them is not yet on the Lake County Recorder's Website but assume it will be very soon.
Friday, February 3, 2012
Free v. Fee: Resources for Competitive Intelligence (Part 3)
Perhaps a little known fact is that most public libraries in large citiesand towns offer corporate library cards for the businesses that reside in the city the library serves. Even better those same public libraries have a plethora of online databases accessible via the library's Webpage for library cardholders.
Part 3 of this series on competitive intelligence resources takes a look at multiple free Web-based databases often accessible via many public libraries online resources from the comfort of your office, home, or while you are traveling by simply going to the library's Website and loggin in with your library card.
Subscriptions will of course vary from library to library, but the main ones that come to mind are annotated in the list below, and include both company directories and business news databases.
Business and Company Resource Center, a Gale Group resource database of detailed company and industry news and information (company profiles, brands, rankings, histories, investment reports).
Business Index ASAP a Gale Group database that covers management issues, economic indicators and business theories and practices, as well as on the activities of companies and industries worldwide.
Business Source Premier an Ebscohost database of full-text articles from 2800 scholarly journals and business magazines covering management, finance, economics, accounting, and international business.
Corporate ResourceNet an Ebscohost business database contains full-text articles from nearly 1350 magazines and journals, ranging from popular general publications to trade journals to academic journals. It also contains detailed company profiles for the 5000 largest companies in the world.
Dun & Bradstreet's Million Dollar Directory database features 14 million company records, including all U.S. businesses and the most significant segment of Canadian businesses. It provides comprehensive marketing information on both public and private companies and their executives.
Gale Directory Library a Gale Group database with authoritative directories on companies, associations, and more. The Associations Unlimited database was merged into this database.
General Business File ASAP a Gale Group multi-faceted business database providing information from magazines and journals, directories, and company and industry reports. Also includes company rankings.
ProQuest Newsstand provides a searchable online collection of current newspapers to help you quickly find text articles relevant to your research. This resource also will suggest related documents and topics for further exploration. Newspapers covered will vary depending on the library's choices. Most would include the big papers like Wall Street Journal, New York Times, etc. and likely include the local city newspaper(s).
ReferenceUSA an InfoUSA resource providing a directory of business and residential addresses taken from telephone books and other sources. Listings for over 12 million businesses and 102 million residents in the U.S.
Regional Business News an Ebscohost database offering a full-text news service database with business stories from all regions of the world. Updated daily.
So get thee to your local library, sign-up for a corporate or personal library card, and begin taking advantage of these many free online databases.
Part 3 of this series on competitive intelligence resources takes a look at multiple free Web-based databases often accessible via many public libraries online resources from the comfort of your office, home, or while you are traveling by simply going to the library's Website and loggin in with your library card.
Subscriptions will of course vary from library to library, but the main ones that come to mind are annotated in the list below, and include both company directories and business news databases.
Business and Company Resource Center, a Gale Group resource database of detailed company and industry news and information (company profiles, brands, rankings, histories, investment reports).
Business Index ASAP a Gale Group database that covers management issues, economic indicators and business theories and practices, as well as on the activities of companies and industries worldwide.
Business Source Premier an Ebscohost database of full-text articles from 2800 scholarly journals and business magazines covering management, finance, economics, accounting, and international business.
Corporate ResourceNet an Ebscohost business database contains full-text articles from nearly 1350 magazines and journals, ranging from popular general publications to trade journals to academic journals. It also contains detailed company profiles for the 5000 largest companies in the world.
Dun & Bradstreet's Million Dollar Directory database features 14 million company records, including all U.S. businesses and the most significant segment of Canadian businesses. It provides comprehensive marketing information on both public and private companies and their executives.
Gale Directory Library a Gale Group database with authoritative directories on companies, associations, and more. The Associations Unlimited database was merged into this database.
General Business File ASAP a Gale Group multi-faceted business database providing information from magazines and journals, directories, and company and industry reports. Also includes company rankings.
ProQuest Newsstand provides a searchable online collection of current newspapers to help you quickly find text articles relevant to your research. This resource also will suggest related documents and topics for further exploration. Newspapers covered will vary depending on the library's choices. Most would include the big papers like Wall Street Journal, New York Times, etc. and likely include the local city newspaper(s).
ReferenceUSA an InfoUSA resource providing a directory of business and residential addresses taken from telephone books and other sources. Listings for over 12 million businesses and 102 million residents in the U.S.
Regional Business News an Ebscohost database offering a full-text news service database with business stories from all regions of the world. Updated daily.
So get thee to your local library, sign-up for a corporate or personal library card, and begin taking advantage of these many free online databases.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
New Blog Reporting on Indiana Property Tax Issues
The newly launched, as in just a few days ago, Indiana Property Tax Reporter blog is unique and serves a niche market of attorneys and paralegals practicing in Indiana. The blog discusses property tax cases, legislation and a variety of other Indiana property tax legal issues.
TranscriptPad App - Not Free But Worth the Investment!
Reviews of the TranscriptPad App have been very favorable, and even though it costs $49.99 it is sure to be a good investment for those who manage and review transcipts frequently, as the one-time cost includes new versions and support.
The description of the app provided below is taken directly from the FAQs page for the app. The app is available for download from the iTunes Store.
"TranscriptPad is an app designed specifically for lawyers to read and review transcripts, create designations, and flag or email certain sections. It is a turnkey solution created specifically for the needs of judges, lawyers, paralegals, experts, trial presentation consultants, or anyone who needs to work with transcripts. Using the right tool for the job gives you a better experience, and a better result, in less time.
TranscriptPad replaces the marked up paper transcript with all the flags, Post-it notes, highlights, un-highlights, pen marks, cross outs, etc.
For example, you might use it to create a report to send to a judge outlining your objections to parts of a video depo your opposing counsel might want to play in trial, or your expert might use it to email you a report of parts of a transcript that should be addressed in mediation."
The description of the app provided below is taken directly from the FAQs page for the app. The app is available for download from the iTunes Store.
"TranscriptPad is an app designed specifically for lawyers to read and review transcripts, create designations, and flag or email certain sections. It is a turnkey solution created specifically for the needs of judges, lawyers, paralegals, experts, trial presentation consultants, or anyone who needs to work with transcripts. Using the right tool for the job gives you a better experience, and a better result, in less time.
TranscriptPad replaces the marked up paper transcript with all the flags, Post-it notes, highlights, un-highlights, pen marks, cross outs, etc.
For example, you might use it to create a report to send to a judge outlining your objections to parts of a video depo your opposing counsel might want to play in trial, or your expert might use it to email you a report of parts of a transcript that should be addressed in mediation."
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