Product Spotlight: LG 27UK850-W 27" 4K Monitor

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Earlier this week on the The Tech Savvy Lawyer.Page Podcast, Ernie “The Attorney” Svenson and I discussed our favorite external LG monitor. The LG 27UK850-W 27" 4K UHD IPS Monitor with HDR10 with USB Type-C Connectivity is a beautiful screen with plenty of inputs:

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  • 27 inch 4k UHD resolution (3840 X 2160)

  • IPS display

  • HDR 10 Compatibility

  • Response time 5ms / Refresh rate 60Hz / Contrast ratio 1000:1

  • USB Type-C connectivity and sRGB 99% color gamut

  • AMD Free sync technology

  • 3-Side Virtually borderless design

I have two of these monitors flanking each side of my work machine, an 2017 iMac Pro. The output is great for work whether you have a windows or mac OS.

When I purchased them about two years ago, they were over $600 a piece. They were well worth the investment. Now, they are just over $400. If you are looking for a new monitor or two or three, I don’t think you could go wrong with this purchase.

Happy Lawyering!

Podcast #12: Crossing the Digital Bridge with Ernie "The Attorney" Svenson

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My next guest is Ernie The Attorney Svenson. Ernie is the blogger, podcaster, and instructor for the Law Firm Autopilot. As a recovering attorney, Ernie found his passion by using technology to create a simpler and more enjoyable way of practicing law. His website's mantra is Work Smarter. Be Happier.

My next guest is Ernie “The Attorney” Svenson! Ernie is the blogger, podcaster, and instructor for the Law Firm Autopilot. As a recovering attorney, Ernie found his passion by using technology to create a simpler and more enjoyable way of practicing law. His website’s mantra is “Work Smarter. Be Happier.” This comes across quite clear when you listen to our recording! Enjoy!

How to Reach Ernie:

Website: Law Firm Autopilot
Free Download: A Basic Guide to Working Smarter

Show Notes:

Richard Sole - Information Anxiety
Slack
MS Teams
Zoom*
Thinkific
Teachable
Skype
Google Meetings
LawClerk.Legal
textexpander*
Brett Burney**
Acuity Scheduling*
Calendly
Fivvr
Smith.AI*
Ruby
Clary Shirky +Article was not found; instead, a video of his presentation on YouTube
hey.com
Basecamp
Sanebox*

* Products I use!
** Previous TSL.P Podcast Guest!

If Lawyers can work from home and law students can be taught while at home, why can’t bar examinees take their exam from home?

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I am empathetic to the potential bar examinee this autumn.  They have worked hard for the past three to four years for this one test that will determine their future economic status.  While this is certainly stressful enough, the pandemic has impacted our economy.  Even those graduates who are lucky enough to have a job now (especially those who need not worry if bar passage is necessary to maintain their current job) will have to take time off (and lose money) to study for the bar.  But the uncertainty if the bar exams will even take place can only add to their anxiety.

I’m writing this editorial for this blog because we have the technology to allow examinees to take the exam remotely, e.g., the safety of their home.  Many attorneys have adjusted to shifting their work from their brick and mortar office to their home office.  Law Students have moved from the school classroom to virtually attending and taking exams remotely from their homes.  These shifts have all relied on technology and can easily be adjusted for bar examinees.

The Bar Examiners can monitor examinees through some video-conferencing application.  There are exam programs that lock out the hard drive except for the exam program (and perhaps the video-conferencing application).  I don’t think the Bar Examiners have to worry about the test takers cheating, e.g., looking at prewritten material, law books, and stuff online, as many of us recall the “open book” exams were a crutch.  You don’t have time to “cheat” given the structure of and time allotted for the exams.

There are still some states requiring in-person exams.  I do not think a bar applicant should have to choose obtaining a livelihood versus risking his/her own life and those around them.  The Bar Examiners need to catch up with today’s technology – when was the last time a lawyer was constrained to only using their memory of the law, no research materials, and all in a three-hour sitting when writing a brief?

It sounds like they may be committing malpractice if they did that! 😯

Podcast #11: From Mobile to Desktop, My Conversation with Entrepreneur Dennis Kennedy!

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My next guest is Dennis Kennedy! Dennis is a legal tech and innovation advisor, adjunct law professor, infotech lawyer, professional speaker, author, and podcaster. Dennis and I discussed the following questions:  1. As a law school instructor, what three areas of tech (software or hardware) will new attorneys need to be trained on (either on their own or by the hiring firm), 2. What three areas of tech are attorneys underutilizing in their practice today, and 3. What three areas of technology should all attorneys be on the lookout for in the future.

Come join as we talk about these subjects and many more!

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