CLIO Con 2023, Day One!

The tech-savvy lawyer at the clio con 2023 in nashville, TN!

This year, I was invited to attend the 2023 CLIO Con as a member of the media. I’ll be reporting from the conference held this year at the Nashville, Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, TN. Lawyers and some non-lawyers are attending from around the world!

I am excited to learn and report on how CLIO is embracing technology into the practice of law.  Artificial Intelligence has certainly put the spotlight on lawyers’ use of technology in their work. While AI may be new, the use of technology has steadily been implemented into the practice of law for at least four or five decades.

2023.10, CLIO CON Gaylord Conference Center at the Gaylord Conference Center in Nashville, TN.

I’m not a CLIO user myself. That fact should not serve as a commentary on CLIO nor reflect any bias in my reporting. I am not aware of other lawyer practice management programs (or even any client relationship management programs) putting on a program similar to CLIOs.  Regardless, I’m here to learn what can be done with technology to hopefully improve the practice of law, help our clients better, and enhance our own lives. I hope my reporting will help you learn why you may want to attend a CLIO conference or something similar – perhaps the ABA Techshow in Chicago. Stay tuned! I have some exciting news related to it soon!

Feel free to send me any e-mails or leave comments on the blog if you have any questions!

Enjoy & Happy Lawyering!

On my way to Nashville for The Tech-Savvy Lawyer.Page !

Heading for my preordered cofefe at iad before my plane takes off!

I’m on my way to Nashville for tonight's American Legal Technology Awards Gala 2023 and the 2023 Clio Cloud Conference.  I am happy to attend the Gala as last year's recipient of the ALTA for my work on The Tech-Savvy Lawyer.Page Podcast

I’ll then be attending the conference as a member of the media.  I’ll be providing insights and updates on the event's proceedings.  Whether you are a Clio user or not, I think we can all learn something from this conference.

Meanwhile, as I head to Nashville, here is a friendly pro tip to pre-order your Starbucks via the app so you can skip those lengthy airport lines.

Skip the lines for starbucks at the airport - use the app - order a head!

Stay tuned for updates throughout the week!

Meanwhile, as I head to Nashville, here is a friendly pro tip to pre-order your Starbucks via the app so you can skip those lengthy airport lines.

Stay tuned for updates throughout the week!

Off to the awards!

Off to Nashville for the 2022 American Legal Technology Awards at the Gaylord Opryland in Nashville, Tennessee!

I'm a finalist this year!

Wish me luck!

#dca #washingtondc #starbucks

Michael D.J. EisenberG is a finalist for the 2022 American Legal Technology awards! Gotta get some starbucks before the flight!

Videoconferencing: Do I need an external webcam? Probably not!

Videoconferencing has become essential given the COVID-19 pandemic.  It has allowed us to remain in contact as a society.  Moreover, it is becoming a necessary utility for lawyers.  We use videoconferencing programs (listed below) to conduct meetings, depositions, and hearings.  With this accelerated use, businesses, including lawyers, are finding that videoconferencing is a more economically efficient means of conducting work.  Simply put, it saves money, time, and effort to travel, whether it be in town or long-distance.  But, the question remains, do I need an external webcam?  Probably not.

I have a Logitech Webcam that I had purchased over 15 years ago - it works great - even at 720 dpi ("dots per square inch" - I'll do a post on webcam resolution in a future post). But, when I purchased it, videocamming from our electronic devices was still not a "thing."  As social media pushed forward, so did the desire to communicate via video and with it, accessibility to video from our personal electronic devices.

Webcams are provided internally in almost all of our laptops, tablets, and smartphones.  For the most part, they work quite well (and in some cases better than my old webcam and even the video cam built into my iMac).  And in all of those devices, which I find it unlikely that any attorney does not have at least one of the three listed, videocasting programs can be downloaded and utilized with ease.

Granted, most desktop computers do not have a webcam built in, although some external monitors do have them embedded.  But if you have a laptop, tablet, or smartphone with a cam, why waste the money for an external webcam.  Unless you are getting into video casting or are appearing on the news for interviews, you simply don't need a fancy, expensive webcam.  Meanwhile, you won't have to worry about draining your computer's resources while camming.

A LIST OF POPULAR VIDEOCASTING PLATFORMS FOR BUSINESSES FOR YOUR REFERENCE

• Adobe Connect

• Cisco WebEx Meetings

• Google Hangouts Meet

• GoToMeeting

• join.me

• Microsoft Teams

• Skype

• Zoom