The Mobile Lawyer: 2014
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The Mobile Lawyer
Ellen Q. Jaquette, [email protected]
Mobile Lawyers: Current Stats
91.4%
NAH % of Lawyers Using a Smartphone Outside the Office for work
2013 ABA Legal Technology Survey Report, VI-40
Mobile Lawyers: Devices
iPhone/iOS
Android
BlackBerry
Windows
62.4%
22.2%
16%
0.9%
2013 ABA Legal Technology Survey Report, VI-52
Telephone
Calendar
Contacts
Internet
Text Messaging
Legal Research: Popular Apps
Fastcase Primary federal & state materials; Court rules
Lawstack $ In-app purchases
WestlawNext $ Subscription required
Lexis Advance $ Subscription required
“Federal Rules” $Multiple apps (free & $), check out Rulebook app for offline rules + Bluebook
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Business: Popular Apps
Dropbox Online document storage
Evernote Document storage, note taking, can save web content
LinkedIn Social Media
Dragon Dictation
Dictation software for your iPhone
PDF ReadersMultiple apps available to download, read, and annotate PDF documents
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Apps to Try: 2014
Microsoft OfficeOfficial apps for Office, availability varies depending on device. Requires Office 365 Account to use.
If this then that Organize your content from apps and social media sites.
Boomerang Works with Gmail to compose, schedule, and hide messages.
CoffitivityPlays ambient noises from a coffee shop to help you focus and boost creativity
Image: Kris Krug , https://flic.kr/p/34T4Z.
Security
“. . . a critical bug was discovered. . . .that can allow anyone on the internet to possibly uncover names, passwords, and content you send to a seemingly secure website.”
“Adobe data breach involved 152+ millions of usernames and hashed password pairs . . . .[M]aybe more important is that 2.8 million of that records were encrypted credit card details.”
“Hackers have stolen usernames and passwords for nearly two million accounts at Facebook, Google, Twitter, Yahoo and others . . . .”
Client Confidentiality
“A lawyer shall make reasonable efforts to prevent the inadvertent or unauthorized disclosure of, or unauthorized access to, information relating to the representation of a client.”
- ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct 1.6(c)
Standard of Care: MN + Beyond
• Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct 1.6, Comment 15, 16.
• Ethics opinions on cloud computing:http://www.americanbar.org/groups/departments_offices/legal_technology_resources/resources/charts_fyis/cloud-ethics-chart.html
Security: Apps to Help
Secure Passwords
Dashlane, LastPass, 1Password
Dual Authentication
Google Authenticator
Data Encryption
Boxcryptor, Safemonk
Device Location Services
Find my iPhone, Lookout
Social Media
22%
71%
18%
55.80%
39.90%
19.30%
79.2%
26.6%
14.1%
Personal-Professional Use Firm Use All Users
Social Media: Numbers
2013 ABA Legal Technology Survey Report, VI-33-34; 38, 35. & Pew Research Internet Project, Social Media Update 2013, http://www.pewinternet.org/2013/12/30/demographics-of-key-social-networking-platforms/
Social Media: Goals
Networking
Current Awareness
Marketing
Competitive Intelligence
Cute Cat Pictures
Image: Douglas Wray, via Instagram: http://instagram.com/p/nm695/
Social Media: Apps to Help
HootsuiteMange posts, conversations, and social updates for all platforms in one interface. Good for groups. Provides analytics.
BufferPosts to multiple sites, schedules posts, provides analytics across platforms
Everypost Simultaneous social media posts to multiple sites
Social Media: Help
• Understand your privacy:– Digital Shadow
– PrivacyFix
• Consult guidelines before researching or communicating on social media
Don’t be this guy!