FREE TRIALS ON THE COMPLETE LAW FIRM AND OFFICE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE (COLASOFT)

FREE TRIALS ON THE COMPLETE LAW FIRM AND OFFICE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE (COLASOFT)

Lawyers work hard. It’s simply the nature of the business. Practicing law is a demanding job that often requires long hours. Your schedule tends to be at the mercy of the court and the unexpected service of opposing counsel’s reply papers on a Friday afternoon can completely derail your weekend plans.

So it’s no wonder that many solo and small firm lawyers can become stressed out and depressed. Practicing law is, in and of itself, time consuming. When you add to that the additional time required to manage a law practice, it can be downright overwhelming.

That’s why it’s so important to run your law firm as efficiently as possible. Efficiency will save you both time and money, ultimately reducing your stress levels and allowing you to focus on what you do best–representing your clients. That’s also one of the many ways to becoming the happy lawyer you were meant to be. Streamlining your law firm’s workflow is undoubtedly one of the keys to a successful, thriving, enjoyable law practice.

How Safe Are Your Mobile Apps?

Making a purchase from your smartphone feels like truly living in the 21^stcentury. While we don’t yet have flying cars and timeshares on the moon, having the power to manage your finances in the palm of your hand is a revolutionary concept.

Linking your phone with your financial information is an increasingly popular way to let money change hands—whether it’s paying back a friend for covering your movie ticket, paying your DSTV subscriptions or making a purchase from the Web. Where once the major concern was losing your wallet with ATM cards, now, losing a non-password protected phone may deliver even more serious results, since it potentially contains so much more information.

While security is one of the primary concerns of providing financial access from a mobile device, having your information in your pocket potentially can go wrong. How can you maximize the security of your information on your smartphone? There are a few ways you can educate yourself on how to make mobile finance and mobile payments even safer:

Options to explore now:

• Educate yourself on the safety features of your specific device. Two-factor authentication, screen locks, password protections and more can secure not only the device, but also the information within it. The information within a device can stay more secure and private with at least a few of these safeguards in place when it falls into the wrong hands.
• Keep tabs on it. Keeping your smartphone handy means it’s less likely to be taken than if it’s out of your possession—like left on the table of a restaurant or in a cab. If you do decide to leave it behind, make sure you do so in a secured location like a safe where it’s not only hidden from view, but protected.
• Know what your carrier offers. Data access features often vary according to your service provider’s options.  Knowing the services that they provide in the case of a lost or stolen device can help you plan a response when you notice that your phone’s gone missing. They may be able to freeze your information or wipe the device remotely when you notify them your device is unaccounted for.


After your phone goes missing:
• If your phone is lost or stolen, don’t wait to take action. For apps that link to an online presence (like a phone service provider or a banking institution), log in on your desktop immediately and change your password. De-link the phone to your account, and track it carefully over at least the next few days for any suspicious activity.
• Reach out to financial partners. If you use apps on your phone to make purchases with linked credit cards, check your billing statements carefully to ensure that there are no unrecognized charges. If you notice any suspicious activity, contact the merchant immediately to let them know that you didn’t make the charge. You may also want to let your credit card company know of the security breach, too. This way, they can help address any further fraudulent activity on the card.
• Track the phone after it’s out of your hands. Is it still possible to track your phone or protect your information after your device is lost or stolen? Now more than ever, thanks to advanced safety features, you may be able to enable GPS tracking on your device as a feature of your phone, or as an after-market app. You may also be able to remotely wipe your information as soon as you request it to, meaning that if your device backs up to cloud storage, you’ll have a secure copy of your information that’s not in the hands of the thief.
• Contact the authorities. You may also want to file a police report so that criminal charges can be filed. With GPS tracking and a remote wipe enabled, your device has a higher likelihood of being recovered by police forces with your information protected, and a criminal apprehended.
Even if you've never lost or had a mobile device stolen, take a few moments today to familiarize yourself with the ways you can protect your information on your smartphone. At a time where phones are ever more valuable sources of personal information, you’ll be glad you did.

Some Things You Didn’t Learn in Law School

If there’s one thing most lawyers agree on, it’s that law school taught them very little about actually practicing law and running a law firm.

In fact, there’s a growing debate amongst lawyers these days about the importance of teaching practical skills in law school. That this debate is occurring is a promising sign since the first step to fixing a problem is to acknowledge it. The next step, of course, is to identify the practical knowledge that law schools are failing to teach their graduates and then arm newly graduated lawyers with the resources and knowledge needed to fill in the gaps.

So what exactly are the skills that law schools are failing to teach? I would suggest that, more often than not, most new graduates lack the law practice management skills necessary for sustaining a profitable, busy law practice in the long run.

Things you didn't learn in law school

• Back office accounting
• How to track and bill time ethically & effectively
• Managing employees
• The importance of networking
• The importance of mentors
• How to effectively communicate with clients
• Choosing the right law firm technology for your firm
• How to run law office in cost-effective, efficient manner using emerging technologies
• Marketing your law practice (without adverts)
• How to be a rainmaker

Now that we've identified the knowledge gaps, let’s take the next step. Starting next week, We'll examine each of these skills in turn over the next few months in series of blog posts. In each post, you'll learn why a particular skill is important and We'll suggest resources and information for lawyers seeking to increase their knowledge about that skill.

WHY CHOOSE COLASOFTT AS THE BEST FIT FOR NIGERIA'S LAW & OFFICE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE?

Over peer group discussion recently, a friend and public interest lawyer expressed uncertainty over which new case management software his organization would migrate to in the near-future. There’s a lot of information out there. I wanted to try and help provide some insight. There are some key differences between the major players in the case management software market these days. They are not all created equally, or even similarly to fit your country's practice. Some are server-based while some are web-based / cloud-based (big difference). Some play well with third-party software like Quickbooks, Microsoft Word, and Google or Apple calendars.

Here’s a quick primer on the main reason why you need COLASOFT:


Cloud-Based / Web-Based
Web or cloud based (interchangeable terms) basically means that your software, case data, calendars, and information are not stored locally on your computer but rather on servers on the Internet, maintained by the service provider. I’ve known many lawyers to be hesitant about having their confidential client information in the cloud, afraid of it being compromised or there being an ethical violation issue to having client data on the Internet (even though it is secured).

First, let’s address the protection of your information. I personally feel secure with cloud-based services. If my data is stored locally on my laptop hard drive alone and my computer crashes, I’ve lost all that information unless I am consistently making backups of my drives. Cloud computer servers often have redundant, duplicate storage (aka RAID) of all files to ensure they aren’t lost if any drive fails. Just imagine the liability a host would face if they stored all your client data and lost it. Colasoft can be used locally within your office and as well have a Native (Desktop & Mobile Version).

That being said, We take security very important in all our cloud-based deployment. High-level data encryption is crucial. We take reasonable steps to ensure that your information is secure and not shared with third-parties.

Since cloud-based services are ethically permissible, the main question you’re left with as a lawyer is whether you feel comfortable with a cloud-based service. More software is moving into the cloud and I don’t think this trend will decline in the near future. Cloud software is easily accessible from any computer or device, including mobile devices, and does not suffer from downtime issues and the virus threats that traditional computer servers have.

COLASOFT is designed to have its databases and information stored on a local server, and in an office with about 30-100 simultaneous users without any form of delay to access information.


Third-Party Software Integration

All of the major software providers available work with Microsoft Word and Outlook. Only a few, though, can integrate with Google / Apple calendars and Google Docs. It should be noted that some services charge for “plug-ins” that allow you to integrate your third-party software apps.  COLASOFT allows third-party seamless integrations.


HIGHLIGHTS OF COLASOFT FEATURES

If you've been searching for a better way to build your practice, you've found the right solution. ColaSoft takes all of your critical practice challenges – contacts, calendars, client communication, cases, documents, and billing – and organizes them in a way that is incredibly straightforward and intuitive. ColaSoft is a complete law & office management for legal practitioners and a typical office / business.

• Employee Directory
• Human Resource Manager
• Manage Cases & Matters
• Keep Track Of Contact Information
• Automatic Voucher Recharge
• Tasks & To-Dos
• Document Management
• Calendars & Reminders
• Billing Features
• Financial Reports / Petty Cash
• Access to cases filed at the court
• Workflow and more...

Others

• Maintenance of records even after change of personnel
• No Individual Installations required. Just pick up a computer
• Scalable, Multiple, Concurrent Usage
• Accessibility to firm by team anywhere in the world (PRACTICE ON THE GO!)
• Software Updates and After Sales Support, etc

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