2013-06-20 smith ignite sbot slidedeck
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D. Todd Smith was one of ten featured speakers at the first-ever "Ignite SBOT" program, which took place on June 20, 2013 during the State Bar's Annual Meeting in Dallas. Smith's topic was "Taking the Paper Out of Your Law Practice." Ignite® talks are five-minute presentations accompanied by 20 slides, which auto-advance every 15 seconds. Once an Ignite® presentation begins, the slides start advancing and do not stop until the speaker's time is up.TRANSCRIPT
Taking the Paper Out of Your Law Practice
D. Todd Smith@dtoddsmithSmith Law Group, P.C.
Is This You?
Overheard at #ignitesbot
“I want to go paperless.”
Paperless
or
less paper?
Your Paperless ToolboxHardware/Software Side
๏ Laptop (and tablet)
๏ Scanner (and smartphone)
๏ Duplex printer (yes, I said printer)
๏ Adobe Acrobat Pro
๏ Cloud services/backup systems
๏ But not a dedicated fax machine
Laptop
Laptop
Scanner
Scanner?
Yes, a Scanner
Duplex Printer
Software๏ Adobe Acrobat Pro or equivalent
๏ Cloud services/backup systems
Your Paperless ToolboxManagement Side
๏ Electronic file system—homemade or off the shelf
๏ Incoming paper is scanned, OCRd, and saved immediately
๏ Non-essential documents are disposed of
Your Paperless ToolboxManagement Side
๏ Outgoing documents are generated from native applications
๏ Transmitted via Internet
๏ Printed/signed documents sent via “snail mail” are a last resort
Electronic File System
Electronic File System
Native Generation
Native Generation
Benefits to Paperless-ness๏ Portability
๏ Flexibility
๏ Efficiency
๏ Responsiveness
๏ Conservation
Get Used to…๏ Increased mobility
๏ Screen reading
๏ Almost never actually signing your name
/s/ D. Todd Smith
For More Information…
Taking the Paper Out of Your Law Practice
D. Todd Smith@dtoddsmith