This blog post is a combination of a legal technology opportunity and related news.  Sometimes you just need to get a lot out on the table, so here we are.
Legal Technology Opportunity:
Recently I read about a really neat opportunity for students. With this offering, students collaborate with a not-for-profit organization to identify common legal problems that can be answered through a series of structured questions.

Each week I plan to share my "Top 3" preferences of Legal/Technology articles. For the week of Jan 14-18,  my curated list is seen below.
Legal IT Newswire:
"Workshare, a provider of content comparison and protection technology, announces the availability of this major new release.

Why do Legal Firms need Cloud Storage?
Lawyers have a busy schedule, with meetings, court dates, case reviews, and so on. They have plenty of tasks to complete, people to see, and places to go. While lawyers must be cautious about new technology, the most popular cloud storage platforms, such as Box, Dropbox, and Google Drive,  have proven to be secure and efficient for storing, synchronizing, and sharing.

Each week I plan to share my "Top 3" preferences of Legal/Technology articles. For the week of Jan 7-11,  my curated list is seen below.
How to Dispose of Tech: 
"As a legal professional, it’s important to keep tabs on new tech investments that could make your workflow more efficient, meet client needs and position your law practice as being well-positioned for the future.

With the amount of content being created and posted on the internet every day,  it is really important for companies to join in on the cyber action. Marketing is about making sure your particular audience sees you, knows what you have to offer, and feels comfortable interacting with whatever you're aiming to sell.

Since the holiday season has come and Christmas day is around the corner, we’ve decided to write a wish list for Santa, documenting what technology trends and improvements lawyers should implement in the new year. If you’re a lawyer, and you need help constructing a list of gifts that benefit you, and your clients, look no further… Cima and Santa have you covered.

It’s been pretty Cloudy on the IT front for the last several years.  AWS, Azure and IBM SoftLayer leading the pack and spinning up some impressive marketing materials around moving all workloads to the cloud.  Immediately. Easy Peasy!

Well, reality is sinking in as customers make the attempt to move “everything” and find that the application, process, regulatory and departmental interdependencies, along with the preparation needed for general lift and shift of certain workloads,  are not as easy in practice as they are on paper.

Given that Cima’s IT Managed Services works closely with those in the legal industry, I have decided to write about technology trends and certain recommendations that law firms should apply.  While security is top of mind with all of our clients, we find our law firms to be the most diligent.

We had a fantastic time at the ACC Conference this week which we hosted with our partner HPE. Part of the personal interaction opportunity we had at the conference was a 45-minute session around IoT, which ran over to 1 hour.

Typically, I’m used to attending sessions at tech conferences where everyone walks in the room with enough knowledge to at least be dangerous and potentially belligerent to the speaker.

This month marks the anniversary of our first merger and acquisition.  What a great experience it has been. I thought I’d list out the top 5 lessons learned that have made this a successful partnership: 

Ego - Or rather, the putting aside of one’s ego.