Legal Tech Tips

Publication year2020
Pages0058
Legal Tech Tips
No. Vol. 25 No. 6 Pg. 58
Georgia Bar Journal
June, 2020

Legal Tech TIPS

BY NATALIE R. KELLY AND MIKE MONAHAN

1 Microsoft 365 Remote Work Resources

https://bit.ly/2VMCqLq

Businesses using Microsoft 365 can get help with their remote work setup at the link above. Microsoft provides its 365 business users help with moving to the cloud using Office 365; setting up secure virtual offices and device security; and using collaboration, videoconferencing and document sharing tools like Microsoft Teams, OneDrive and SharePoint.

2 Switching from G Suite to Office 365

https://bit.ly/35gDASA

If you have been a Google G Suite user but have decided to move to the online version of Microsoft’s Office Suite, you will need to know how to make the switch. Microsoft provides detailed steps just for this at the link above.

3 RingCentral

www.ringcentral.com

Known historically for its phone service, RingCentral has created a full communications hub online for businesses of all sizes. Phone service with RingCentral has been augmented with video and messaging service to make for a complete communications platform for users. The standard plan is $24.99 per user per month for the messaging, video and phone system combined. The detailed phone call reports are also extremely helpful to firms.


4 Zoom Breakout Rooms

Everyone’s “Zooming” these days. To go further with Zoom, you can orchestrate even more flexibility as you conduct online meetings by using the program’s breakout rooms. Participants can navigate to separate sessions while the main meeting is taking place, while Zoom meeting administrators have the ability to move from breakout room to breakout room. Besides being useful for subcommittee work during a longer meeting, these breakout rooms are being used for online negotiations during mediation and client conferences during depositions.

5 Free Videoconferencing Services (Besides Zoom)

If you are looking for alternatives to Zoom, you're in luck. For a limited time, both Adobe and Cisco are offering their online meeting services, Adobe Connect and Cisco WebEx, at no cost. Visit their respective websites to grab an account and start meeting online. And, as with any online videoconferencing service, be sure to work through all of the security and setup options beforehand to make sure you are conducting a secure meeting.

6 Curricula www.getcurricula.com

Curricula is a Georgia-based cyber...

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