The profession has moved toward recognizing a duty for attorneys to acquire a level of basic competence in working with technology. The ABA model rules have recognized that duty. More and more state bars are coming to the same conclusion.

Technology can help lawyers practice more efficiently and effectively. As a result, attorneys of all ages have grown increasingly interested in learning about technology. Some of the more senior attorneys have adopted an ostrich-like approach to technology, operating under the theory that if they don't use it, they do not have to understand it. That head-in-the-sand approach won't work much longer (to the extent that it ever did).

Did you know that a lawyer's failure to make appropriate use of available technology can constitute an ethical breach? Well if you didn't... you know now.

This book was designed as an easy-to-follow resource to ensure that you become proficient using the many tools of the digital age in which we live and practice. Technology Tips for Seniors answers a wide variety of questions about modern technology and provides acronyms and examples for easy reference.