Episode 86, Assisting Lawyers with Implementing Technology Into Their Practice, Debbie Foster of Affinity Consulting Group!
Release Date: 04/16/2024
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Debbie is a seasoned expert with 23 years at Affinity, where she excels in strategic project management, team leadership, and client relations. Her career began in 1994, revolutionizing efficiency in a fine-dining Italian restaurant and managing cultural change in a chain of dry-cleaning stores. With a background as an emergency medical technician, Debbie's exceptional triage skills and her superpower of building relationships with challenging personalities make her an invaluable asset. She thrives on working with her team to achieve strategic goals, ensuring remarkable client experiences and a positive workplace culture.
Join Debbie and me as we discuss the following three questions and more.
- What are the top three areas where attorneys are underprepared with their firm software needs?
- What are the top three software utility programs that lawyers should use?
- What are the top three areas of legal practice that need more innovation, and what should an average attorney do?
In our conversation, we cover the following:
[00:51] A Peek into Debbie's Tech Setup
[03:27] Three Key Software Areas Where Attorneys Often Fall Short
[12:13] Top Three Software Utility Programs Every Lawyer Should Use
[20:22] Top Three Areas of Legal Practice Needing Innovation and How Attorneys Can Address Them
Resources:
Connect with Debbie:
- Email: π§ [email protected]
- LinkedIn: π linkedin.com/in/debbiefoster/
- Website: π affinityconsulting.com
Hardware mentioned in the conversation:
- Focusrite audio interface: focusrite.com/categories/audio-interfaces
- Logitech Brio 4K webcam:logitech.com/en-us/products/webcams/brio-4k-hdr-webcam
- Shure MV7 microphone:shure.com/en-US/products/microphones/mv7
Software & Cloud Services mentioned in the conversation:
- Actionstep: actionstep.com/
- Calendly: calendly.com/
- Carpe Diem:carpediemparalegals.com/
- Centerbase: centerbase.com/
- Cleo: cleo.com/
- Daylite (by Marketcircle): marketcircle.com/
- DocuSign: docusign.com/
- Doodle:doodle.com/en/
- HubSpot: hubspot.com/
- Lawmatics: lawmatics.com/
- PandaDoc: pandadoc.com/
- SaneBox: sanebox.com/
- Scribe: scribehow.com/ (This appears to be a web-based program so your operating system should not matter β I should be trying this out and report in the future).