I thought this press release would be of interest to some of NYCL’s readers:

TECHNOLOGY FOR LAW FIRMS: ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SEMINAR SCHEDULED FOR MAY 17, 2007

Converting Your Office From Piles (Of Paper) To Files (Of Easily Managed Documents): a Technology Roundtable Hosted by Washington D.C. Law Firm, Tobin, O’Connor, Ewing & Richard in conjunction with IT Managed Services Provider, Alteritech

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 2, 2007 – Tobin, O’Connor, Ewing & Richard, a Washington D.C. law firm and Alteritech, an IT consulting and managed services firm, announced today they will host a Law Firm Technology Seminar on May 17, 2007 from 6 pm

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8 pm. The seminar will be led by Eric Nelson, who has served in executive IT management roles at MegaPath Networks, Netifice Communications, e.spire Communications and is currently a Director at Alteritech. The seminar offers free admission to lawyers who have passed the Bar Exam in the DC area or in another state.

Boxes of paperwork in the hallways, in the conference room, in storage can be costing you thousands in real estate dollars and countless hours in efforts to locate past information. Any law firm can testify that paper is an essential asset to its office. But, what if you could get rid of the piles of paper by converting to a paperless office? Tobin, O’Connor, Ewing & Richard will host a seminar and peer-to-peer discussion on the topic of how to convert your office from piles of boxed paper to easily found and indexed files of version controlled documents.

IT expert, Eric Nelson, will present the "Do’s and Don’ts for Going Electronic" and lead a discussion among your peers to determine what has worked most effectively at other law firms. Eric has held Senior Vice President and CIO positions at next-generation service providers MegaPath Networks and Netifice Communications and currently serves as Director at Alteritech, a leading provider of managed IT services for law firms and other mid-sized businesses.

WHEN: Thursday, May 17, 2007 6:00 pm

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8:00pm

WHERE: Maggiano’s Little Italy (conveniently located at the Friendship Heights metro stop)

5333 Wisconsin Avenue N.W.

Washington, DC 20015

FREE ADMISSION: To attorneys who have passed the Bar Exam in the DC area or another state.

PLEASE RSVP by May 7, 2007, if possible to: RSVP@alteritech.com