eLaw Insider – September 2015 Edition

Posted on October 1, 2015 by elawblogger

10/1/2015 –

Welcome to the September 2015 issue of the eLaw Insider

Now that the summer is over, it is time for the madness to begin. We all know that court scheduling will be as difficult as ever trying to resolve as many cases as possible. While some enjoyed time off during the summer months, eLaw was busy launching a new product many subscribers will find essential to their daily practices: do-it-yourself Management Reports, which are designed to help you better track ever-changing court deadlines and schedules. I will be conducting live demonstrations of the DIY Management Reports at tomorrow’s NYSTLA event in New York. If you are not planning to attend this seminar, feel free to contact me and we can either do a WebEx or I will demonstrate at your office. Recently, eLaw also celebrated our 15th anniversary, and once again we’ve been recognized by the New York Law Journal readers as the “Best Docketing and Calendaring Software.” All in all, a great summer for eLaw!

Dominick Esposito,
Executive Director

Management Reports

Earlier this month eLaw introduced our newest product feature, do-it-yourself Management Reports. Because court rules and litigation schedules are constantly changing, the new Management Reports were developed to provide customized information to help subscribers keep track of outstanding motions, court deadlines and appearance schedules. Read the full announcement here, or read coverage of the story in a recent article in Legaltech News.

If you are interested in a 10-minute online demo of our new Management Reports, please contact me any time at dominick@eLaw.com.

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Upcoming Events

Be sure to visit with eLaw and check out its new Management Reports live demonstrations at two upcoming NYSTLA events, Decisions 2015: Recent Developments in Tort Law :

• New York City – tomorrow, Sept. 25 (Friday)
• Long Island – November 6 (Friday)

Recognition

This month also marks the fifth straight year eLaw is recognized as the “Best Docketing and Calendaring Software,” according to the 2015 New York Law Journal Readers Rankings. eLaw was chosen as the winner from 15 other contenders and open write-ins for New York state. This year more than 8,400 legal professionals voted in the online survey composed of 100-plus categories. Please click here to review the NYLJ special ebook supplement or read the full announcement here. Thank you to all of our loyal subscribers who voted eLaw the “Best” again!

15th Anniversary

This summer eLaw celebrated its 15th anniversary. What was launched as a basic tool for finding docket information has evolved into a feature-rich suite of products that streamlines case tracking and management to help attorneys practice with confidence.

Since its initial introduction in August 2000, eLaw boasts several impressive usage statistics including:
• 69 million eDocket case searches conducted
• 16 million eWatch alerts emailed to subscribers
• 228,000 eServe orders processed
• 139,000 eCopy orders completed

For more information about eLaw celebrating 15 years of excellence, please read the full announcement here.

e-Law® and eLaw are either registered trademarks or trademarks of e-Law, LLC. New York Law Journal is either a registered trademark or trade name of ALM Media Properties, LLC.

eLaw Insider – June 2015 Edition

Posted on August 3, 2015 by elawblogger

8/3/2015 –

Happy Summer!

Welcome to the June 2015 issue of the eLaw Insider.

Below you will find a summary of eLaw’s popular calendar solutions. eLaw offers a variety of options to meet your needs and help ensure you never miss an appearance, which can help ease your mind as you’re planning summer vacations! And this summer marks an exciting milestone, as eLaw will celebrate its 15th anniversary in August. Watch for news and information in the coming weeks, including special promotions to help us celebrate!

As always, contact me any time at Dominick@eLaw.com to review your eLaw subscriptions and ensure you have access to all of the eLaw products your firm needs to help you practice with confidence.

Dominick Esposito
Executive Director

eLaw Calendar Solutions – Never Miss An Appearance!

Busy attorneys know that an up-to-date calendar can be the lifeblood of a successful practice. Deadlines and appearances are scheduled and changed on a regular basis, and missing one can be costly. eLaw offers five calendar solutions to meet a variety of needs and help ensure you never miss an appearance:

• eCalendar – all eWatch subscribers have access to their own eCalendar, eLaw’s Web-based calendar that automatically syncs all future appearances. While notes about the case or attachments cannot be inserted, eCalendar is always up-to-date with the latest schedule changes or new appearances to ensure nothing is missed.

eWatch subscribers also have the option to upgrade, free of charge, to eLaw’s Calendar Sync. This feature automatically syncs all future appearances in one of the following calendar options based on the needs of each firm:• Microsoft® Outlook® – allowing for the insertion of notes and attachments by the law firm, eLaw automatically updates future appearances in the user’s Outlook calendar. A non-editable Google Calendar placed as an overlay into Outlook is also available.
• Existing Google Calendar created and managed by an individual at the law firm – allowing for the insertion of notes and attachments by the user, eLaw automatically updates future appearances in the user’s Google calendar.
• New Google Calendar created and managed by eLaw – eLaw automatically updates future appearances in the Google Calendar. This is a non-editable Google Calendar by the user.
• eDocket’s iCal – eDocket subscribers can use the iCal* feature and manually import appearances directly into their Microsoft Outlook. Users can insert notes and attachments just as with other Outlook entries.

Contact Dominick Esposito at Dominick@eLaw.com to determine which calendar suits your law firm’s needs or for instructions on how to sync your calendar.

Visit This Evening With eLaw at NYSTLA!

eLaw is a proud sponsor of this evening’s NYSTLA (New York State Trial Lawyers Association) Annual Installation of Officers & Directors event. Look for eLaw Executive Director Dominick Esposito and Product Manager Jaime Brown near our new banner and ask about eLaw’s five calendar options!

NYSTLA Annual Installation of Officers & Directors Ceremony and Cocktail Reception

Today (Tuesday), June 23, 2015
6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
New York Historical Society
170 Central Park West at Richard Gilder Way
New York, NY 10024

Fast Facts: First Half 2015

• 2.6 million eDocket searches conducted
• 1.2 million eWatch alerts emailed to clients
• 11,400 eServe orders processed
• 4,500 eCopy orders completed

*iCal is an additional charge for both paying and non-paying eDocket subscribers.
e-Law®, eLaw, eWatch, eDocket, and eServe are either registered trademarks or trademarks of e-Law, LLC. Microsoft® and Outlook® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. Google, Google Calendar and Android™ are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Google Inc. Apple®, iPhone® and iPad® are registered trademarks of Apple Inc.

eLaw® to Increase Prices on Case Tracking for Certain Plans

Posted on January 1, 2015 by elawblogger

1/1/2015 – Effective 1/1/2015, eLaw is slightly increasing its prices on tracking cases if you are on a discounted plan. Please check your 2/1/2015 invoice and contact us if you have any questions or concerns. 973 642-1440 x 8.

eLaw Insider – December 2014

Posted on December 23, 2014 by elawblogger

Don’t be the empty chair at your next appearance!

Who Is in Your Corner?

When most days seem short on time, full of demands from colleagues and clients and the occasional surprise, do you ever wonder who is in your corner?

eLaw understands and has been helping bring the tools you need to better cope for almost 15 years. When we first launched eLaw, it was our motto to ensure that you never missed an appearance. Over 100,000 registered users benefit from our docket tracking, document retrieval, filing, calendaring and custom report options. Yes, you have options!

As you enter 2015, remember that eLaw’s products can make a marked difference in your practice, giving you peace of mind at a cost-effective price. We have the best support desk in the business and are more than prepared to improve your professional life.

Don’t keep taking the heat. Contact eLaw and help free up your time to actually practice law – with less stress. We know what works, we price it with reason, we stand by our work and we are in your corner. We have the highest integrity and offer the best results.

Call Dominick Esposito at 973-642-1440, ext. 170, or email him at Dominick@elaw.com and go right to the top of our company. He will dedicate the resources to help bring you a smile and a sigh of relief. We do this every day – today is your day! We love what we do and so will you.

The eLaw team wishes you Happy Holidays and a prosperous 2015!

Podcast Interview: The Evolution of eLaw

Legal industry analyst Ari Kaplan interviewed eLaw Executive Director Dominick Esposito about how the award-winning docketing and calendaring software has changed during the past 14 years. In the six-minute podcast, “Docketing Is Dead. Long Live Docketing,” Dominick highlights how tracking cases, appearances and decisions have evolved from manual, laborious work to a 24/7 electronic, automated process. He also details how eLaw is keeping up with the times by synchronizing with:

▪ Case management software

▪ Desktop and Web-based calendars, including Microsoft® Outlook® and Google Calendar

▪ Mobile phones and tablets, including Apple® iPhone®, iPad® and Android™ smartphones

Click here to listen to the brief podcast.

Fast Facts: 2014 to Present

• More than 4.98 million eDocket searches conducted
• More than 2.07 million eWatch alerts emailed to clients
• More than 24,270 eServe orders processed
• More than 8,460 eCopy orders processed

e-Law®, eLaw, eWatch, eDocket, and eServe are either registered trademarks or trademarks of e-Law, LLC. Microsoft® and Outlook® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. Google, Google Calendar and Android™ are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Google Inc. Apple®, iPhone® and iPad® are registered trademarks of Apple Inc.

eLaw Insider – September 2014 edition

Posted on September 28, 2014 by elawblogger

10/28/2014 –

NYLJ eLaw 2014 Best Docketing Calendaring Software color vertical

Welcome to the eLaw Insider

THANK YOU to everyone who voted for eLaw in the 2014 New York Law Journal Reader Rankings survey. Thanks to you, eLaw was voted “Best Docketing & Calendaring Software” for the 4th consecutive year.

Now that summer is winding down, it’s time to gear up for a busy fall. Do you have all of the award-winning eLaw products you need to help you search, monitor and manage cases, dockets and court calendars in the New York and New Jersey courts?

We are always interested in your feedback on eLaw products and features as well as any suggestions on new product ideas. Please send your comments to me at Dominick@elaw.com.

Dominick Esposito
Executive Director

Download the eLaw Overview PDF.

Make sure you have the right eLaw products so you can practice with confidence:

eDocket: Comprehensive online search engine covering all 62 New York Supreme courts and five City Civil courts with unlimited cross-county, multi-year access to search case dockets

eWatch: Automated case monitoring that generates email alerts on future appearances or changes in appearances; motion decisions; note of issue (NOI) or request for judicial intervention (RJI) filings; and so much more

eCalendar: Automatically captures any future appearance dates for cases being monitored by eLaw in your account and displays the dates in a customized online calendar

eCopy: Order copies of any decision or court filing in all 62 counties in New York and all 21 counties in New Jersey as well as State, Federal and Appellate courts

eServe: Electronic portal to file and serve demands and other documents in all New Jersey personal injury protection (PIP) arbitration cases

Custom On-Demand Reports: Reports conducted by eLaw’s knowledgeable staff members on any query covering current and archived cases in the New York Supreme and City Civil courts

Lawsuit Alerts: Earliest notification of new lawsuits filed in New York and Brooklyn identifying plaintiffs and defendants

For more details about our products, download the eLaw Overview PDF.

Fast Facts: 2014 to Present

• More than 4.1 million eDocket searches conducted
• More than 1.7 million eWatch Alerts emailed to clients
• More than 20,000 eServe orders processed

Sign up for additional eLaw services by visiting www.eLaw.com, emailing Dominick@elaw.com or calling 973-642-1440, ext. 8.

e-Law®, eLaw, eDocket, eWatch, eCalendar, eCopy and eServe are either registered trademarks or trademarks of e-Law, LLC. New York Law Journal and New York Law Journal Reader Rankings are either registered trademarks or trademarks of ALM Media Properties, LLC.

eLaw® Chosen as Best Docketing and Calendaring Software in the 2014 NY Law Journal Reader Rankings

Posted on September 17, 2014 by elawblogger

9/17/2014 –

New York legal community names eLaw No. 1 for the fourth consecutive year

NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J. – September 17, 2014 – eLaw, the leading Web-based platform that provides critical and up-to-date court-related case information, was recognized for the fourth consecutive year as the Best Docketing and Calendaring Software in the fifth annual New York Law Journal (NYLJ) Reader Rankings survey. eLaw was chosen as the winner from 15 other contenders and open write-ins for New York state.

Published since 2010, the New York Law Journal Reader Rankings allows the New York legal community to acknowledge who they believe to be the best providers of products and services to their market. In 2014, more than 8,000 votes were cast in an online survey composed of 13 main categories, including Litigation Support, Research & Information Services, Technology: Software and Services, Consulting and Outsourcing, and Recruiting and Staffing. Voters had the option of selecting firms listed on the ballot or writing in their favorite firm if not listed. Once the survey was closed, the New York Law Journal team verified that the votes had been cast by lawyers or legal professionals.

eLaw provides the local knowledge required by legal professionals to productively manage caseloads by searching and monitoring court dates and events. Subscribers have access to federal, state and select local and appellate courts in New York and New Jersey. eLaw’s features and benefits include:

Ensuring that subscribers never miss a court appearance in New York and New Jersey
Covering all 62 Supreme Court counties and five City Civil courts
Providing filing alerts for New York and Kings County clerk minute books
Notifying subscribers when subpoenaed records have arrived at the courts
Conducting searches using index numbers or litigant names
Eliminating manual data entry and errors by syncing with case management software, including Lawex Corp.’s TrialWorks™, Legal Labs Inc.’s LexPI, LexisNexis’ Time Matters™, Needles Inc.’s Needles® and SmartAdvocate LLC’s SmartAdvocate®
Ensuring office and on-the-go access by seamlessly syncing appearances with calendars, including Microsoft® Outlook® and Google as well as Apple® iPhone® and Android™ smartphones and tablets

The top three award winners in all categories will be listed in today’s special supplement of the New York Law Journal.

About eLaw

Since 2000, eLaw® is the leading Web-based platform that provides critical and up-to-date court-related case information. Annually ranked as the leading docketing and calendaring software by New York legal professionals, eLaw allows attorneys to search, monitor and manage active and archived cases, dockets and court calendars in New York and New Jersey trial courts. eLaw users locate cases of interest; register them for email alerts based on court dates, decisions, orders and notices; view individual assignment system dockets; and retrieve copies of any filed court documents from anywhere at any time. eLaw improves case management so that lawyers can practice with confidence. For more information, visit www.eLaw.com or call 973-642-1440, ext. 8.

Media Contact:

Dominick Esposito
890 Mountain Ave., Suite 300
New Providence, NJ 07974
Phone: 973-642-1440, ext. 8
Email: dominick@eLaw.com

eLaw Insider – June 2014 edition

Posted on July 14, 2014 by elawblogger

7/14/2014 –

Welcome to the eLaw Insider

Summer has finally arrived and while you take some time for some rest and relaxation, eLaw has your back! Cases are tracked daily to ensure you never miss an important update or appearance.

In this quarterly issue of the eLaw Insider, we offer tips for managing your eLaw account, including profile changes and updating your eWatch list, as well as information related to new appellate rules that may affect your cases.

edit your profile

Changing your eLaw Information

You can update your eLaw profile and change any field EXCEPT your User ID.
• After logging in, click on “My eLaw,” in the top right area below your name.
• On the next screen, click on “Manage Users,” in the left-side navigation column.
• Next, click on the blue cog wheel to the left of your User Name/email address.
• This will open up a screen that will allow you to “Edit” your profile.
• Please remember to click “Save” at the bottom after making your changes.

deleting cases

Deleting cases from your eWatch list is easy and fast.

Deleting Cases from your eWatch List

• After logging in, click on the “eWatch” symbol, located in the top navigation row.
• Using the “Search” box in the left-side column, locate the case you wish to delete by typing in the index number or case name.
• Click on the blue cog wheel to the left of the case that you wish to delete; this will open up a screen that will allow you to delete the case.
• Select “Delete eWatch” from the options listed in the left-side column.
• Follow the prompts (“Yes” or “No”) to remove the case.

New Appellate Contingent Fees, Disbursements and eLaw

Recently all four of the appellate divisions in New York adopted a new, mandatory rule governing contingent fees in personal injury cases, but not medical malpractice cases. Be sure to review your current fee agreements to ensure that they are up to date, and that they include the two options for a client to choose from on how they wish to handle reimbursements. Because eLaw includes client matters on our invoices, your eLaw subscription streamlines assigning any reimbursable expenses. Click here for more information about the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the state of New York, First Department’s amendments.

Fast Facts: Q1 2014

• More than 1.47 million eDocket searches were conducted
• Almost 600,000 eWatch Alerts were emailed to clients
• More than 7,000 eServe orders were processed

Sign up for additional eLaw services by visiting www.eLaw.com, emailing Dominick@elaw.com or calling 973-642-1440, ext. 8.

e-Law®, eLaw, eWatch, eServe and eDocket are either registered trademarks or trademarks of e-Law, LLC.

eLaw® Streamlines Calendaring with Integration of iCal Functionality

Posted on March 20, 2013 by elawblogger

3/20/2013 – NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – March 20, 2013 – eLaw, the single source of critical knowledge for busy legal professionals, today announced the addition of iCal to its popular case management platform. iCal enables users to copy a calendar entry from eLaw into any iCal-compliant calendar (such as Microsoft Outlook) with ease and accuracy. As appearance dates of interest arise, they can be seamlessly added to a calendar without risking the errors that may occur when manually entering dates, times and places.

Subscribers can automatically synchronize updates between eLaw and their Outlook calendar when they register cases for automated tracking via eWatch. In addition to Outlook Sync, eLaw supports synchronization with a wide range of CMS platforms including web services for customized CMS. eWatch also provides notices for upcoming court events called Reminder Alerts, a feature introduced by eLaw in February along with enhancements to the eCopy portion of the platform. The improved communication and scheduling features recently announced help subscribers better collaborate with colleagues and staff, promoting increased efficiency and productivity.

The new iCal feature and Outlook Sync are both available to eLaw subscribers at no additional charge.

eLaw offers state-of-the-art programming and services that level the playing field for small firm attorneys and sole practitioners by simplifying calendaring, scheduling and other case management functions. eLaw provides the local knowledge required by lawyers to productively manage caseloads by searching and monitoring court dates and events. Subscribers have access to federal, state and selected local and appellate courts in New York and New Jersey, and they receive automated monitoring of cases of interest and alerts to events on registered cases. eLaw provides automated synchronization of court dates with calendars on iPad or iPhone and in eLaw, Outlook, Google and several other major case management systems. eLaw also offers custom, on-demand reports to improve business intelligence.

About eLaw
eLaw is the single source of critical knowledge for busy legal professionals. With access to courts, dockets and comprehensive directories, tens of thousands of subscribers use eLaw every day to efficiently manage cases, reduce expenses and improve productivity. eLaw is owned and operated by Skinder-Strauss Associates, publisher of the renowned Lawyers Diary and Manual®. Its sister companies include American Clerical Services and Aetna Judicial Services, the premier attorney services and process service business in New York. For more information, visit http://www.eLaw.com.
Media Contact:
Dominick Esposito
890 Mountain Ave., Suite 300
New Providence, NJ 07974
Phone: 973-642-1440, ext. 8
Email: dominick@eLaw.com

eLaw Unveils New Product Features

Posted on December 5, 2012 by elawblogger

12/5/2012 – NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – December 5, 2012 – Today, eLaw—the single source of critical knowledge for busy legal professionals—announced new features on its popular case management platform. These key enhancements help subscribers to make faster decisions and prioritize their upcoming commitments by making even more critical case data available at their fingertips.

eLaw® provides the local knowledge required by lawyers to productively manage caseloads by searching and monitoring court dates and events. The latest eLaw® improvements include:

~ Pending trial calendar appearances are now on the user dashboard of each subscriber’s home page and provide a list of upcoming commitments at a glance upon entering the eLaw® site.
~ A quick view is available for the number of times each case appears on a trial calendar.
~ A “trial” button on each user’s eLaw® calendar provides a list of upcoming appearances, including the number of times each has appeared on the trial calendar after the name of the case.
~ A relief sought list is available for motion appearances.

Now subscribers to eLaw® also see a display of all related cases to each case added to their eWatch list. This helps attorneys who want to track additional cases that the court has indicated are related to their eWatch cases.

eLaw® subscribers have access to federal, state, and selected local and appellate courts in New York and New Jersey, and they receive automated monitoring of cases of interest and alerts to events on registered cases. eLaw® also provides automated synchronization of court dates with calendars in eLaw®, Outlook or several other case management systems. eLaw® also offers a secure electronic portal for filing, serving, and exchanging documents with opposing parties and clients and much more, including custom, on-demand reports to improve business intelligence.

About eLaw
eLaw is the single source of critical knowledge for busy legal professionals. With access to courts and dockets, legal research, and comprehensive directories, tens of thousands of subscribers use eLaw® every day to efficiently manage cases, reduce expenses, and improve productivity. eLaw is owned and operated by Skinder Strauss Associates, publisher of the renowned Lawyers Diary and Manual®. Its sister companies include American Clerical Services and Aetna Judicial Services, the premier attorney services and process service business in New York. For more information, visit http://www.eLaw.com.
Media Contact:
Dominick Esposito
890 Mountain Ave., Suite 300
New Providence, NJ 07974
Phone: 973-642-1440, ext. 8
Email: dominick@eLaw.com

eLaw® Announces Re-Launch of Popular Case Management Platform

Posted on May 1, 2012 by elawblogger

5/1/2012 – NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – May 1, 2012 – eLaw, the single source of critical knowledge for busy legal professionals, announced today the introduction of its newly upgraded platform for managing caseloads. Among the key improvements is a fully redesigned user interface that provides more intuitive navigation and consistency, along with technical enhancements that offer greater speed and reliability. The new platform also offers wider accessibility across browsers.

Product-specific improvements made in the new eLaw platform include:
– Enhanced calendaring features within eCalendar, which captures appearance dates that automatically sync to a user’s personal
calendar or case management system
– Document retrieval services through eCopy extended to all of New York and New Jersey
– Introduction of Custom Reporting

eLaw’s popular eDocket product continues to offer free basic access, with premium subscriptions that now include unlimited and advanced searching across New York State courts. As part of the platform’s eWatch product, eLaw now offers eSync, which uses the latest technology to forward case docket information directly to a subscriber’s case management system, Outlook or Google calendar.

For more than a decade, eLaw has provided the local knowledge needed to productively manage caseloads by searching and monitoring court dates and events. More than 100,000 legal professionals subscribe to eLaw, with several thousand accessing the site almost daily.

The upgraded eLaw platform launched officially on April 30, and is still accessible directly at http://www.eLaw.com.

About eLaw
eLaw is the single source of critical knowledge for busy legal professionals. With access to courts and dockets, legal research and comprehensive directories, tens of thousands of subscribers use eLaw every day to efficiently manage cases, reduce expenses and improve productivity. eLaw is owned and operated by Skinder Strauss Associates, publisher of the renowned Lawyers Diary and Manual®. For more information, visit http://www.eLaw.com.
Media Contact:
Dominick Esposito
890 Mountain Ave., Suite 300
New Providence, NJ 07974
Phone: 973-642-1440, ext. 8
Email: dominick@eLaw.com