CosmoLex Legal Software Adds Positive Pay Check Fraud Protection
New Feature Protects Law Firms against Altered or Counterfeit Checks NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – September 24, 2014 – CosmoLex version 2.0, the latest release of the cloud-based law office software, adds support for Positive Pay, a customer authorization system that greatly reduces the instance of check fraud. The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners estimates […]
Why Are Team Calendars So Important To A Small Law Firm?
One of the many features added to CosmoLex version 2.0 is a team calendar function. This might seem like a small feature for law practice management software, but it’s actually a tool that can enormously increase the efficiency of a small practice. When it comes to coordinating schedules within a firm, you have a few […]
CosmoLex Cloud Software Adds Legal Practice Management Functions
New Features Include Team Calendar, Task Management, Docket Control And Client Import NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – September 17, 2014 – Today, CosmoLex released version 2.0 of their cloud-based software. This update fleshes out the application into a comprehensive practice management solution. The new features leverage the client and matter information already in use by […]
Should Employees Access CosmoLex From Personal Devices?
BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) is fairly common in companies nowadays. If a telecommuting employee already has a smartphone and laptop, why should the company buy more equipment? One of the many advantages of cloud-based billing software for lawyers like CosmoLex is that it can be access anywhere from any device, but your practice should […]
Do You Know The Difference Between Operating And Trust Accounts?
Almost all law offices, even solo practices, should have two bank accounts: an operating account and a trust account, also known as an IOLTA account. Roughly speaking the difference is that operating funds are your money; trust funds are not. Trust funds are monies you are holding for someone else. Managing both types of accounts […]
Technology, Ethics And The Modern Lawyer
In the comment to Rule 1.1 of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, it states that attorneys must maintain competence “including the benefits and risks associated with relevant technology”. This was an important point in the “The Low Tech Lawyer’s Guide to Ethical Competence in a Digital Age” presentation at this year’s ABA Annual […]
Six Degrees Of Separation: How Conflict Checking Protects Your Law Firm From Ethics Violations
Conflict of interest is a serious accusation for any attorney. Previous relationships with clients, witnesses or anyone else involved in a case can bias judgment against you. Even associations between parties can influence the outcome of a case. Most legal office management software comes with some kind of conflict checking but nobody provides better protection […]
Personalize Your CosmoLex Experience With Individual User Settings
One of the features introduced in CosmoLex version 1.6 is the User Settings panel. This allows each user on your team to customize the legal billing system to optimize the working environment. After logging in to CosmoLex, click on Setup at the top of the screen. You’ll see a row of tabs for the different […]
Enhance Security With New User Management Controls
The most exciting feature of CosmoLex version 1.6 is the new user permission feature. With these finely-grained permissions you can set strict limits on user capabilities to protect sensitive client information without interfering with anyone’s ability to work with the law firm management software. You can find the permission settings under the User Management tab. […]
CosmoLex Cloud-Based Law Office Software Adds Conflict Checking
Comprehensive Cross-Referencing Protects Attorneys Against Ethics Complaints NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – August 6, 2014 – Today, CosmoLex released version 1.7 of its cloud-based legal billing system and trust account software. The latest update adds a comprehensive contact analysis feature that notifies attorneys of potential conflicts of interest on new cases. Bar association rules require […]