Jeff Bennion
Jeff Bennion is a solo practitioner at the Law Office of Jeff Bennion. He serves as a member of the Board of Directors of San Diego’s plaintiffs’ trial lawyers association, Consumer Attorneys of San Diego. He is also the Education Chair and Executive Committee member of the State Bar of California’s Law Practice Management and Technology section. He is a member of the Advisory Council and instructor at UCSD’s Litigation Technology Management program. His opinions are his own. Follow him on Twitter here or on Facebook here, or contact him by email at jeff@trial.technology.
Posts by Jeff Bennion
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Biglaw, Small Law Firms, Technology
Cloud-Based Subscription Software Or Desktop Version?
Technology columnist Jeff Bennion discusses the pros and cons of renting your software versus owning it. -
Technology, Trials
Why Attorneys Need To Look At Other Ways To Present At Trial
Technology columnist Jeff Bennion reviews the leading trial-presentation tools and issues his verdict. - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get… -
Lawyer Advertising, Social Media, Technology
A Lawyer's Guide To Social Media (Part 3): How To Effectively Run Ads
Practical advice from technology columnist Jeff Bennion on how to advertise on Facebook to boost your practice.
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Technology
Why Lawyers Need To Understand Electronic Signatures
Electronic signatures are something that lawyers are going to have to deal with sooner or later, as tech columnist Jeff Bennion explains. -
Technology
How Today's Newly Announced Acrobat Features Will Help Us Be Efficient
Making Acrobat easier and more intuitive helps lower the hurdles most attorneys face in making the transition to a paperless office. -
Bad Ideas, Technology
Why The 'When In Doubt, Print it Out' Philosophy Is Trouble For Lawyers
Technology columnist Jeff Bennion shares a list of reasons why you should keep your documents in your computers. -
Technology, Trials
Tech In Trial (Part 3): PowerPoint's New Killer Feature
PowerPoint presentations don't have to be boring -- and a new feature called Morph should help on this front. -
Technology
Necessary Tools For Your Law Office
Your software and hardware tools are not going to make you smarter, but they will help you focus more time on moving your cases forward and less time on doing laborious but low-value tasks. - Sponsored
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
Technology
The Side Effects Of Living In The 21st Century
How can lawyers take advantage of the shorter human attention span? The key is thinking outside the box. -
Law Schools, Trials
Understanding The Alaburda v. Thomas Jefferson Law Verdict: A Conversation With A Juror
An interesting look inside the reasons why the jurors in this case reached a verdict in favor of Thomas Jefferson School of Law. -
Law Schools, Trials
What The Alaburda v. Thomas Jefferson Law Case Is Not About
This case is not about an entitled millennial brat trying to play victim. It’s about a corporation allegedly doing horrible things to people for financial gain. -
Technology, Trials
Technology In Trial (Part 2): How To Do Openings And Closings
How do you teach visually and avoid the negative aspects that are associated with PowerPoint to create a persuasive opening/witness exam/closing? -
Technology, Trials
Technology In Trial (Part 1): How To Excel With Excel
Some practical pointers from legal technology columnist Jeff Bennion about how to use Microsoft Excel during depositions or at trial.
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Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so…
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use.
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms.
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get…
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Small Law Firms, Technology
3 Questions That A 2016 Law Firm Needs to Ask Itself
We are at a point in society where it is no longer cute to be technologically impaired. The world is technologically savvy, our clients are technologically savvy, and our jurors are technologically savvy. You can’t play the “but I’m just a lawyer” card anymore when it comes to technology IQ. Here are three things that […] -
eDiscovery, Litigators, Technology
Why eDiscovery Is Important To All Of Us
Technology columnist Jeff Bennion interviews leaders of the influential Sedona Conference to see what we can hope to learn about the future of discovery. -
Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners, Technology
Can Lawyers Use The Cloud? Should Lawyers Use The Cloud?
Cloud computing is one of the biggest technology revolutions in recent history -- so you use it and do so responsibly, according to tech columnist Jeff Bennion. -
Small Law Firms, Technology
How Technology Can Make You a Better Lawyer
There is no future where an app on our smartwatches will present an opening statement for us, but adapting to technology -- or failing to adapt to technology -- can certainly affect the level of care you give your clients. -
Technology
How To Present Beautiful Evidence
PowerPoint is an enabler of bad presentations everywhere. -
Biglaw, Small Law Firms, Technology
Debunking 3 Legal Technology Myths
Legal technology columnist Jeff Bennion dispels some misconceptions about what it means to be a tech-friendly law office. -
Litigators, Technology
How To Be Persuasive – A Guide For Lawyers
You begin to notice a pattern with the attorneys who are consistently good – they are very good persuaders, no matter what practice area they're in.