Here's Why You Need The Keyboard Designed For Lawyers
By now you've probably heard about the LegalBoard: the keyboard designed specifically for lawyers.
By now you’ve probably heard about the LegalBoard: the keyboard designed specifically for lawyers. Its release a few weeks ago brought blockbuster press and interest.
But do you really need one? The answer – if you use a desktop keyboard for legal work – is unequivocally yes.
The economics alone make the decision to purchase one easy. Let’s assume you’re a lowly BigLaw associate with an hourly rate of $300 per hour. That means every second you waste of your day fiddling with the mouse or using unwieldy hotkeys on the keyboard either costs the client 8 cents extra or costs your firm that amount in lost time billing. Your time is that valuable: 8 cents per second.
The LegalBoard is made for time savings. There’s a section symbol key and a paragraph key. You can add a footnote or comment by hitting a single key, type whatever you want in the footnote or comment and then hit shift to go back to your place in the text.
Want to insert the phrase “court of appeals”? Then hit a single key. Want it capitalized? Hit shift and the “Ct App” key. Turn track changes on and off with a key; add a bullet with a key; turn on small caps with a key; or even change the line spacing with a key. You get the idea. And most of the functions (yes, including the section symbol) even work when typing an email.
According to the LegalBoard’s maker, Pro-Boards, LLC, the average user will save three to five seconds per legal key used. If you do the math, that means the keyboard pays for itself in weeks or at most a few months.
But let’s be real: the main reason you need one isn’t to save your clients or your firm time or money. It’s to keep your sanity. Nothing is more annoying than finding and inserting that footnote or section symbol. And now you can just use a key.
Buy a LegalBoard now for $65 at www.legalkeyboards.com.
