The holidays are upon us! Time for family, fun and best of all, GIFTS! Black Friday deals are over, but have no fear! If you are a legal professional wondering what to ask your friends and family for, or have a legal professional in your life and are wondering what to get them, here is a list of the top practical tech devices for legal professionals. Sure, gadgets may not be as exciting as diamonds or a puppy, but they are necessary and can be fun!
The Kno Tablet: While the iPad might be the most popular tablet amongst legal professionals, The Kno Tablet definitely deserves consideration this year. The split screen allows for the simultaneous viewing of an exhibit and notes, cases and outlines of arguments, codes, charts, timelines, mind mapping diagrams, and other documents.
A Wireless, Multifunction Printer: The home office of a legal professional needs a laser printer for cheap, high-volume printing and copying. A scanner is also necessary. A sheet-fed scanner is ideal for scanning a pile of documents or exhibits with the push of a button.
A Big Monitor: If your legal professional friend sits in their home office all day squinting at a laptop screen working on transcripts or reviewing documents, then it’s time to get a big monitor. Once you’ve got a big monitor, your whole world changes. Your eyes are very important, make sure to take care of them!
A Backup Drive: Sure, it doesn’t seem that exciting, in fact it’s borderline dull, like getting someone socks for the holidays — but seriously, backups are one of those things that you have to have. If you know a legal professional who isn’t using Dropbox or any of the other cloud storage services, then make backups easy for him with a 1 or 2 TB hard drive.
A Tiny Personal Tracking Device: It would be a shame to lose your iPad, laptop or other expensive tech device. Tile is a tiny new device that helps keep track of your things. Attach it to anything. When used with the tile mobile app, not only will it help locate your stuff, but the community of Tile users can help you track any lost or stolen item equipped with a Tile. It is a terrific gift for the legal professional who tends to misplace things.
You don’t have to break the bank to get the tech savvy legal professional something practical this year. With technology constantly evolving, it’s important to stay ahead of the curve, so get something you know they need and will use.