From typewriters to the cloud, here is a list of 10 technologies that have changed the practice of law as we know it today!

1. computerized
legal research
1983
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TECHNOLOGIES
practice of law
10
T H A T H A V E C H A N G E D T H E
5 word
processing
1980
1
typewriters
1867
The first
standard
typewriter
weighed
15-25 lbs.
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Xerox_914.jpg
copiers 19602
THE XEROX 914
MODEL WEIGHED
650-POUNDS.
3 facsimilie
machines
1964
Took 6
minutes to
fax one sheet
of paper.
desktop
computers
1977
4
The first
computer
from Tandy
Corp. cost
$600.
source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WordPerfect#mediaviewer/File:Wordperfect-5.1-dos.png
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandy_Corporation
#mediaviewer/File:Tandy_1400_LT.jpg
internet
mid-1990s
8 It took the radio
38 years, the
television 13
years, and the
World Wide Web 4
years to reach 50
million users.
source: flickr.com @lino1959
source: http://www.investorsinpeople.co.uk/
resources/ideas/engaging-communication
7
laptops
1986
The first IBM
laptop weighed
12 lbs., cost
$1,995, and had
256K Random
Access Memory. source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/
thumb/9/9a/Ibm-convertible.jpg/280px-Ibm-convertible.jpg
9
mobile revolution
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fax#mediaviewer/File:Dacom_DFC-10.jpg
WordPerect was
first released
in 1980.
both lexis and
westlaw
became
accessible via
PCs in 1983.
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlackBerry#mediaviewer/
File:Collection_of_old_phones_and_PDA-BlackBerry.jpg
1999
Blackberry got
its name from
the keypad
which looked
like the seeds
of a fruit.
All
advertisements
for the
iPhone show a
time of 9:42.
2007
SOURCES:
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/typewriter.aspx
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Xerox_Corp.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fax | http://www.statisticbrain.com/internet-statistics/
http://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/computer.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WordPerfect | http://www.esoftload.info/blackberry-unknown-facts-and-fun-information
http://hightechhistory.com/2009/04/02/this-day-april-3-1986-ibm-introduces-the-first-laptop-computer/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet | http://www.omgfacts.com/lists/27/6-Little-Known-Facts-About-IPhones/6
http://www.lawsitesblog.com/2010/02/chronology-of-legal-technology-1842.html
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2006/08/24/announcing-amazon-elastic-compute-cloud-amazon-ec2---beta/
Amazon EC2, a service
that provides resizable
computing capacity in
the cloud, was released
in beta in 2006.
The first blackberry email pager.
The first smartphone, the iPhone.
Mechanized the
writing process and
greatly increased
transcription speed.
Eliminated carbon
copies, saving time
and reducing
printing costs.
Increased
communication
speed and reduced
mailing costs
substantially.
Revolutionized
information and
knowledge
management
and data storage.
Made typewriters
obsolete and
greatly decreased
the time needed to
create and revise
documents, saving
time and money.
Increased research
speed and
efficiency while
eliminating the
need to maintain
costly law libraries.
Lawyers were no
longer chained to
their desks and
could work
from anywhere.
Revolutionized
communication,
interaction, and the
way that business
was conducted.
Smartphones and tablets made
a truly mobile office possible,
allowing lawyers to access
case-related information from
anywhere at anytime.
Cloud computing greatly increased computing
power and efficiency while reducing computing
costs, making the mobile revolution possible
and leveling the playing field, allowing solo and
small law firms to compete with larger firms in
ways never before seen.
cloud computing
revolution 2006
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