Technology for Legal Practice

Tinder-like hiring app (currently only available in UK)

Free service for analyzing suspicious files and website URLs. Scans for viruses and malware but know that any file that is scanned becomes part of their database of secure or suspicious files so should not be used with client documents or files containing sensitive information.

Create signup slots to book appointments with those in and outside VU community

a. Similar to Signup Genius except it integrates with your Outlook calendar. You don’t have to pick time slots—it just shows your open time periods on Outlook and updates in real time, removing previously open periods as you add new appointments. Can access via phone app as well.

Free meeting scheduler. Sign up for free account and sync Google, Outlook and other calendars to facilitate meeting planning. Create a meeting or share your calendar so others even outside your organization can view when you are free or busy (actual appointments not displayed, just that not available). Can designate who can see calendar and what hours (i.e. limit to work hours/work week)

Meeting organizer sets up a poll, listing dates that work with the organizer's schedule. Meeting participants then select which time slots are also open for them. Facilitates scheduling without going back and forth about availability

Reformats webpages into clean copies for printing or emailing and offers a pdf option. Offers browser add-on or button to make it easier.

Screen capture add-on for Chrome browser. Let's you take snippets from web sites and use in email, PowerPoint, word etc. Good for taking small pieces of a site rather than using the "print screen" option on keyword which may require cropping.

Only $12.50/users per month (with annual commitment)

Faculty, staff and students may access Office 365 and its programs for free with Villanova login. Programs included: Outlook, OneDrive, OneNote, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Sway and many others!

Convert pdfs into an editable form by uploading file, linking to pdf URL, or pulling it from your email. Free trial for basic editing or purchase subscription for e-sign and other security options. Price ranges from $6-$15/mo depending on features desired.

Sign up for free trial--size of files and number that can be converted are limited. Full product cost is $70. Is an alternative to Adobe Acrobat DC which can cost $150-$500.

Mark up and share PDFs, Microsoft Office files, images and even webpages. App cost is $9.99

Cloud storage for images, documents and other file types. Free plan allows up to 25 users who can all collaborate on documents and create task lists and more. Offers encryption and two-factor authentication to heighten file security. Paid version ($5 per user/month) provides an "audit" trail to track when and who made changes along with user statistics and analytics to track productivity or document access and other advanced features.