Category Archives: Technology

Improving your Internet Connection at Home

Posted on September 18, 2020 by Debbie Ginsberg

When I wasn’t working at home, my internet connection was just fine in my house.  However, with two kids and me all competing for bandwidth, we realized we needed a faster connection.   We went from 200 MBPS (megabytes per second) … Continue reading →

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Welcome 1Ls & Transfers: New Library Resources

Posted on August 14, 2020 by Debbie Ginsberg

Welcome to Chicago-Kent!  Below you will find the information you need to access library materials including Westlaw, Lexis, West Academic Study Aids (WASA), Procertas, and CALI. Please set up your accounts now and let us know if you experience any problems.  

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Congrats to our Procertas Winners and Keep on Learning Legal Tech!

Posted on June 17, 2020 by Debbie Ginsberg

Congratulations to our Procertas Word Brief Raffle winners: Ricardo Santiago Juan Elizabeth Camilo Destiny Collins Mariana Purpura Emily Dybas Elizabeth Cannon  Samantha McHugh If you didn’t get a chance to try out Procertas yet, you can still work on learning … Continue reading →

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ABA TECHSHOW 2020 – February 26-29

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Debbie Ginsberg

How many events can claim to take place on Feb. 29?  Techshow 2020 can! Are you looking for a quick way to get up to speed on the latest legal technology?  ABA hosts an annual Techshow in Chicago.  This conference provides one … Continue reading →

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A Library Raffle for CK Students Using Procertas – Win SB Gift Cards!

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Debbie Ginsberg

What is Procertas? In practice, lawyers need to use Word skills to create professional briefs. We teach these skills in class, but by using the Procertas Word Brief Module, you can practice and learn additional skills at your own pace.   … Continue reading →

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Introducing Procertas: Learn Word, Excel & More

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Debbie Ginsberg

This year, the Law Library is pleased to offer a new tool, Procertas, to help you learn law office technologies such as Word, Excel, and PDF that are important tech skills to become an efficient lawyer.  Continue reading →

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Redactions: Wins vs. Fails

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Debbie Ginsberg

Are you smarter than Paul Manafort’s lawyers?  You may remember earlier this year in the Manafort case attorneys put black boxes on sensitive information.  They thought they had added redactions. It turned out that anyone could copy and paste that information.   Take … Continue reading →

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1Ls: Appellate Brief Help for Word’s Table of Authorities

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Emily Barney

This week and next, our two tech librarians Emily Barney and Debbie Ginsberg are visiting our legal writing classes to offer hands-on workshops to help 1Ls with formatting their appellate brief assignments. In this post I’ll share two tools and … Continue reading →

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Creating Flashcards with Quizlet

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Debbie Ginsberg

Want to make sure you retain what you learn? One of the most effective strategies is to create your own study materials. This is true when studying for exams and as you go through your readings for class.  While outlines … Continue reading →

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Take back your time with iOS settings

Posted on January 2, 2019 by Debbie Ginsberg

iPhone users: have you taken advantage of all the time-saving features built into your phone’s settings? If you’re a long-time user, you may have missed a few of these newer options that came with more recent updates. Do Not Disturb … Continue reading →

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