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April 2013: Adapting to a Mobile World

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MOBILE COMPUTING IN THE SMALL FIRM ob ing omput le i by Nathan Smith of McKee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C. Almost without anyone noticing, a paradigm shift has occurred in the way we think about mobile computing. A little over 10 years ago, mobile computing meant working from a physical place that was not your office — usually a hotel, home office or client site. Now, mobile computing means working virtually anywhere: on the train, in a café or while waiting at the doctor's office. The BlackBerry started this shift in our work; anywhere expectations, new devices, pervasive Wi-Fi, improvements in cellular data speeds and technologies, power-saving processors and battery improvements are taking the idea of mobility to new heights. RIDING THE MOBILE WAVE At McKee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C., a small firm with fewer than 20 attorneys, we have always put a value on having some mobility. Originally this meant laptops with dial-in capability. In the late '90s, we were quick to adopt the original BlackBerry in the small pager form-factor, realizing this was a way to increase client responsiveness. Soon BlackBerry devices were everywhere in the legal profession, and increased responsiveness became the norm. Laptops continue to be a mainstay in our firm. While some firms have moved away from laptops, we find

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