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Basic Technology Competence Checklist
A checklist of the knowledge and skills that make up basic technological competence for lawyers.
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Basic Computer Competence
Touch type (i.e., type without looking at the keys).
Navigate your filesystem using File Explorer (Win) or Finder (Mac).
Insert hyperlinks in documents and emails.
Install and remove software.
Convert a Word document to a PDF document.
Scan a multi-page document to PDF.
Use OCR software to recognize text in a PDF document.
Scan for viruses and spyware.
Search your computer (for files, applications, options, etc.).
Remove crapware from your computer.
Remove metadata from your files when necessary.
Basic Internet Competence
Know where your email is stored.
Back up your email.
Search your email.
Explain what the cloud is, and how it is different from the Internet.
Download a file, save it, and then find it.
Install a browser extension.
Comfortable enough with Twitter and Facebook to introduce evidence from those social media platforms during a deposition or trial.
Search Google using advanced search options (e.g., use Google to search wcl.american.edu for PDFs of professors' CVs).
Access cached version of a website from Google or the Wayback Machine.
Basic Data Security Competence
Understand the risks associated with public wi-fi, and how to protect your information.
Turn on the firewall on your computer.
Back up your files automatically and securely to at least two locations: one local and one remote.
Restore your files from both of your backup sources.
Encrypt files stored in the cloud if necessary.
Explain whether an email is more like a postcard or a letter in a sealed envelope.
Basic E-Discovery Competence
Explain what native format means, its significance to e-discovery, and what kind of information might be lost if documents are produced in a non-native format such as printouts or PDF documents.
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