title: The Lawyer's Guide to PCLaw Software
author: Steven J. Best
description: <span><span style="font-weight:bold;">Steven J. Best</span><span> is an attorney and a founding partner of the Affinity Consulting Group, a well-known and well-respected law office practice management and technology company. With an educational background in law, accounting and economics, Steve consults with law firms throughout the United States on law office software as well as sophisticated practice management and document management issues.</span></span><br /><br /><span><span>After practicing law for ten years, Steve began his career as a legal technology consultant helping lawyers and their staff understand PCLaw. Although hed not used PCLaw in his practice, he immediately recognized PCLaw as an outstanding time billing and accounting software system made for law firms of all disciplines. Because of an undergraduate concentration in accounting, Steves understanding of debits and credits, coupled with his experience as an attorney, made PCLaw a natural fit for his consulting practice. Steve is also a certified consultant/trainer, maintaining certifications in many law office software products including time/billing/ accounting, practice management, document management, PDF production, document assembly and paperless office packages. Steve also is a national speaker at many CLE programs throughout the US and Canada. Steve is currently the vice-chair of the 2015 ABA TechShow planning board, and is slated to be the chair of the 2016 TechShow planning board. He is also an active member of theABAs Law Practice Management Division. In his free time, Steve enjoys composing music, playing piano, running, cooking, and has recently started appreciating the art of Yoga. He is married and has two children.</span></span>
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  [simplicity= sanity](LawsSimplicity32_split_002.htm#LinkTarget_9378)
  
  
  
  
  
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  [TEN LAWS](LawsSimplicity32_split_002.htm#LinkTarget_9414)
  
  
  
  
  
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  [THREE KEYS](LawsSimplicity32_split_002.htm#LinkTarget_9414)
  
  
  
  
  
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  [W H O M I S T H I S B O O K F O R
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  [H O W - T O U S E T H I S B O O
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  [A C K N O W L E D G M E N T
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  [Law 1 Reduce](LawsSimplicity32_split_002.htm#LinkTarget_9463)
  
  
  
  
  
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  [Law 2 Organize](LawsSimplicity32_split_002.htm#LinkTarget_9572)
  
  
  
  
  
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  [Law 3 Time](LawsSimplicity32_split_002.htm#LinkTarget_9739)
  
  
  
  
  
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  [Law 4 Learn](LawsSimplicity32_split_002.htm#LinkTarget_9834)
  
  
  
  
  
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  [Law 5 Differences](LawsSimplicity32_split_002.htm#LinkTarget_9927)
  
  
  
  
  
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  [Law 6 Context](LawsSimplicity32_split_002.htm#LinkTarget_9998)
  
  
  
  
  
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  [Law 7 Emotion](LawsSimpl