Category Archives: For Legal Professionals
Law Practice Today: Time Management Tips & Technology
The July 2011 edition of Law Practice Today, the webzine of the ABA’s Law Practice Management Section, is out and includes the following technology and time-management articles: FEATURES Technology To Make Your Life Easier And More Secure By Ernest Svenson. Quick … Continue reading
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How Lawyers Can Save Money Now By Going Paperless
I do my best to add some insight to this topic in an article published in this month’s edition of Law Practice Today, the webzine of the ABA’s Law Practice Management section. How to Save Money Now By Going Paperless.
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Social Media & Legal Ethics
Readers interested in the various ethical implications relating to the use (and nonuse) of social-media by legal professionals also may be interested in a just-published law review article on the topic. The article is published in the current edition of … Continue reading
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Attention All Lawyers: Don’t Be a Jerk
Stories of incivility, unfortunately, are far from uncommon in the legal profession. And most lawyers have personally experienced the challenges of an unprofessional or unkind opposing counsel. I am thankful to not have had very many such experiences. I have … Continue reading
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Lawyer’s Not-So-Standard Out-Of-Office Message
Admittedly, I struggle with my out-of-office message. I fancy myself to be the non-standard, non-boring lawyer type and I cringe to think that my out-of-office autoreply message may reflect otherwise. But I also worry that this is not the place … Continue reading
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Another Vote for Lawyers’ Adaptation of Technology
Getting lawyers to adapt new technology is no easy feat. Why this is so, I suppose, is best left to trained psychologists. If asked to guess, though, I’d speculate that it’s because, as a group, lawyers tend to be more … Continue reading
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Electronic Briefs: A few things to consider
“E-briefs” or Electronic Briefs have been quite the conversation starter among lawyers recently. For those lawyers who practice in federal court, e-briefs, generally speaking, are not a new idea. Those of us who use PACER, the federal courts’ electronic filing … Continue reading
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Social-Media Policies for Law Firms
Social media is everywhere and its ability to produce a negative impact on your law firm is just as great as its ability to generate a positive one. Be sure to educate your employees on the proper use of these … Continue reading
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Survey on Courts and Social Media
The Conference of Court Public Information Officers (CCPIO), has released the results of an important survey about the role of social media in the courts. The survey, New Media and the Courts: The Current Status and a Look at the … Continue reading
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Faster than the Speed of Light . . . the Digital Lawyer
Jim Calloway has a great article on Lawyers USA, in which he offers various reasons why lawyers can no longer rely on paper files. Each of his points are spot on. There’s one that I’d like to elaborate on, though. … Continue reading
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