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Don’t Get Caught With Your [Redacted] Down!
- Filed Under: Practice Management
With the advent of e-filing, e-discovery and e-production, redaction has moved from something any lawyer can do with a big, fat black Magic Marker to a techno-legal skill-set that has become more…
Read MoreCan John Wooden’s Seven Principles Make You a Better Lawyer?
- Filed Under: Practice Management
The airwaves on Saturday were filled with the sad news of the death of John Wooden, legendary coach of the UCLA basketball team. I’m not a huge sports fan, but as I…
Read MoreMust Read: Time Management for Attorneys
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I’ve read a lot of time management books, so when Time Management for Attorneys: A Lawyer’s Guide to Decreasing Stress, Eliminating Interruptions & Getting Home on Time by Mark Powers and Shawn…
Read MorePay Your Legal Assistant’s Dues, Make Yourself Happy
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I’ve been after my legal assistant, Kristi Skipper, to provide a guest post for The Last Word. She has graciously done so, and here, in her own words, are her Top 5…
Read MoreAlabama Launches ACIS Online
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Most Alabama attorneys recently received an email inviting them to review the Alabama Appellate Courts’ new online service, ACIS Online, by signing up for a free Level III Trial Subscription. The service…
Read MoreWork Smarter, Go Home Sooner
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If you’re not already doing so, one of the most productive (and cost effective) technology changes that you can make is to add a second monitor to your computer. Adding a second…
Read MoreFriday Reading: What Lawyers Can Learn from Dentists
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Every once in a while you read something and all you can say about it is, “Wow! I wish I’d written that!” Beverly Michaelis is a Practice Management Advisor with the Oregon…
Read MoreDon’t Let Pro Bono Work Overwhelm You!
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Many lawyers justify their lax client screening and credit policies in the name of pro bono work. I know I certainly did when I was in private practice. When they charge off…
Read MoreGet Onboard with Document Automation, But Proceed with Care
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Two pieces of information converged today to convince me that lawyers, particularly solo and small firm lawyers, must learn to use document automation software if they are to survive, and that the…
Read MoreCasemaker 2.2: Changes You Need To Know About
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Casemaker 2.2, an enhancement to both the Casemaker database and legal research engine, went live for Alabama State Bar Members the week of March 22, 2010. So far we are getting good…
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