Email has become the bane of many lawyers’ existence. Like kudzu in the South of many years ago, it can quickly grow to overwhelm everything in its path, choking your inbox and strangling your will to continue to practice law. As we’ve moved from paper-based systems of documents to electronic ones, the task of organizing,
Read MoreThe Alabama State Bar is once again offering discounts for bar members who would like to attend ABA TECHSHOW 2015 in Chicago, April 16-18. This 3 day CLE conference and legal technology expo offers more than 50 educational sessions in tracks such as Litigation/EDiscovery, Paperless, Cloud, Security, Mobile and Practice Management. There will also be
Read MoreWhether you are brand new to the practice of law or have been practicing for a while, come learn about the barriers to wealth construction that lawyers face, how to get your financial house in order, and how to protect your nest egg as you watch it grow. As a part of CLE Alabama’s Bridge
Read MoreCosmoLex, one of the Alabama State Bar’s newest member benefits, has just made it easier for you to stay on top of practice management functions with the release of CosmoLex Cloud, a comprehensive cloud-based practice management tool. Receive an additional 5% lifetime discount along with the regular 10% ASB discount when you sign up by
Read MoreDesigned for both the new attorney looking to hang a shingle and established practitioners thinking of leaving a firm to start a solo practice, Solo Out of the Gate, a 6 CLE credit hour program (1 ethics hour) on October 17th from Cumberland School of Law, will cover everything you need to know to get
Read MoreIf Casemaker looks a little different today, it’s because Casemaker’s premium services are now available to all ASB members without charge. As a part of our contract extension, you will now have access to a suite of tools that makes research faster and easier in addition to Casemaker’s broad and comprehensive libraries, which cover all
Read MoreAs more and more firms decide it’s time to upgrade their current version of Microsoft Office, they’re confronted with the decision of whether or not to move to Office 365. Thankfully, Microsoft Office 365 for Lawyers: A Practical Guide to Options and Implementation by Ben Schorr has come along just in time to help with
Read MoreThat’s the come-on for the latest offering from Amazon. Some people claim that Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s insatiably driven CEO, is determined to conquer every market segment of the economy, one by one, and to do it by undercutting the existing price structure in that segment. While that’s probably a little overblown, Amazon does seem to
Read MoreAs a new bar year begins the theme of “back to basics” seems to be coming up over and over. ASB President Rich Raleigh has adopted it as his guiding principle for the upcoming year, and it offers a lot of room for thought and improvement in both the way lawyers practice and in the
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