November 2007

I know there are other search engine options besides Google, but Google still dominates the search engine landscape. Most lawyers are proficient at using search engines because the techniques are not that different from digital legal research. But power searching is one area where the poor need to improve and the good can always get

This month I decided to put together a legal technology quiz. Take the quiz here.

I will confess up front that entertainment was the primary goal here rather than true benchmarking of knowledge. Nevertheless, if you get a 3 or 4, you might have some cause for concern. I will note that the best possible

One of the bad things about having a blog now is the PR e-mail you receive.

"Hi Jim, I read your blog all the time. Here’s my latest piece of corporate promotional crap. Would you please give it free publicity for me?" (No offense intended to those who actually do read my blog all the

You have just finished typing an e-mail. You look it over and make sure there are no errors and it is addressed to the right person. It’s ready to go. So you grab your mouse and ……..  Well, wait there’s a better way. The mouse is great when you want to choose between several options.

Today the Oklahoma Bar Association announces its latest member benefit- law firm merchant accounts for credit card processing for its members. There is no more need to spend time dealing with issues about the service charges on retainers and other trust account deposits and no more depositing of small checks just to cover service charges.