Well, the ABA Journal has really improved its online content this year and this week’s new feature is the Blawg 100, which features "the 100 best Web sites by lawyers, for lawyers, as chosen by the editors of the ABA Journal." So you can click on the link above and go vote for your
November 2007
Site of the Week: GoogleGuide
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…
Reid Trautz’s 2007 Holiday Gift Guide for Lawyers
Just in time for the kickoff of holiday shopping season is Reid Trautz’s 2007 Holiday Gift Guide for Lawyers. It includes lots of interesting ideas for presents for lawyers and laypeople alike, delivered with Reid’s typical understated humorous style. "OK, I want that and that and …."
Courtney Kennaday, Practice Management Advisor for the…
Test Your Legal Technology IQ
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…
Idea for a gift for a lawyer
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…
An Outlook Keyboard Shortcut You Should Use Every Day
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.
Oklahoma Bar Offers Law Firm Merchant Account Member Benefit
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.