This observation hopefully does not apply to you or your law firm. But the recent blog post Why Your Clients Will Thank You For Investing In Law Practice Management Software from Susan Cartier Liebel really struck a nerve with me. Her husband is a client of a law firm that they believe does great work
March 2016
Podcast: The Lawyer’s Duty of Technology Competence
In this episode of The Digital Edge: Lawyers and Technology, Jim Calloway interviews lawyer and legal technology blogger/podcaster Bob Ambrogi about the lawyer’s duty of technology competence, how it applies to discovery and confidentiality, and how technology can really benefit lawyers too. I always enjoy discussing legal technology with Bob and this podcast is…
ABA TECHSHOW for the real lawyers across the country
ABA TECHSHOW is next week in Chicago. You can still attend even if you haven't pre-registered.
People sometimes question why I promote attendance at ABA TECHSHOW with almost an evangelical fervor. That is sometimes hard to put into words because it is a special and extremely valuable experience.
Kevin O'Keefe, CEO of LexBlog and one…
Avoiding the Pain in Strategic Planning
You need a plan, right? A plan for your career or a business plan for your law firm. As the saying goes, life happens when you are busy making plans. But creating a plan, particularly when there are several people involved is often not as simple as it sounds. So for law firms, the best…
Escaping “The Grind”
Sometimes life (and law practice) can be a grind.
But often it is all about your attitude.
Here are a few tips for escaping the negative feelings of being in a daily grind.
“An ancient bit of large law firm wisdom was that there were three types of lawyers: finders, minders and grinders.” That’s how…