My .latest Lawyers USA column has just been published. It is What to keep in your employee files: A small law firm's guide. Many small firm lawyers do not have well-documented files on their employees. Thanks to Detroit lawyer Rebecca Simkins giving us some tips on how to keep these files appropriately.
April 2010
New Lawyer Experience Program Set for Oklahoma City
Today 65 new lawyers were sworn in as members of the Oklahoma Bar Association. Next Tuesday, April 27, many of them will be attending a free program we put on called The New Lawyer Experience. You can see the complete program schedule online here. Several states have these these "transition to practice" programs and…
Are you still faxing?
Well, if your office is like most law offices, you still have the trusty fax machine and a business phone line dedicated to your fax number. You may not be motivated to change that at the moment, but I hope to make you reconsider that with a few links and a few observations. Failing that, I want…
From Departing Employees to the Digital Edge to Diversity
What do all of those things have in common? They were all featured topics in the April 2010 edition of Law Practice Today.
Sharon Nelson and I posted our 30th Digtal Edge: Lawyers and Technology podcast "ABA TECHSHOW – It's a Wrap." There have been other post-TECHSHOW articles and blog posts. But Sharon and…
ABA TECHSHOW 2010 Wrap-up
Last week ABA TECHSHOW 2010 was held. Although I've never met an ABA TECHSHOW I didn't like, this one was outstanding and special. Congratulations to Debbie Foster and the rest of the TS planning board. Congratulations are due as well to the attendees, vendors and rest of the ABA TECHSHOW community. In a time when…