Discussions about Alternative Business Structures (ABS) in law firms often produce a lot of spirited debates, especially when the proposals about this idea are discussed by American Bar Association entities. Generally ABS refers to various different ideas about non-lawyer ownership or management of law firms. Last year when the ABA Commission on the Future of
January 2017
GMail Phishing Attack is Sophisticated and Scary. Protect Yourself
This week we learned of a new Gmail phishing attack that is sophisticated, ingenious and is going to compromise a lot of Gmail accounts. Read the Forbes story This Gmail Phishing Attack Is Fooling Even Savvy Users and then share either this blog post or that story with those you know who might be using …
Client Confidentiality, Personal Privacy and Digital Security
Data security and keeping confidential information confidential is an area of concern for everyone who uses computers and the Internet.
The number of online threats continue to multiply and the average computer user has to be aware of some basic precautions. For my column Client Confidentiality, Personal Privacy and Digital Security, I tried to …
The Four Corners of Law Practice Management
What is the meaning of law practice management today?
In the Jan./Feb 2017 issue of Law Practice Magazine, I try to briefly provide a framework of the basics in my column, the Four Corners of Law Practice Management. Can you guess my four corners? Well, most members of the ABA Law Practice Division …
12 years of blogging at Jim Calloway’s Law Practice Tips
It was on January 2, 2005 that I launched Jim Calloway's Law Practice Tips. So this week the blog is 12 years old. Happy Blogiversary to me and to my loyal readers, some of whom have been with me for all of the 12 years.
One of the reasons I wanted to mention this landmark…