The Big Ideas issue of Law Practice Magazine is an incredible resource. (July/August 2013 Issue) I say that with a great deal of pride as John Simek and I were the guest editors of the issue. We had a great team helping us. The great news is that you can get this issue free on
Law Firm Management
How People Search for Lawyers: The Consumer Law Revolution
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In the early days of the Internet, some lawyers did very well for themselves by being among the first to have a website or a blog. As more law firms launched web pages and it became a more crowded field, search engine results became more important. Schemes and tricks to move up in search results…
Future-Proofing Your Law Firm
By Jim Calloway on
I am pleased to announce that I have a new column in Law Practice Magazine, starting with its May-June 2013 "Professionalism" issue.
The column is Practice Management Advice and the first offering is Future-Proofing Your Law Firm.
There has been a lot of change and upheaval in the legal profession. This column outlines…
How many does it take to change a light bulb?
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Q. How many ministers does it take to change a light bulb?
A. It depends on whether the light bulb is really willing to change!
The same is true for lawyers and law firms.
I've been knee-deep in reviewing materials on change, particularly lawyer and law firm change, for a few months now for a…
The Stress-Free Law Practice
By Jim Calloway on
Does the label "The Stress-Free Law Practice" make you think of unicorns, vampires and other mythical things? Many, if not most, lawyers believe that a large amount of stress just goes along with the important matters that law firms are handling.
Read The Stress-Free Law Practice, my column this month in the Oklahoma Bar Journal, to…
What I am Reading Today (Legal Ethics and Money)
By Jim Calloway on
I know "what I'm reading" is not a great title for a blog post. But I've noted a lot of good reading material that I wanted to pass along to you today.
Law Society of British Columbia's Cloud Computing Checklist Lawyers are quite correctly concerned about cloud computing because law practices deal with confidential client.
Opening a New Law Practice – New resources
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The articles from "Opening a Law Practice" issue of the Oklahoma Bar Journal, published in October 2012 are now all available online. Enjoy and share this post with others, especially a lawyer or law student who is contemplating setting up a law practice.
- Starting Solo – From Oath to My Own Office
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Law Firm Profitability Today
By Jim Calloway on
As I told a group of law students last week, the practice of law is an honored profession and an essential part of one of the three branches of government. But, at the same time, a law firm is a business. It has income and expenses. One goal is to make a profit for the…
Rethinking the roles of your law firm’s support staff (and more resources for the lawyer-employer)
By Jim Calloway on
Earlier this year, I wrote a column for Lawyer's USA about Rethinking the roles of your law firm’s support staff. In many small or medium-sized law firms, the staff is divided between secretaries and legal assistants, with perhaps a receptionist or billing clerk. With the many complex tasks that are required in a law…
We’re All Legal Technologists Now
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That headline must strike fear in the hearts of some lawyers, who already feel that they have to follow too many recent developments in the law. But this week the American Bar Association House of Delegates passed several Amendments to the Model Rules of Professional Conduct relating to lawyer's knowledge about technology. Yes, I remember…