Published By Jim Calloway
I know that many of you receive the magazine Law Practice, which is the official magazine of the ABA Law Practice Management Section. If you do not receive the magazine and would like to receive it, this post will tell you how.
First of all, if you are a member of the American Bar…
One of my favorite projects with the Oklahoma Bar Association is our annual OBA Solo and Small Firm Conference. It is a great opportunity for these lawyers to enjoy CLE targeted to their needs. There is also a good amount of networking and potential for referrals. Whenever possible, I’ve tried to help other bar association…
I’ve been meaning to encourage you to download and read InnovAction, a great new e-publication on law firm innovation and creativity from the College of Law Practice Management. Now it is 4:59 p.m. Friday and I’m ready to head out. Luckily Dennis Kennedy explains so well why you need to download it and provides…
Several days ago I received an e-mail from Patrick J. McKenna about the release of his free new e-book, First 100 Days: Transitioning a New Managing Partner. You can read the brief book online in an interesting format from NXTBook at this location (loading will take a minute) or print or download it. Patrick McKenna…
Law.com has a great article on the changing role of law librarians within law firms, Law Librarians Look Beyond the Books. The shift from pure legal search to a mix of legal and factual research should not surprise anyone who has been paying attention.
I have several good friends and colleagues who do similar work for other state bars and Canadian law societies. We have some great discussions via e-mail. Recently we had a lengthy discussion about who or what answers your phone. For many law firms, economic reality dictates that the firm should no longer pay a full-time…
Many people now participate in online communities of interest. Getting several opinions when you have a question about something is good, whether you do it in the courthouse snack bar or electronically. I’ve mentioned Solosez before as an example of a large online community, primarily of lawyers, that operates via an electronic mailing list. Well…
I wanted to write an article about end of year tax planning and business tasks that should be completed before year end. Unfortunately, I lack the expertise to write such an article. So I talked Oklahoma City attorney and CPA Ken Klingenberg into helping me out with the subject for my monthly column in the…
"Managing Clients’ Funds and Avoiding Ethical Problems" by Jayne B. Tyrrell and Stephen M. Casey is our Website of the Week this week. Admittedly this is a little different type of Website. It’s really just a hypertext-linked CLE paper on trust accounting. But, considering that a number of lawyers get into trouble with trust accounting…
The November issue of Law Practice Today has been posted. It contains the usual assortment of helpful articles including such topics as law firm culture, strategic planning and "Eight Things Keeping Law Firm Management Awake at Night". But the feature I really want you to notice is one on the abundance of law…