Law firms are businesses. Businesses should have the goal of being profitable. The September/October 2016 issue of Law Practice Magazine is the annual finance issue. The cover story is 
Increasing Law Firm Profitability by Instilling Values by Katy Goshtasbi. This is a well-written “must read” piece which takes a bit of a different look at
Change is Underway in Law Firms: Here is the proposed agenda for your law firm retreat
Today I’m going to be a bit presumptuous. I’m going to strongly suggest that your law firm needs a retreat to better focus on changes in the legal service marketplace and how law firms should be using their technology today. This is presumptuous to some because many forward thinking lawyers who follow my blog have
Review of Locked Down: Practical Information Security for Lawyers
Information Security is an increasingly important topic. It is also a subject matter where relatively few lawyers have much background or training. Lawyers do have great experience learning from the experts where all types of subject matters are concerned. My friends and colleagues, Sharon Nelson, David Ries and John Simek are experts in this field.
What Lawyers Should Know About Cloud Computing Security Standards
When I speak to lawyers about cloud computing, I still often get the question "But how do I know who is holding my client's information and whether I can trust them?" Generally speaking I tell them there are contractual safeguards so that they should read those providers of the provider agreement closely. I also note
Legal Technology Like It’s 1999
Since the death of Prince you have probably heard the phrase “Party like it’s 1999” recently. I thought I’d spend a few minutes talking about the old days from someone who was actually doing law office technology consulting back in 1999.
In those days you could pretty much keep on top of all legal tech
Pearls of Legal Technology Wisdom for Solo and Small Firms
Those fine folks from AttorneyatWork asked me to offer some reflections on my thoughts after ABA TECHSHOW. Since I had already written one such piece for the Oklahoma Bar Journal (soon 
to be published- watch this blog or the bar journal), I had to decline of course happily accepted, not exactly knowing what I
Poor business practices will embarrass your law firm
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
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
Opening a Modern Law Office: Coping with Today’s Rapidly Changing Law Firm Business Model
Opening a law office is a very different operation today than a few decades ago. In my feature Opening a Modern Law Office: Coping with Today’s Rapidly Changing Law Firm Business Model, I contrast several of the differences between those days and today. A new lawyer having an experienced lawyer to guide them is a