So I’m just back from a fabulous ABA TECHSHOW. A lot of tasks have accumulated in my absence. Emergencies were handled remotely with today’s technology. But, ABA TECHSHOW, at least the way many of us do it, is a dawn to late night experience, so things that can wait do wait. Long ago
Time-Saving Microsoft Word Customizations and Tools
I recently published Time-Saving Microsoft Word Customizations and Tools in the Oklahoma Bar Journal. As Barron Henley of Affinity Consulting frequently notes, one of the challenges of Microsoft Word is that you can work with it for years and your skills won’t improve much because so many of the powerful tools within Word are hidden
OBA Program on Delivering Limited Scope Services (aka Unbundled Services) Effectively and Safely
Our citizens all deserve equal access to justice. Those with financial means can afford the best representation. There are many who can afford to pay something for a lawyer’s help but cannot afford full representation. Next Friday, August 18, OBA Practice Management Advisor Darla Jackson and I teach a three-hour program on Delivering Limited Scope
Trust Accounting Tips – A Podcast and a Seminar
Trust account management is an important subject for lawyers in private practice and our Digital Edge podcast Trust Accounting for Lawyers has some great information and tips from a 
knowledgeable authority. Sheila Blackford is an attorney and practice management advisor for the Oregon State Bar Professional Liability Fund. She is also the author of an
Technology Talk with Azerbaijan Lawyers
Last week I had the extreme pleasure to meet with a delegation of Azerbaijan lawyers to discuss law office technology. I learned a couple of things that may be of interest to you.
These lawyers were visiting the United States as a part of the Open World leadership program and were sponsored by Rotary Club
The Holidays Bring More Email Threats
Last week many Oklahoma Bar members received an email with a subject line of "Oklahoma Bar Association Complaint." Of course it was a fake. Our General Counsel's office does not send out these types of official notices by email. But cyber criminals hope that the surprise and horror at reading a complaint has been filed
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
Practice Management Shootout at the OK BAR
There won’t be guns blazing or blazing saddles, but there is going to be a shootout at the OBA Solo and Small Firm Conference on June 19, 2015. We are excited to be hosting Practice Management Shootout at the OK BAR, featuring six of the top practice management solutions for lawyers.
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Navigating the Changing Legal Landscape
The November 2014 issue of the Oklahoma Bar Journal featured a theme of “Navigating the Changing Legal 
Profession.” There are a number of noteworthy articles contained in this issue and it is our pleasure to share them with you. Download PDF of the entire issue.
Adapting to Change in Legal Education
By Valerie K.
Thinking About Tomorrow
I’ve spend a lot of time thinking about tomorrow-the legal profession’s tomorrow. This week at the Oklahoma Bar Association Annual Meeting, I get to spend several hour teaching and learning at a CLE program I organized called Tools for Tomorrow’s Lawyers, I also get to moderate a breakfast panel on the future of the legal