We hear a lot about big data these days. But what about our "little data?" By that I mean the routine information that we discard because we have never thought of trying to capture it. Here's my post on Attorney@Work Big Data, Little Data: It’s All Useful Data where I discuss how using document automation
My Big Idea: Shall We Cut to the Chase?
If you are wondering how something can be both a cliché and a big new idea, I'll concede that is a good question. Bear with me.
Since 2013, Law Practice Magazine has featured its "Big Ideas" themed issue in July. I was the issue editor on the first issue and, since then, that has been
Automated Document Assembly is Critical for Law Firms
Your attention is directed to Choosing a Document Automation System by Marc Lauritsen via AttorneyatWork. I've know Marc for many years and he is a recognized expert in this field. So it is very significant that he has shared his goal-setting checklist with us. 
Lawyers are often chided as a group for not responding
Your Document Czar and Other Big Ideas
The Annual Big Ideas issue of Law Practice Magazine is out. Topics include the inevitability of cloud computing, the Uberization of law, whether our ethical rules stifle innovation, crafting a proper partnership agreement and much more. You can read the articles from the July/August 2015 Law Practice Magazine for free online, but as
Lawyers, Did You Know Your Kindle Can Do This?
(Jim's Note: I don't host guest posts here. So please, PR firms, don't flood my inbox with guest post requests. I delete them all unread anyway. But when Elaine Dowling shared this Kindle tip with me, I decided to make an exception to my rule and share the following. Thank for you for the contribution
Microsoft Office 365 for Lawyers podcast
So what do you know about Microsoft Office 365? It is a way to convince you to get Office with an annual subscription payment instead of buying the software when you choose, right? It is in the cloud, right? Well, you may know some truths about Office 365, but you probably don't know "the whole
Release of Office on iPhone shows Microsoft is “still crazy after all these years”
When I first started doing law office technology tips, bashing Microsoft was an easy way to get laughs. Most lawyers used WordPerfect and viewed changing to the less-powerful Microsoft Word as completely illogical. And most importantly, there was no reveal codes feature. The legal community loved reveal codes as a quick and easy way to
Saving Emails as PDF Files
Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Outlook work together in many nice ways. A great tip for archiving Outlook folders is to right click on them and select "Convert [Folder Name] to Adobe PDF." Then you can have all of those emails and attachments in a single PDF file and delete the folder from Outlook.
As I
Email Issues For Lawyers: Four Not-So-Frequently Asked Questions
Email Issues For Lawyers Today is my column in this month's Oklahoma Bar Journal.
Dealing with email is a challenge for many business professionals. I actually intended to write this piece about something that was related, but I was inspired by a blog post by Erik Mazzone, Should Lawyers Use Encrypted Email? and something very
Video Law Practice Tip: Search, Don’t Sort in Microsoft Outlook
While zero inbox is a great goal for e-mail management, it seems to be an unattainable goal for many of us. Even those who claim success at this usually do it by moving e-mail from the Inbox to other Outlook folders, some of which may be pretty full. So this video tip is very brief (just