Zoom is very popular because it is easy to use and provides a free version. Most of us now have a fair amount of experience with Zoom and can use it well. But Tessa Davis, whose interests include online learning for the medical profession, published “7 Zoom “hacks” you may not know” on Twitter. I
Productivity Tips
Is It Time to Review Your Trust Accounting Procedures?
By Julie Bays
Oklahoma Bar Association Practice Management Advisor
In 2019, I wrote in an OBA Journal article on trust accounting basics::
“Frequently, lawyers go into private practice thinking more about their representation of clients rather than the business side of the practice. As a matter of fact, it’s quite common to hear lawyers joke
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Lawyer Tech Tips: Things That Go Bump in Legal Tech from Attorney at Work
With Halloween just ahead, Attorney at Work shared a post today on Lawyer Tech Tips: Things That Go Bump in Legal Tech. Contributors included Jim Calloway, Anne Haag, Tom Lambotte, Catherine Sanders Reach, Sharon Nelson and John Simek, and Ben Schorr.
You will find some good advice wrapped around a few spooky stories. But…
Consider These 40 One-Sentence Email Tips
Email is a part of our lives, like it or not. It is great when you need to deliver documents to another state without paying for a courier. But between all the spam, the phishing attempts to attack your computers and an appreciation that most emails contain a request for you to do something when…
Check out the “In The News” Podcast
Our smart phones are so powerful and there are so many apps available for them, it is hard to keep up with everything that is possible.
For iPhone users in the legal profession, Jeff Richardson’s iPhoneJD site has been a resource for many years. If you are interested in a new app, you can go…
Adding a Signature in a Word Document on PC or Mac
Sometimes adding a signature to a document before you print it is a big timesaver. Many lawyers have scanned their signature and added it to their email signature as an image so they can “sign” their emails with their own handwriting.
But you can also do that with a Microsoft Word document. Even if you…
Client Portals: A Must-Have Service for Today’s Law Firms
Recently Attorney at Work published my feature Client Portals: A Must-Have Service for Today’s Law Firms. After I covered this subject at virtual ABA TECHSHOW 2021, they reached out to me to write this feature. If you have not yet read it, I strongly encourage you to do so today. The benefits of providing…
10 Features of Microsoft 365 That Lawyers Love
Our latest Digital Edge Podcast is 10 Features of Microsoft 365 That Lawyers Love featuring Ben Schorr, senior technical writer at Microsoft. Ben has been involved with technology for lawyers for years, having previously served on ABA TECHSHOW planning board. While everyone loves a good Top Ten list, this podcast is really special in that…
Law Office Automation in Minutes – Outlook Quick Steps
Would you invest just a few minutes doing something that will save you minutes each workday afterwards? Outlook users can quickly and easily automate several email actions to run sequentially using Quick Steps..
Open an email in Outlook and you see the Quick Steps in the Ribbon at the top. You can use the arrow…
Takeaways and Tips From ABA TECHSHOW 2021
Attorney@Work posted Takeaways and Tips From ABA TECHSHOW 2021 today.
I was happy to contribute, along with several legal technologists and practice management advisors. If you know me, you know I love ABA TECHSHOW. The takeaways on this featuree are wide-ranging and cover a diverse set of issues. I hope it will inspire you…