What if you were asked to design a complete continuing legal education program about a very important topic where you thought you knew a fair amount about the topic? Well, here’s mine – Tools for Tomorrow’s Lawyers — and you are welcome to attend, either in person or via webcast November 12, 2014 at the
Technology Trends
New iPhone 6 Appears to Make Both iOS and Android Users Happy
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Jeff Richardson of iPhoneJD.com posts Why lawyers will love the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
Jeff Taylor of DroidLawyer.com posts Android Lawyers Won’t Love the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
They each posted respectful comments on each other's posts. So both camps can be happy with their respective phones.
Personally I am…
Recent Technology News and Developments for 2014
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Get your technology news update here. Recent Technology News and Developments for 2014 is my column for the August "Back to School" issue of the Oklahoma Bar Journal. I cover lots of tech developments with some serious and some not-so-serious commentary on these items. Lawyers who took the summer off from reading tech news can…
Visualizing Document Automation: Five Steps For Success – Free Webinar!
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Visualizing Document Automation: Five Steps For Success is a free one-hour webinar sponsored by the folks at The Form Tool. It is set for Thursday, July 31st at 10:00 a.m. CDT. I shared this information with a few of my colleagues yesterday and when I began this blog post, I learned that my friend…
The Three Professors- Henderson, Susskind and Harper
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This post may not have the lyrical flair of The Three Tenors, but hopefully you will find something useful (if not quite musical) by following the fusion of the thoughts of the three law professors that I recommend to you today.
Earlier this summer, I was honored to be asked to give the keynote…
T-Shaped Lawyers and Sea Monsters
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The annual Big Ideas issue of Law Practice Magazine is officially a “big deal.” Some of you will recall that I spent much time last year promoting the 2013 Big Ideas issue of Law Practice Magazine. (I served as a co-guest editor.) I’m just as enthusiastic about 2014 Big Ideas issue of Law Practice Magazine.
GPSOLO: Law Practice 2020
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Law Practice 2020 is the theme of the May/June Issue of GPSOLO Magazine and I would be telling you that you need to read this one from cover to cover even if it didn't include my guest GP Mentor column, "The Future Ain’t What It Used to Be," which is targeted to new lawyers. I…
What We Saw at ABA TECHSHOW 2014
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ABA TECHSHOW 2014 was a great event. There were several attendees from Oklahoma this year, so some of us contributed to an article on What We Saw at ABA TECHSHOW 2014 for the Oklahoma Bar Journal. The online version of the article has lots of links to other resources. Oklahoma lawyers who have already completed…
Ch-ch-changes in Legal Profession
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Every now and then I get some negative reponses when I talk one-on-one to lawyers about upcoming changes in the future of our profession. The most common comment is that the present times are a temporary blip and when the economy gets better, the amount of legal work will increase. Or they say that the…
The Best of Legal Tech for Solos and Small Firms 2014
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This month's Digital Edge podcast covers "The Best of Legal Tech for Solos and Small Firms 2014."
John Simek is our guest, who is the business partner and spouse of my podcast teammate, Sharon Nelson. Together with Michael C. Maschke, they were the authors of The 2014 Solo and Small Firm Legal Technology Guide: Critical…