Lawyers: CYA When Working from Mobile Devices
By Ruth Carter | May.01.12 | 2 Comments
One of the benefits of being a lawyer with a laptop, tablet or smartphone is that you really can work anywhere with access to Wi-Fi and your files. But the question of security mus[...]
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Sensitive Email? Things to Know Before Hitting Send
By Jim Brashear | Apr.24.12 | 4 Comments
Some lawyers are all a-Twitter about the cloud, but you’ve actually been sending client data into the cloud for years. Email is merely information transmitted via the cloud—and[...]
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Limiting Risk in the Cloud: Smarter SaaS Agreements
By Tom Zuber | Apr.19.12 | 5 Comments
The cloud offers lawyers unparalleled software-as-a-service (SaaS) resources to manage their practices, organize documents and communicate with clients—but it can also blur the b[...]
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What’s in a Law Firm Name?
By William Hornsby | Apr.09.12 | 2 Comments
Sometimes a law firm name tells us a lot. A firm name composed of three guys, some of whom may have passed on, tells us the firm has been around for a while. "The Divorce Clinic" t[...]
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Is Your Business Card Ethical?
By William Hornsby | Mar.13.12 | 2 Comments
We do our best to go paperless, yet there's one small piece of paper that seems to endure: the business card. Of course there are apps to exchange contact information, but I’ve y[...]
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Shutting Down Uncivil Opposing Counsel
By Quinn Clancy | Mar.01.12 | No Comments
It's been said (often) that lawyers were genteel, professional and respectful of their colleagues in the past. But the last few decades haven't been good ones for the profession [...]
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Did You Say ‘Yoots’?
By William Melater | Jan.26.12 | 1 Comment
I arrived early for the deposition but somehow, in his mind, I was late. I was also young. This angered him. I went to shake his hand, but his arm never moved. Rather, he looked me[...]
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Is It OK to Pay Referral Fees?
By Roy S. Ginsburg | Jan.17.12 | 1 Comment
In most practice areas, a lawyer’s marketing efforts should focus on generating a strong referral pipeline—from both non-lawyers and lawyers alike. If those efforts are succes[...]
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Can’t We Just Do Lunch?
By Ellen Ostrow | Jan.03.12 | 2 Comments
You don’t need a coach to tell you that taking a partner or client to lunch is a good idea. In fact, you’d be hard-pressed to find a success strategies or business developmen[...]
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Hey, Old Guys!
By Otto Sorts | Oct.13.11 | No Comments
There's a scene in the movie "Men in Black" when Will Smith's character tries unsuccessfully to get the attention of his bosses, and finally succeeds when he bellows “Hey, Old [...]
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