Bonus download
Disney has 101 Dalmatians. California has that very long and snakey Highway 101. Club 101 is arguably the hottest nightclub in El Paso, Texas. And today, Attorney at Work has 101 really good ideas in a special download! Why? Because sharing really good ideas is what we are all about. Why 101? Today? Because we can. And because it’s a nifty way to deliver some solid information with a ton of powerful links to even more ideas. So go ahead and download the “101 Really Good Ideas for You and Your Law Practice” bonus guide …
The Friday Five
Once you get comfortable with social media, you’ll no doubt chuckle at your early days—including the etiquette quandaries and minor panic attacks. (Will they know if I unfriend them? What was I thinking with that profile picture? I didn’t know that comment was public!) Rookie mistakes on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Google+? We’ve made plenty. So for this week’s Friday Five, we’re sharing a bit of what we’ve painfully learned and called in the big guns—Stem Legal’s Steve Matthews—for advice on avoiding, or overcoming, some of the gaffes lawyers make with social media. …
Legal Marketing Ethics
While some people are “lawyering up,” lawyers are labeling up. Advertisements, as well as brochures and emails, often seem to be screaming out at even the most sophisticated audience: “Lawyer Advertisement!” “Advertising Material!” “This is an Advertisement!” Of course lawyers don’t label up because they are concerned people will [...]
Use Project Management Apps to Manage People, Part Two
In part one of this series on how to use project management software to manage people, Brett Owens started simple with some easy-to-use, off-the-shelf apps—Workflowy and Basecamp. In part two, Brett shows us how delegation and collaboration might be handled via your firm’s practice management system, specifically Rocket Matter and Clio—two popular programs for smaller law firms.
Technology
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 must be addressed. How can you protect yourself and your clients when working in public spaces? While at ABA TECHSHOW last month, I picked up some valuable advice for lawyers who like to work in coffee shops.
Productivity
Do a lot of keyboarding? (We’re thinking yes.) Small City Law Firm Tech blogger Vivian Manning has an easy way to boost your speed and your accuracy, to boot. Text expansion software, she says, can free you from tons of repetitive typing—and can ensure that much of your keyboarding is error-free. Today she guides a nice round-up of your options, both plain and fancy …
The Friday Five
“This is the year.” He sounded casual enough, but I saw the inner force he hoped to screw to the sticking place. “This is the year I finally get out of here and start doing things I love.” We’d been down this road before. The goal is always the same: Leave the firm where he feels tied to work he doesn’t enjoy. But extracting himself has proved nearly impossible. Quitting … anything, is rarely easy. Here are five things that just may get you to hold your nose, close your eyes and take the leap. It’s your time. …