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Fundamental iPad Tips for Lawyers

Once you unwrap your new iPad, master the most critical tap-and-swipe moves, and buy a few apps and iBooks, you're pretty much set. It really is that easy. So easy that you may find you neglect any further exploration of iPad features in favor ...

Joan Feldman - December 7, 2012
Note-Taking Apps for Android Lawyers: The 2.0 Update

The first thing to know about note-taking on any mobile device is that it’s not perfect. Another thing to know: If, like me, you’re accustomed to writing in microscopic chicken scratch for post-session translation, you probably won't like ...

Jeffrey Taylor - December 6, 2012
Nurture Your Network for Success

We’ve all heard the adage: “It’s not what you know; it’s who you know.” In reality, of course, it’s both. You can’t be a successful lawyer, or any professional, without knowing both the who and the what. But the message behind the well-worn ...

Steven Taylor - December 5, 2012
Abandon the Hourly Chains and Pitch Clients on Your “Why”

Lawyers have been talking about and wrestling with “alternative billing methods” or “alternative fee agreements” for a decade or more. Recently, however, the conversation has shifted to “value billing.” Well, that’s a concept we can get ...

Antigone Peyton - December 4, 2012
Getting Stuff Into Evernote

It’s been almost three months since I wrote part one in my series about how I’m using Evernote in my law practice. Sure, I’ve been busy, but several other things happened in the interim, some of which have caused me to rethink ...

Joseph Bahgat - December 3, 2012
Five Law Firm Website Turnoffs

While building my law firm’s website this year, I looked at quite a few law firm sites to learn what works and what doesn’t. In the process, I learned how hard it is to design and construct a site for a law firm. I also learned that many firms' ...

Ruth Carter - November 30, 2012
Develop Your Professional Skills

When young attorneys begin their career, they get loads of information thrown at them, meet a lot of “very important” people and enter a lifestyle that’s extremely different from the one they lived in law school. It can be overwhelming. In this ...

Steven Taylor - November 29, 2012
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Optimizing for Potential Clients

Many readers will require no introduction to the newest regular at Attorney at Work. Gyi Tsakalakis already has a following. He's been teaching social media and website best practices to lawyers for quite some time. His monthly column here, ...

Gyi Tsakalakis - November 28, 2012
2012 What’s Hot and What’s Not

For 24 years now, Bob Denney has shared his firm’s savvy observations of the most important business trends in the practice of law via his “What’s Hot and What’s Not in the Legal Profession” reports. Attorney at Work is honored to be first to ...

Bob Denney - November 27, 2012
“No Problem” and Other Mindless Speech Gimmicks

“No problem,” he said, as he emerged from the alligator-infested river. "No problem," he said, as he slaughtered half a tribe of natives. “No problem,” said the hangman, as he yanked the lever to hang the man—but not for slaughtering the tribe. ...

Bruce W. Marcus - November 26, 2012
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