Electronic briefs are certainly not a new development in the legal field. I remember receiving many electronically constructed briefs on CD when I was practicing. The ebrief is an incredibly convenient format for navigating through an appellate brief and its associated exhibits, pleadings and case law. Today, however, you don’t need to tote around a bunch of CDs to keep on top of the ebriefs you receive. With an iPad, you can carry all of them in one place and reviewing them is a snap. Let's take a look at three different iPad apps you can use to read ebriefs. READ MORE

Here at Attorney at Work, we're suckers for stories of personal reinvention, and second (or third) careers. So when we heard Darlene Quinn's first novel was published when she was 70 (and it won a national award), we were intrigued. And we wanted her advice for would be lawyer-novelists. Darlene's third novel was published this past fall—at age 74. Takeaway? “It's never too late!

If you think the "i" guys are the only ones with apps to brag about, think again. Some of the big names in legal technology proudly carry Android devices, and they've got plenty of apps to brag about, too. Among the notable users: Andy Adkins, the CIO for Steptoe & Johnson; Future Lawyer blogger Rick Georges; Monroe Horn, who's Chief Technology Officer at Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers; Nerino Petro, the Practice Management Advisor for the State Bar of Wisconsin; Catherine Sanders Reach, the CBA's Director of Law Practice Management & Technology; and Droid Lawyer blogger Jeff Taylor. These tech wizards were happy to talk with us about their favorite apps. Plus NPP and Verizon pitched in with a bonus download listing more than 40 apps for your practice!

While there are some among us who associate March breezes with the crack of the bat, the good leather smell of a new mitt, and the Friendly Confines of their favorite ballpark. A whole other kind of spring training is about to get underway. It's conference season! And, for this week's five, we're spotlighting some of the best of the big shows. Nothing minor league here, that's for sure!

Lawyers attend conferences. Lawyers tweet. Much like chocolate and peanut butter, these are two great trends that, for the most part, have trended great together.The integration of the two phenomena was inevitable from the day Twitter made its 140-character debut, and happily, the live-tweeting of legal events has proceeded remarkably well. Compared to technology events, where faltering speakers are often ripped to shreds by the attending twitterati, tweeting lawyers have been models of decorum and generosity. Still, there's a right way to tweet meetings, and here are five pieces of advice.

Everybody's talking about project management for lawyers these days. And I think it's about damn time! Early in my law career, I had a conversation with a client that convinced me of its merits. He was quite a bit older than me and had originally trained as an engineer. After we discussed his complaint and shifted to focus on the arrangements, he asked for a schedule. I began my usual uncomfortable explanation about the vagaries of the process and the complex nature of litigation. After a long silence, he looked me in the eye and said, “Son, that’s just plain bullshit. Life itself is complex and uncertain, but we live it every day, anyway."

There's no reason a smaller firm's online marketing program can't be just as successful as a megafirm's—even with a much smaller budget. But it does require focus. No more knee-jerk decisions, no more keeping up with the Jones’s—and certainly no more random acts of marketing. Here’s a guide to a purposeful online strategy.

Every lawyer wrestles with getting and keeping clients. It is, after all, hard stuff! And it’s actually quite normal to constantly wonder: “Where do I start?” “Are we spending enough or too much … on the wrong things?” “What are the right things?” and “Where am I supposed to find the time to do it […]

Most people make a New Year’s resolution related to their health. But by the end of February, more than 75 percent of them have given up on it. If one of your resolutions was to get healthy in 2012, don’t despair. You can do it with these five ways to get healthy, starting now. So listen up! This could be a life-saving Friday Five.

If you’ve been out of the job market for a while and you’re thinking about jumping back in, it’s important to map out a strategy—and stick to it. In part one of this series, “Heading Back to Work: Preparing for Re-entry,” we discussed the importance of setting clear goals and sharpening your skills. In this segment, […]