Lawyer Productivity

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How Being Happy Is Contagious (and Why You’ll Live Longer)

I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about the attitudes people bring to work every day and how a positive or negative attitude affects how others perform their jobs — including how they serve their clients. The interesting thing is that ...

Daniel Gold - May 18, 2017
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Mining Document Metadata: Pointers

During discovery, document metadata can prove just as important as the visible contents in the document. That’s why legal teams need to comb every document for metadata. (It’s also why many legal teams use metadata “scrubbers” on documents they ...

Luigi Benetton - May 3, 2017
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Office 365 Productivity Tips for Lawyers

How can you get the most from Microsoft Office 365's new features? Curious about all the new apps and add-ins popping up in the Office Store? For this edition of Tech Tips Friday, practice management technology experts Heidi Alexander, ...

Joan Feldman - April 28, 2017
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Creative Goal Setting for Improving Your Solo Practice

It seems that every solo lawyer I meet has a list of things they would like to be doing better in their practice. Sometimes the motivating factor is business growth, sometimes it’s efficiency. At the heart of many “to do” items, though, is ...

Megan Zavieh - April 10, 2017
Chaos Is King, Until It’s Not: A Solo’s Guide to Order

Chaos sounds the death knell for any solo attorney’s practice. It breeds confusion, distraction and disorder. Unfortunately, for most solos, chaos is the natural state of affairs. The reason is simple: The practice of law consists of many moving ...

Evan W. Walker - April 4, 2017
Tips and Takeaways from ABA TECHSHOW 2017

Last week, we shared highlights of ABA TECHSHOW's exposition hall, with a big list of what's new in legal technology. Today, top practice management technology pros (including faculty and former ABA TECHSHOW chairs) share their personal favorite ...

Joan Feldman - March 28, 2017
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Believing in Your ‘Why’ Can Lead to Joy

I'll begin by pulling the Band-Aid off quickly: After 15 years, I'm leaving the e-discovery space. For those who know me, this will come as a really big surprise — especially given my longtime social media moniker "eDiscovery Gold.” In truth, ...

Daniel Gold - March 22, 2017
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Using Evernote in Your Law Practice: Five Ways to Start

When talking with lawyers about Evernote, I often get the same comment: “I heard it was a good productivity tool so I downloaded Evernote, but I haven’t figured out how to get started with it.” Fortunately, there are some simple ways to ...

Heidi Alexander - March 10, 2017
Sabotaging Your Practice? Just Stop It!

Last month, I attended TBD Law, an invitation-only lawyer unconference. The purpose of the event was to take a step back and look at the future of law practice. For me, it was a chance to reflect and strategize about how to be more effective and ...

Ruth Carter - March 8, 2017
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Should You Hire a Virtual Paralegal?

Working with a virtual assistant for the first time can seem harrowing, especially when sensitive legal information and documents are involved. Here are a few tips that will help make the arrangement stress-relieving rather than stress-inducing.

Eric Wall - March 2, 2017
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