Lawyer Productivity

How Evernote Helps You Network in a Crowd

Last spring at ABA TECHSHOW 2015, Philippe Doyle Gray presented his method for using Evernote to manage contacts, especially during events. For today’s installment of  “Connect the Dots: A Lawyer’s Guide to Networking,” we asked him to ...

Philippe Doyle Gray - December 28, 2015
Nine Vital Numbers for Your Law Firm’s Health

Lawyers typically hate numbers like cats hate water (or  Larry Port - December 14, 2015

Efficiency Killers in Your Law Firm

The difference between a thriving law firm and a law firm that fails can come down to one thing: efficiency. If you cling to old habits and fail to use more efficient methods of managing your practice, you risk sacrificing profits. Here are five ...

Rosemary Kupfert - December 4, 2015
Hands-on Help for the Disorganized Desk
Hands-on Help for the Disorganized Desk

Judging by the 50-plus weeks "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up" has been on The New York Times best-seller list, Americans have a new fascination with getting organized. By my observation, lawyers as a class are not an organized lot. From ...

Theda C. Snyder - November 16, 2015
What Do You Have on Your Desk?

By now you've probably seen the video The Evolution of the Desk. It got us thinking (and looking askance at our own desks!). If this is the space where we spend our days, it says so much about us. But … what exactly does it say? Attorney at ...

The Editors - October 21, 2015
Brain Fun: Work Smarter, Not Harder

Good ideas come from all sorts of unlikely places. A Walgreens insert in a recent Sunday paper contained a list of ways to make our brains healthier and more productive. A few of the recommendations were particularly interesting to ...

Paul H. Burton - October 14, 2015
Nothing But the Ruth
A More Purposeful Life: Rethinking Time

How did we decide our days would be broken up into “weekdays” and “weekends” and “business hours” and “personal time?” If you are someone’s employee, these concepts make sense. But not necessarily if you’re an entrepreneur or in an ...

Ruth Carter - October 8, 2015
Nothing But the Ruth
Starting the Day on a Happy Foot

Earlier this year, I listened to an episode of the podcast "Invisible Office Hours," where the hosts, entrepreneurs Paul Jarvis and Jason Zook, shared their morning routines. They don't begin their days by checking email and jumping on client ...

Ruth Carter - September 14, 2015
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Tech Tips for Teams: Smart Collaboration Tools

In Friday Five+ Tech Tips, we invite law practice management and technology experts to share their favorite tips and tricks for tackling everyday quandaries that can prevent you from keeping your practice humming along smoothly. In the end, of ...

The Editors - August 28, 2015
Money and Time
Distraction Junkie? Managing Your Worst Time Bandit

In his recent book “The Time Bandit Solution: Recovering Stolen Time You Never Knew You Had,” Edward G. Brown presents a step-by-step lesson in recovering lost time — including how to prevent interruptions from sapping your productivity and ...

Edward G. Brown - August 25, 2015
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