On Change, Planning and Professional Practice
Death, taxes and change.Reputedly, these are among life’s inevitabilities. And while there is probably very little we can do about death and taxes, change is something we truly can manage.A…
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On Change, Planning and Professional Practice
Death, taxes and change.Reputedly, these are among life’s inevitabilities. And while there is probably very little we can do about death and taxes, change is something we truly can manage.A…
Leadership
What does it mean to be a leader?And what does true leadership in a law firm context really entail?Clearly, there is no “one size fits all” answer to these questions.…
When The Press Comes A’Calling
In the course of your work as a legal professional, you may receive the occasional call from the media, seeking your comments or insights on a recent legal development or…
Slaw Tips: Use A Screensaver to Protect Client Confidentiality
Legal professionals properly place high priority on securing our computer infrastructures to protect client confidentiality.Our desktop screens, however, are often overlooked, as a source of potential security breaches.Is your computer…
Law Firm Marketing: Finding an Online/Offline Balance
There is no shortage of evangelism out there on the importance of the Internet as a platform for marketing law firms. I’ve certainly attempted to be a strong voice on…
I Don’t Know
They may be the three most difficult words for certain professionals to utter.The mere temptation to speak them aloud has even been known (among some, it is rumoured), to dredge…
(Random) Tips for September
September has arrived, ushering in a new season, and, after our summer reprieves, the beginning of a new work cycle.Whether you are a sole practitioner, a new lawyer, or the…
Health Care Practitioners: Please Don’t Keep Notes About Your Patients’ Discussions With Their Lawyers
Today’s tip is for health care practitioners whose patients are involved in litigation.We recognize that it might be natural, and even good practice, for medical practitioners to ask their patients…
Mindfulness for Lawyers Goes Mainstream
The Wall Street Journal, of all places, had a feature this week on the increasing prevalence – and acceptance – of mindfulness training for lawyers.In Lawyers Go Zen, With Few…
Use Siri Dictation Commands to Punctuate Your Life (Or at Very Least, Your Email)
I’ve previously blogged at Slaw Tips on the virtues of using Siri’s dictation functions to draft letters, emails and other documents typically created in day-to-day legal practice.In short, dictation with…
Migrating from Windows Live Mail to MS-Outlook
Which email client does your law office use?I raise this question, as the purchase of a new computer for my desktop has necessitated the migration of all my emails –…
Mobilegeddon: Is Your Law Firm Website Ready to Pass Google’s New Mobile-Friendliness Test?
Some call it Mobilegeddon.Google began to roll out a mobile-friendliness update last Tuesday, April 21, 2015. With this latest, major algorithmic change, Google will now be boosting search rankings of…
Late Lawyers (and Other Musings)
New York City’s embattled, progressive mayor, Bill de Blasio, has in rapid order acquired a bit of a reputation for failing to arrive on time. His tardy tendencies have even…
Know That Smartphone (And The Data Stored Therein)
What data can be harvested from the typical smartphone? How can litigators utilize forensics to obtain this data for use in legal proceedings? Two recent articles from Law Pro’s Tim…
SlawTips: 5 Tips on Marketing for Law Firms (Video)
The world of marketing remains a bit of a mystery for many legal professionals. We know enough about it that many of us become do-it-ourselfers for our websites, blogs and…
SlawTips: Use Skype to Strengthen Lawyer-Client Rapport
It crept up on us slowly, but Skype has become an indispensable technology in the modern law firm’s toolbox. A bit of historical context will set the stage: Launched in…
Tips on Law Blogging
With the 10 year anniversary of Wise Law Blog rapidly approaching this April, my thoughts have turned recently to the nuts and bolts of law blogging. There are numerous articles…
Tax-Time Assessment
Today at SlawTips, I suggest a checklist of questions for lawyers to ponder about their firms’ bookkeeping and accounting processes, with a view to making tax-day 2014 a bit more…
Thursday’s Practice Tip: Communications with Clients
In our column this week at SlawTips, David Bilinsky and I offer practical solutions to the oft-cited challenge of maintaining good communications with our clients: Once a practice has matured,…