Whether you’re starting a law practice or running a marathon, it is essential to prepare (train; or, “run a train on”, as it were) and to get off the blocks quickly. (How should I know whether there are blocks at…
We are pleased to have received an excellent post from Kate O’Toole, a former colleague of mine at the Massachusetts Bar Association. Kate has written on Google Wave, and her take on the system appears below. Kate has also been…
Well, now, on second thought, I guess there was one thing about law school that didn’t suck, and that was that, if you had to be there anyway, they at least gave you free Lexis and Westlaw access. (Did you…
Think of it. Where do you spend most of your time during the workday? In your email, right? Yet, all of these practice management systems exist separately, outside of Outlook--although most do provide sync and integration. But, wouldn’t it be…
The Massachusetts Bar Association is recently active on a couple fronts, with new offerings of interest to Massachusetts attorneys.. . .The revived and revitalized Massachusetts Bar Association Annual Conference (this year’s version being also known as “AC10”, for you hipsters…
Although the question might strike as impossible in 2010, it does not go unasked: “Since I’ve just retired as an attorney, What do I do now with the 30 years’ worth of client files that I am keeping in my…
Further to my last post hereat, in which I discussed realistic business planning for lawyers, I'd like to provide some resources and further information, for accomplishing same, in this: only the second post that I have written of a reasonable…
We are pleased to present a guest post from Dorie Clark, who presented on this topic for LOMAP’s Marketing Group this past February 5. Dorie, a marketing and strategy consultant for legal clients, as well as Google, Yale University, and…
Now that I have been at this law practice management consulting game for a long time (very relatively speaking), I have been noticing some trends. (And, I think it is true, that, generally, those persons who are attuned to trends,…
I think that I am writing this post both because there was some demand for a Powerpoint presentation I made yesterday, and because I just want to prove to people that I can draft short blog posts with very few…