Since I’ve been at LOMAP, I have witnessed a decided shift in computing preferences: whereas, five years ago, most of the attorneys I talked to were PC users, now, more than half of the attorneys that I consult with use…
Recently, guest poster Jeffery Clark covered the impending demise of Microsoft’s extended support for Windows XP, which will sunset on April 8, 2014. In his thoughtful and detailed post, Jeffrey relayed a number of options for moving on from XP.…
UPDATE: The Massachusetts Fee Agreement Best Practice Guide is available for FREE here. This resource was developed in 2018 by the working group we formed with the MBA. The original post written in 2013 is below. . . …
The Massachusetts Data Protection statutes and rules compel encryption in certain scenarios; and, a modern interpretation of the Massachusetts Rules of Professional Conduct would suggest that encrypting data is the appropriate move in certain circumstances; but, beyond that, it’s also…
Nobody starts a law firm on exactly the footing they expect. Even though some attorneys work an aggressive plan for establishing a new practice, there are always things left a slide; and, for some, practice management is thrust upon them.…
This survey was developed by Shaneka Davis, a Boston law student who arranged to intern with LCL this summer as an alternative to the usual, choosing to address the pervasive problem of stress-related human problems among both law students and…
Lawyers generally dislike timekeeping. Naturally, nobody enjoys measuring out the time of his life in small increments appearing on the other side of a computer screen. At least you’re getting paid. And, at least there are ever-increasing ways to capture…
Per the Massachusetts Rules of Professional Conduct, at Rule 1.8(e), there are specific exceptions to the bar on attorneys providing financial assistance to clients, when it comes to advancing court costs and expenses of litigation. The Board of Bar Overseers…
Three experiences in the past week have highlighted my awareness that the world that lawyers inhabit is a rough one. (1) I had to participate in what turned out to be a 6-hour deposition at a large law firm (though…
Unless your name is Sallie Mae or Freddie Mac, you know that (student) loans are no fun. Of course, neither are economic crashes . . . But, it may be that our most recent recession has made it more favorable…