Your Law Practice Renovation, Part 2
In last month’s post, “Kick Off the New Year with a Practice Renovation,” we discussed starting the year with a renewed ethics drive and addressing common problem areas like advertising, insurance and...
View ArticleThree Takeaways from Legalweek 2018
Will artificial intelligence be “bigger than fire?” Is anything hotter than cybersecurity? Will swag make a comeback? For this edition of “Friday Tech Tips,” we asked Larry Bridgesmith, Christy Burke,...
View ArticleFor Business Development, Do What Comes Naturally
It is no secret that business development is a necessary component of the business of law. Whether a solo practitioner or a member of a large firm, you have a level of responsibility for maintaining a...
View ArticleMake the Most of Business Development Meetings
Over the years, I’ve conducted thousands of client interviews to gather feedback on outside counsel. The discussion frequently turns to how a firm first started representing the client, leading to...
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Pocket Notebooks: The Productivity App You Need
David Allen’s Getting Things Done productivity method has been wildly popular since its debut in 2001. “Capture” is one of the most important steps in the GTD process, and nothing captures ideas faster...
View ArticleWhat Does the Future of Diversity Hold for Law Firms?
Last month, I had the pleasure of speaking at Legalweek 2018. The conference, sponsored by ALM, is a re-imagining of LegalTech, an industry conference that began in 1982. Its new incarnation,...
View ArticleLawyers with ADD: A Problem or an Advantage?
In my work as a psychologist, most lawyers and law students who talk to me about their attention-deficit disorder or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are typically under a fair amount of stress...
View ArticleFlight Restriction: How Law Firms and the TSA Struggle with Security
The history of air travel in America is endlessly fascinating. And consider: All of that has been built up in just over 100 years. But it’s clear that what has had the largest effect on air travel in...
View ArticleFive Ways to Stay Healthy During Flu Season
The U.S. is in the midst of a severe flu season, and flu cases are still increasing across the country. Influenza activity often begins to increase in October and November, peaks between December and...
View ArticleFour Simple Steps to a Lead-Generating Law Firm Website
“Ideation,” “drill down,” “ping back,” “think outside the box.” These are words and phrases that end-of-year surveys included among the most annoying and meaningless business jargon. There’s another...
View ArticleHow Do You Combat Mental Gremlins?
I have a group of mental gremlins that live in my head. Other people I know call their gremlins “the girls” or “the committee.” These are the voices in my head that tell me I suck at everything. Do you...
View ArticleWhy Lawyers Really Struggle for Work-Life Balance
Link Christin recently posted a fine article titled “Shoot for a Realistic Work-life Balance in 2018.” While he does a nice job presenting practical steps you can take right now, when many firms are...
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Time to Use Call Tracking With Google My Business
In the past, if you said you wanted to put a call-tracking number on your local directory listings, you might get a bunch of dirty looks and even be ostracized in certain circles. Almost every marketer...
View ArticleResetting Default Heading and Body Fonts in Word
If you’re sick of Calibri and Cambria, change your default heading and body styles so you can start every new Word document with the fonts you prefer. Put Font Frustration Behind You! One of the most...
View ArticleWhat to Write: A Year of Publishing Strategically
Welcome back to our “Year of Publishing Strategically” (nod to “A Year of Living Dangerously,” Linda Hunt, 1984 Academy Award for best supporting actress). Having covered a variety of writing tips and...
View ArticleFive Usage Errors — With Celebrities
Just because you see a word or phrase in public media doesn’t mean it is being used correctly. Here are five common incorrect usages. 1. Nicole Kidman’s Husband Is Real Because a person is famous does...
View ArticleOvercoming Fear and Loathing of New Technology at ABA TECHSHOW 2018
ABA TECHSHOW 2018 is bringing lawyers and technology together starting today, March 7-10, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago (a new location for the 32-year-old event). The conference is showcasing advances...
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Ways to Get Clients Quickly After Hanging Your Shingle
Straight out of law school, I joined a small law practice. I didn’t start out as an associate with a large salary and plenty of document review projects to hit my hours. I had to eat what I killed and...
View ArticleRethinking Your Community to Improve Ethics Compliance — and Your Outlook
In previous columns, I have talked about the concept of tribes and building a network to support you when your practice takes off in a major way and you need extra help. But have you thought about ways...
View ArticleTech Systems: Making Your Move to the Cloud
Solos and small law firms have been shifting their practice systems to the cloud for nearly a decade, experimenting with innovative apps and economical options for case management, storage,...
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