LawSites

OCTOBER 23, 2023

With more than 10,000 attorneys across the country, the U.S. Department of Justice describes itself as “the world’s largest law office.” Through the partnership, the DOJ and Paladin are launching the DOJ Pro Bono Portal.

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MyCase

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Your firm’s law office management and organizational procedures can mean the difference between running a profitable business or running your business into the ground. There are several complex components involved in successful law office management. Why is High-Quality Office Management Important? Trust accounts.

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The Estrin Report

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Lawyers must be able to be strong advocates for themselves, as well as their clients. Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. That being said, what does it take to stand out and become a “Top Lawyer” in your specific field of law? Did you want to be an attorney “when you grew up”? And it worked.

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ABA Journal

JUNE 11, 2021

A Connecticut real estate lawyer is under police investigation following a fatal shooting Monday evening in the parking lot outside his law firm's office in…

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The Estrin Report

OCTOBER 22, 2021

It does little good to be a Top Lawyer if nobody knows about it. Whether it happens by accident or design, Top Lawyers are known. Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. What is the “backstory” that brought you to this particular career path in Law?

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Diane Drain

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Leading Lawyers Weigh In on Portrayal In The Media – (includes quote from Diane Drain) Can you remember the very first time you came across the word ‘lawyer’? EXCERPT (from KTVN 12 News , WFXG Fox News 54, and WFMJ 21 ) For most of us it was on a television series such as ‘Law & Order’ or ‘Suits’. Drain, P.A,

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LegalTalkNetwork

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

To kick off this important month, we’re featuring a few Hispanic lawyers who have inspired us. After working as an accountant, getting married, and having two daughters, Chief Justice Contreras received her Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from theUniversity of Houston Law Center in 1990.

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Quick: What are the two things that lawyers do the most ? Yet, even as lawyers spend more time creating documents (pushing electronic paper) than anyone else, they’re still using antiquated methods for building documents from templates. Attorneys are very good at creating specific documents for clients from existing templates.?

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The Estrin Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

People aren’t used to this — especially from lawyers. Rick DeMedeiros of DeMedeiros Injury Law. Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. That being said, what does it take to stand out and become a “Top Lawyer” in your specific field of law?

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Diane Drain

JANUARY 21, 2023

She is a great attorney.” The post Diane has a wealth of knowledge appeared first on Law Office of D.L. Arizona Bankruptcy Lawyer. “Diane has a wealth of knowledge. ” Sharing knowledge “Diane Drain is a wealth of knowledge. ” S.B. Drain, P.A.,

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MyCase

JULY 21, 2021

However, if you’re still relying on a jury-rigged IT setup, there’s no better time than now to fill in the gaps and invest in the right software tools that will facilitate communication and collaboration from your firm’s lawyers and staff, no matter where they happen to be located.

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Rocket Matter

JULY 15, 2024

Learn how big tech has changed the legal industry Free Guide The Small Firm’s Guide to Big Tech While any change in how you operate your law office can feel overwhelming, there’s never been a better time to start migrating your office structures online. The answer lies in a well-executed attorney lead generation strategy.

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MyCase

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Simply put, lawyer organization can help your firm run like a Swiss watch. In this article, we’ll dive into law office organization ideas that best-in-class firms use to get ahead. Why is Lawyer Organization Important? Attorney organization is the best way to combat the chaos. Use a Centralized Calendar .

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Rocket Matter

OCTOBER 24, 2023

As an attorney, streamlining how you track billable hours is essential to achieving your full potential as a productivity powerhouse. By making every minute count and developing a robust system for time tracking, you will maximize your earnings and have more time for life outside the office (or the courtroom).

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The Legal Ease

JANUARY 5, 2022

Law Office Technology. As I discuss in the article , I think this is a missed opportunity, especially since client portals make communicating with clients efficient and keeps client communications in one place (not to mention, often more secure than the way lawyers and clients are currently using email).

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Attorney at Work

APRIL 30, 2021

During the pandemic, lawyers have experienced changes in how they connect with people — including those who might need their services. So what are some of the best online business development options lawyers have been using, and that you could be using too? 10 things to know before you go looking for an attorney. I thought so.

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MyCase

MAY 27, 2021

In today’s you’ll learn all about attorney Thomas Orr and his law firm, Thomas C. Orr Law Offices, P.C. , Let’s talk a little bit about you and your law firm: Sure. I’m a lawyer, and I’ve been in private practice since 2000. That’s great to hear!

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Rocket Matter

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

You know many attorneys at your firm are burning the midnight oil. And one of the biggest downsides is an associated delay in logging hours. Without automatic time-tracking, attorneys may wait until the end of the day to record their hours, and that leads to lost revenue. There are so many micro benefits as well.

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Rocket Matter

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Attorneys who wait until the end of the day to record their time lose 10-15% of their billable hours , and those who wait until the end of the week lose 25%! The good news is, you don’t actually have to write the time down with pen and paper or even in Excel like the old days. Here’s a guide to how to get over that hump.

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MyCase

JANUARY 12, 2021

If you’re anything like most lawyers, you’ve undoubtedly been working remotely a lot more over the past year than ever before. That’s why it’s so important to have a full understanding of the ethical implications when lawyers and other law firm employees work remotely.

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 8, 2024

In this tips series, the legal technology training experts at Affinity Consulting Group offer straightforward answers to common questions about popular software programs used in law offices. This time: Handling Bates numbering in Power PDF, adapted from “Kofax (Nuance) Power PDF for Legal Professionals.“

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Knackly

APRIL 26, 2023

Attorneys are integral to the modern world. Beyond a concrete understanding of law, the profession requires the intellectual flexibility to adjust to each client’s specific and unique situations. All too often, attorneys must put in extra time and effort to ensure that all of the information is accurate and ready for court.

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Rocket Matter

AUGUST 8, 2024

Learn how big tech has changed the legal industry Free Guide The Small Firm’s Guide to Big Tech While any change in how you operate your law office can feel overwhelming, there’s never been a better time to start migrating your office structures online. Here’s what you need to include: Date of the Letter.

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LawTechnologyToday

JANUARY 11, 2023

Marcia : The policies and procedures contained in the book can be used by attorneys, managers, and other legal professional staff in firms of all sizes. However, the primary focus of the book is for small and medium law firms as well as solos. Who is your book written for/Who would get the most out of reading your book?

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Diane Drain

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Six Arizona Attorneys Recognized For Their Pro Bono Efforts January 31, 2023 Terri Jo Neff, Arizona Daily Independent Those honored by Arizona Supreme Court Vice Chief Justice Ann Scott Timmer during LSC’s Increasing Access to Justice Reception were James Conlogue, Diane Drain, David Engelman, Edwin Ramos, Kelly Rowe, and Benjamin Smith.

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Above The Law

MARCH 22, 2023

Insurrection JD Would Be A Cool Name For A Law Office. Might Not Get Much Business Though : What's with lawyers being very public about breaking the law ? This Attorney Was Suspended For Insider Trading : Was the Biglaw salary not enough ? That Was Horrible.

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

MARCH 31, 2022

Lawyers are generally not super tech-savvy. And, that’s not meant as a slight to attorneys. Lawyers are just busy with substantive work. And so, attorneys often lean on staff to assist with technology matters. But, they do that in a way that is ad hoc , most often – which is how just about everything is done in law firms.

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LawSites

AUGUST 4, 2022

state to mandate that attorneys take continuing legal education courses in cybersecurity, privacy and data protection. states mandate technology training as part of a lawyer’s continuing education requirement, Florida and North Carolina. New York had previously, in 2015, adopted the duty of technology competence for lawyers.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 7, 2022

For 2022, attorneys and law firms should take a careful look at where they are at on their tech journey, and set a reasonable budget to get to their next level. Attorneys and firms need to have a sufficient online presence and tech-enabled practice to serve clients, who generally expect to work with their attorney online.

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Rocket Matter

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Many attorneys are overwhelmed or challenged by the need to track billable hours efficiently. Let’s look at seven common time-tracking problems and how lawyers can easily solve them. Losing that level of billable hours amounts to thousands of dollars per attorney, per week, for your firm (a.k.a. The solution is simple.

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

For all the discussion of how generative AI will impact the legal profession, maybe one answer is that it will weed out the lazy and incompetent lawyers. By now, in the wake of several cases in which lawyers have found themselves in hot water by citing hallucinated cases generated by ChatGPT, most notoriously Mata v. XYZ Corporation.

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Rocket Matter

AUGUST 22, 2024

Learn how big tech has changed the legal industry Free Guide The Small Firm’s Guide to Big Tech While any change in how you operate your law office can feel overwhelming, there’s never been a better time to start migrating your office structures online. Powers of Attorney. These often include: Wills and Trusts.

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MyCase

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Every year I write a post that highlights the mobile lawyering statistics from the latest ABA Legal Technology Survey Report. The statistics from this annual Report provide lots of data on how lawyers are using mobile and cloud computing tools to work from any location, and also provide insight into the rate at which that shift has occurred.

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LDA PRO

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Family law offices are hectic places to work, with tight deadlines and emotionally disturbed clients. A family law paralegal Roseville is responsible for numerous tasks, from the first intake to the final hearing. In family law, many orders governing the parties and their behavior are issued. Hire them from our website.

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Attorney at Work

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

That said, there are a few hard rules on what you need to make an office work. So, as someone who has worked virtually for over two decades and has been helping lawyers do and work better my entire career, here are my tips on five of those basics, along with a few of my favorite things to help make your office a pleasant place to be.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

DECEMBER 31, 2021

“A person, qualified by education, training or work experience who is employed or retained by a lawyer, law office, corporation, governmental agency or other entity and who performs specifically delegated substantive legal work for which a lawyer is responsible.” ( American Bar Association ) This is an awesome definition of a Paralegal.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

And truth be told, I suspect some of it was born out of attorneys wanting to be able to bill for some of the things that their smart secretaries were doing on client files. NALA also states that “the terms legal assistant and paralegal are used interchangeably, much like the terms attorney and lawyer.”

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