Paralegal Bootcamp

MARCH 11, 2022

Many paralegals have now migrated to the work-from-home status permanently or part-time. Many paralegals have also experienced “burnout” due to the pressures of the times while lacking some tools to sustain productivity and efficiency in our newly set up home offices. Billable Hour Boot Camp.

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LawTechnologyToday

MARCH 29, 2022

Nearly everything that happens during your day—meeting clients, scheduling appointments, and drafting and storing documents—can be accomplished more efficiently using virtual tools and platforms. . In fact, 77 percent of workers say they are more productive working from home. Ability to Compete with Online Solutions .

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SimplyLawJobs

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

I have kept my routine while working from home, there is something about putting on my face and work clothes which makes me feel ready for the day’s challenges. 09.00am –Time to make a cup of tea and settle down to drafting, my client’s witness statement is due next week so I finish and send her the first draft today.

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Attorney at Work

MARCH 8, 2022

Amid the pandemic, working from home and more asynchronous communication may have made it worse. The mixed messages may just mean the partner forgot what they told you on the previous draft. Or, now that you’ve made the change, they can see they liked the previous draft better.

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SimplyLawJobs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

During the pandemic and working remotely I’ve been spending a lot more time with Toby. He is the perfect work companion! Once I’ve fed him (and myself), I’ll log on, check my emails and draft a to-do list of things that need to be done that day. 1:00pm I stop work for lunch.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MARCH 11, 2021

If 2 of those 20 paralegals were laid off, that would (conceivably) redistribute their work to the remaining 18 paralegals and thereby increase their paralegal billable hours and utilization numbers. Especially if you’re still working from home. Here are a few tips we did on drafting better time entries.

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LawActually

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Thankfully, I wasn’t furloughed, unlike many of my colleagues, and work for me has stayed pretty buoyant throughout (apparently commercial deals are still being done, generating a need for contract negotiation and drafting — and us commercial contracts lawyers haven’t been (totally) replaced by AI just yet).

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LawSites

JUNE 15, 2021

Among the leading technologies in which legal departments plan to invest are collaboration tools for document and contract drafting/reviewing, automation of document and contract creation, corporate e-meeting and e-voting management, workflow management and process automation, and document and contract workflow management.

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LawTechnologyToday

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Dennis Kennedy and I also use Teams to facilitate our podcast and bookwriting efforts, and we used Teams to write the latest edition of our book, The Lawyer’s Guide to Collaboration Tools and Technologies, Work from Home Edition.” DS : I rarely use collaborative tools for significant drafting work.

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Blumberg

APRIL 13, 2021

Learn how to use apps with articles about best apps for lawyers , billing apps , software for working remotely , technology trends , work from home apps and working remotely as a lawyer. For information about Blumberg products, visit the Company’s website , submit an online request , or call 800-221-2972 x1692.

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Cenza

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

According to the International Association for Contract and Commercial Management ( IACCM ), nearly 60% of businesses reported moderate to severe impact on their contracts by mid-March last year, courtesy of the work-from-home mandate. Benefits of contract digitization. Creating Legally-Compliant Contracts.

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InHouseOps

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The pandemic acted as a catalyst for tech adoption across the legal sector, with countless IT teams working through the night to set their employees up to work from home. It also has a range of checklists, calculators and flow-charts to speed up legal work and ensure accuracy. Moving beyond the bare minimum.

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 18, 2021

While the term “virtual” law firm may sound like everyone works 100% remotely, it’s not about where you are working. It’s about how you work together and how you deliver your legal services. Draft New Office Policies. Finally, be sure to update your employee manual to reflect this new reality.

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MyCase

JULY 21, 2021

Below you’ll find highlights from those articles that include some of the key categories of software tools that your firm should have in place in order to run a hybrid firm with a dispersed workforce. Document management tools. Documents can be associated with case files or matters, and access can be limited to certain firm users.

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SimplyLawJobs

MAY 17, 2021

I have been working from home for the duration of the pandemic and am completing my international secondment remotely due to travel restrictions. I upload to the Brussels Office website an article I had drafted the previous week on the gendered impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the EU’s policy response.

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Lawfecta

OCTOBER 18, 2020

For the documents and spreadsheets that accompany any project, invite your team to Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Sharepoint to work on documents simultaneously and securely. You’ll find this to be much easier than printing, red-lining, and repeating on every draft. How to get it going. How to get it going.

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LawTechnologyToday

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Lagniappe Law Lab has been remote-first from the start, so the work-from-home lifestyle was nothing out of the ordinary. Experiment with those tools, build prototypes, and don’t be afraid to keep going if your first draft doesn’t measure up to your expectations. Young lawyer turned legal tech geek.

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MyCase

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

But, they may be able to work remotely at various times around those responsibilities. An estate lawyer, on the other hand, will typically have fewer in-person commitments and may be able to work from home much more often. In fact, there are many benefits to lawyers working remotely. Set Boundaries .

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Rocket Matter

JULY 18, 2023

Invest in universal access If we’re honest, the ability to work from anywhere plays a significant role in many attorneys’ decisions to open a solo firm. While cloud-based computing programs like Outlook and Google Drive make working from home or the beach easier for everyone, they aren’t designed for law firms.

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InHouseOps

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

One final note on the winding route to where I am now: I like to think that I was ahead of the work-from-home trend, given I actually started working from home in 2018, after years in an office. You can write some gorgeous verbiage, but if it’s not meeting the needs of your business, it’s pretty useless.

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LawTechnologyToday

JANUARY 5, 2021

Dealing with The New Stressors of Remote Work. While remote work has removed some serious stressors, such as long commutes, it has also added some new ones to the mix. For example, when working from home, legal practitioners might struggle to separate their work lives from their home lives.

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The Process Street

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Flexible working hours. Technology may help you offer flexible work hours to your team so they can work from home or outside traditional office hours. This will drastically improve their work-life balance and increase job satisfaction. Mobile devices.

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MyCase

JULY 26, 2022

And maybe you can sneak in a few edits to the draft before bed, so you have less on your list for tomorrow. You’ll find your work hours going on and on. The truth is, most lawyers are workaholics who don’t mind working a little late. And one more bonus tip: Don’t be afraid to reach out to those who have already done it.

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MyCase

MAY 11, 2022

Everyone gives a different explanation—ranging from the pre-recorded phone greetings you hear when you call your pharmacy to the remote worker drafting your Facebook posts to the work-from-home paralegal who onboards newly retained clients. Ask a fellow attorney or friend to define it.

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The Process Street

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Both Chelsea Personnel founder James Cox and Pimlico Plumbers CEO Charlie Mullins have come out against working from home, with Mullins even claiming in an appearance on Jeremy Vine : “People working from home who can go to work is the equivalent of drawing benefits when you should be going to work.”.

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The Process Street

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Remote working. The coronavirus pandemic has meant that many employees have had to adapt to working from home. When drafting a training and development program, you must factor in such issues. As we’ve established, employee training and development is a crucial part of running a successful business.

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The Process Street

AUGUST 25, 2023

The majority of our salespeople, for example, are located within the US, and they all work 100% remotely. While we do have an office here in Sydney, Australia, we work in a hybrid setting. Today I’m working from home; tomorrow, I might go into the office; it doesn’t matter. Justine: Yes.

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MyCase

AUGUST 30, 2021

So, I know all of us have had our working environments change over the past year and a half. So, I’d love to know, do you prefer working from home? Or do you prefer working from the office and why? And as I’m doing this, drafting documents, I’m filling out whatever stock templates I have.

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