The Estrin Report

JANUARY 19, 2023

Jathan Janove As a former labor and employment law attorney, I’ve taken issue with the popular employee disciplinary tool commonly referred to as “progressive discipline.” In this column, I’ll apply these tools in a law firm setting. We employed a bright, ambitious young attorney “Sarah.”

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MARCH 23, 2023

In a recent coaching call that I do a couple of times a month inside the Litigation Paralegal Boot Camp , I had a question from one of the paralegals about how to handle an attorney who is okay one day and then the next day is yelling and screaming at her. Angry at the attorneys who treat their staff like that. Even if you’re not.

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Cenza

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

To unlock this much sought-after profitability, firms are now looking at outsourcing secretarial services. After all, the current attorney to secretary ratio has changed from 4:1 to 5:1. Once firms complete their cutbacks due to the current pandemic, this ratio is likely to level off at 8:1. Time and cost.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JUNE 15, 2023

My attorneys would frequently, not once, but many times, tell me that I was indispensable. The reason I bring it up in this article is because as much success as I saw, if I’d known some of the things I learned as a manager, I could have seen even more success. Your attorney asks you to do those notebooks. She was great.

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LawTechnologyToday

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

But despite wide availability, over 60% of respondents indicated that their law firm does not offer clients many of these common services that would make keeping clients informed and involved in their matter faster and easier for both lawyers and clients.

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ALPS

AUGUST 9, 2022

It has been several years since we wrote on the topic of physical security, but it seems like a good topic now that so many law firms are changing how lawyers work. While there are some law firms demanding that all their lawyers return to work, more and more law firms have settled into a hybrid workplace environment.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

DECEMBER 2, 2022

It’s your first day at your new paralegal position at the law firm you’ve always dreamed of working at. Being the thorough paralegal that you are, you’ve already Google-mapped the route and know that it’s a 30-minute drive to the new office. And be on the phone with them when the attorney walks into your office.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MARCH 4, 2024

I actually was getting my college degree because I wanted to go on to law school. He had a friend who was the office manager at a local law firm, in Sarasota, Florida. He thought it would be good to do that in between going to law school. Most attorneys just want to practice law.

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MyCase

AUGUST 26, 2022

If you’re like most attorneys, your days are packed. You track billable hours, conduct potential client interviews , manage existing cases, collaborate with team members, and more. They provide a strategic way to assess and guide your law firm’s progress, especially when life gets busy. Below we’ll discuss: .

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LawSites

JUNE 26, 2023

In what appears to be a first for a state bar association, The Florida Bar is providing each of its 110,000 members with free access to legal trust accounting software – a move its new president believes will help attorneys better comply with trust accounting requirements and better protect the public from trust violations. attorney F.

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Rocket Matter

JUNE 27, 2023

But it doesn’t need to be this way—especially when you use automation to your advantage. Barriers to effective legal marketing Ethical considerations aside, there are several barriers that solo, small, and medium-sized law firms face when they try to improve their marketing.

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Rocket Matter

APRIL 18, 2023

It’s no stretch to say that law firms consume a LOT of paper. Contracts, legal briefs, memoranda, and other documents are the lifeblood of law firms. In fact, the average attorney goes through 100,000 sheets of paper each year. Here’s how you can use practice management software features to start today. 1.

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Attorney at Work

AUGUST 5, 2022

I talk to a lot of law firms about the “Rule of Thirds.” ” Basically, you divide your revenue into thirds for people, law firm overhead and profit. But people often ask me, “What exactly is in law firm overhead?”. But people often ask me, “What exactly is in law firm overhead?”.

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Rocket Matter

JANUARY 30, 2023

What’s more, an effective and comprehensive practice management solution will even deliver you rich business insights to let the data do the talking. When you’re able to see billable activity by users, you can get an idea of how much each individual attorney at your firm is billing. For example, you can: 1.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

APRIL 27, 2023

She was a personal injury attorney and they were looking for a receptionist for their small law firm. The firm needed someone to handle a multi-line phone, and I knew I could do that. Alright, so you are at this firm. You are then given cases, you’ve advanced to an office manager.

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LegalSecretariesRock

APRIL 27, 2017

Not because I'm ungrateful for the weeklong activities from HR and the law firm office manager, but because the more presents I get, the less appreciated I feel. And that's because even though the firm pulls out all stops, my attorneys never seem to notice. The older I get, the more I dread this week.

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Attorney at Work

AUGUST 24, 2022

In terms of office time, we implemented a new return to office schedule, encouraging team members to meet in-person around important one-to-one meetings, office training, innovation workshops, department meetings and the like. Another factor to consider is an office management platform to help monitor risk.

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MyCase

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Though all law firms share some similar concerns, solo or small firms present unique challenges and benefits due to smaller headcounts and fewer resources. To be profitable, smaller law management requires a strategic structure to oversee staff delegation, client relationships, office management, and cases.

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Attorney at Work

MARCH 22, 2022

Hybrid office work and remote offices keep employees isolated. Office managers and human resources supervisors take note. Related Posts on Attorney at Work. Hell, it’s in the title: They’re remote. A brief material message existing in the actual is a connection to the team.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

She teaches legal courses at McEwen such as Legal Information and Management Procedures, Legal Drafting, Legal Documents 1 and 2, Technology for Paralegals, Legal Research, Business Communication, and the Paralegal Studies Capstone Program. Why did you decide to give up working in law firms and teach full-time?

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LawTechnologyToday

JANUARY 7, 2021

Before the role was defined, some functions were performed by an office manager within the in-house legal department. Typically at this stage, matter management depends on law firms classifying matters and vendor management consists of leveraging contacts in your network.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

AUGUST 5, 2022

In November of 2019, I began applying for jobs before finishing the program, but without experience directly in a law firm setting (as well as COVID), it was not easy. I would then calendar (1) a quick meeting with my attorney and run down the consolidated list all at once. Office management. So plan ahead!

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Patently O

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Jordan is a third-year law student at the University of Missouri and a registered patent agent. Law is a noble profession destined to be marred by the activities of attorneys behaving badly. Mellaconic IP is a sole member LLC organized under the laws of Texas. Taylor, 469 F.3d 3d 67, 81 (3d Cir. 2006) (quoting Meinhard v.

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MyCase

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

That’s why we take every opportunity to gather real customer insights and learn how MyCase has helped law practices improve their processes and take their firms to the next level. Can you tell us a little about yourself—how you ended up becoming a lawyer, what you enjoy about practicing law, and how you ended up at this law firm?

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Paralegal Bootcamp

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The firm I work for only offers attorneys training on the job. This is what I would suggest you do: absorb everything your attorneys are doing around you and write it all down. Do the same thing when you hear them reference a new rule or regulation in that area of law that you don’t know what it is.

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ALPS

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Heidi was formerly the deputy director of lawyers concern for lawyers in Massachusetts, and lead the Massachusetts Law Office Management Assistance Program. She is the author of Evernote as a Law Practice Tool. And I started to consult with some firms. ADVERTISEMENT: Your law firm is worth protecting.

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MyCase

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

When the necessary law office technology is in place, your firm’s processes are streamlined, and thus overall productivity increases. But that’s only the case if you choose the best law firm software for your practice. How Can Legal Software Benefit Different Types of Law Practices? Ask yourself: .

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Attorney at Work

APRIL 15, 2022

She worked at one of the largest international corporate law firms in Asia before opening her own virtual practice. It is a great way to reconnect with colleagues, strengthen existing client relationships, contact attorneys and other professional colleagues, and, yes, even gain new clients directly from the app.

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LexBlog

JUNE 5, 2011

It is fortunate they have highly skilled paralegals at hand who know how to handle these tasks competently but undoubtedly, the problem of human error can and will happen, leading to situations where office conflicts and attorney-client disputes may arise. The problem with this office management approach is convenience.

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LexBlog

JUNE 5, 2011

It is fortunate they have highly skilled paralegals at hand who know how to handle these tasks competently but undoubtedly, the problem of human error can and will happen, leading to situations where office conflicts and attorney-client disputes may arise. The problem with this office management approach is convenience.

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ALPS

AUGUST 10, 2022

This conversation of wellbeing for attorneys is such an important conversation. In fact, if I may brag on them, out of the steering committee members, one of them is the chair of the largest department in the firm and an executive committee member and co-chair of the national diversity and inclusion action team. CHRIS: Yay.

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Attorney at Work

AUGUST 27, 2021

Microsoft Teams is intuitive, easy to use, and organically increases law firm collaboration. For example, users can see when others are available, and when they are out of the office or busy. Are you generating a motion that will require a supervising attorney to comment, review and approve?

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