New Year’s resolutions are right around the corner, and so is, ironically, the holiday binge-eating season. We hope 2011′s been a happy and healthy one for ya, and wish 2012 is as well. But how well do you know the basics of attorney health and wellness?
If you haven’t noticed, Google is working to deliver much more localized search results. Which makes sense considering as many as 20% of searches on Google are related to location. So, if your law practice serves clients that use search to find local businesses, like law firms, you may find value in claiming and optimizing your firm’s Google Places profile [...]
Take a break from the Black Friday rush or wake up from your Thanksgiving Day food coma with a steaming cup (or two) of coffee. I prefer the seasonal pumpkin spice latte myself, but regardless of how you like it, speed up the process with the mobile application from Starbucks. All company-operated Starbucks stores in the United States accept mobile [...]
We can’t get enough Evernote here in Legal Productivity-land. We always like to think we take our newfangled ideas from the software business and inject them into the legal biz, but in this case, it was legal peeps who schooled us! On this blog, we’ve talked all about using Evernote to run a paperless law office, and became so hooked [...]
The discussion about how the business of law is lacking and needs to quickly change, hastened by the great recession has expanded in recent months to include law schools. On Saturday, the New York Times fired the latest salvo in the law-school-is-lacking debate and over the next 24-48 hours the response was swift and pointed. Here’s a recap with links [...]
Write without your fingers with Dragon Dictation, an easy-to-use voice recognition application that allows you to easily speak and instantly send your text or email messages, social media updates and so much more. It’s up to five (5) times faster than typing on the keyboard. I’ve used the app to create a blog post and while useful, I did have [...]
During an excellent webinar earlier today where Carolyn Elefant provided answers to Everything You Wanted To Know About Solo Practice But Were Afraid To Ask, I offered up the Freelancers Union as a great resource for solos and entrepreneurs starting out. When I left the cozy confines of law firm life years ago to start a continuing legal education venture, [...]
Trying to maintain a current, relevant legal blog is hard enough. Podcasts require a whole other level of commitment. Not surprisingly the landscape is littered with dated efforts. However there are a few legal podcasts that continue to churn out quality programming. Here are our Top 10 picks: 1. Lawyer2Lawyer – With over 300 podcasts spanning six years, Lawyer2Lawyer is [...]
I’ve never been a fan of clutter – something nags me about it on a subconscious level – and it turns out my vibes were right. I didn’t know this until recently, but having too much stuff lying around can cause all sorts of problems, including increased time lost, lack of freedom of thought, feelings of oppression and lack of [...]
As solos and small business owners, or employees on business trips and other activities, we’re inundated with important receipts. Even with the best intentions of organizing and recording these bits of paper, they’re usually piled up until the end of the month, or stuffed into a drawer until tax time rolls around. Shoeboxed app to the rescue. This terrific app [...]
