AI (artificial intelligence) is inescapable these days, including in the legal profession. Like it or not, lawyers need to learn about AI and its various uses and advantages (and drawbacks), both for their own practices and to be informed for clients.
The ABA recently (July 29, 2024) released an ethics opinion, Formal Opinion 512,
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On Balance Podcast on Productivity
I was privileged to join my How to Do More in Less Time: The Complete Guide to Increasing Your Productivity and Improving Your Bottom Line co-author Daniel J. Siegel on the On Balance Podcast for the State Bar of Michigan.
You can listen to the complete episode here. Make sure you listen soon, because…
Preparing for Equity Partnership
My latest column in Law Practice Magazine (July/August Big Ideas Issue) is all about preparing for partnership. If you aspire to law firm equity partnership, the article includes some things to think about in several different areas.
Here are some highlights:
Mindset
As an associate, your focus is on yourself – your work…
Inspiring Business Podcast with Mark Bullock
It’s been quite some time since I posted here since most of my content is being posed on the Lawyer Meltdown website, but I wanted to share this Inspiring Business podcast episode where I was interviewed by Mark Bullock, one of the founders of Videosocials.
We had a great conversation talking about productivity,…
Time Management Tip #5: Create a "Don’t Do" List
If you’re one of those people with a never-ending to-do list, this tip is for you.
No matter how hard you try to list what you need to accomplish, instead of getting shorter, your list gets longer – new things crop up, unanticipated client problems arise, or a last minute emergency that “must” be handled…
How Are Lawyers Using Technology? ABA TechReport 2021
Every year, the ABA and the Legal Technology Resource Center conduct a legal technology survey seeking information from law firms of all sizes about how they use technology for everything from cybersecurity to cloud computing services to marketing and more.
Members of the Legal Technology Resource Center Board and other ABA members then analyze some…
Tools to Create Infographics Easily
In 2013, I wrote a post on Slaw.ca on Infographics for Lawyers. In that post, I said,
Infographics are visually appealing, highly shareable and, when done right, can convey a lot of information quickly and easily, or make a mountain of data easy to understand. By combining text and visuals into one, infographics make…
Making Happy Lawyers in 2021
We’re only a few hours from 2021. Most of us are more than happy to say goodbye to 2020, even knowing that restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic are likely to continue for a while. But there is some good news on the horizon with the rollout of two (so far) vaccines.
After the year…
NEW – LinkedIn Essentials Online Course
I am excited to announce that after many years of teaching and training and writing about LinkedIn, Dennis Kennedy (my co-author on Make LinkedIn Work for You, A Practical Handbook for Lawyers and other Legal Professionals) and I have officially launched our online course – LinkedIn Essentials.
This course will take you step-by-step…
NY Announces Temporary Authorization Program for Recent Law Grads
In this week that NY law grads were originally scheduled to be taking the bar exam, the New York State Court of Appeals (the highest court in the state) has announced a revision of its rules to temporarily authorize qualifying graduates of ABA-accredited law schools to practice law in New York under supervision pending their…