Attorney at Work

APRIL 26, 2022

Joining clubs, organizations and classes outside of the law firm bubble allow you to meet new people who share the same passion. One of the biggest obstacles to pursuing outside interests is that the line between work and personal life has blurred. This is especially true when working from home.

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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. How do you keep track?

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LawTechnologyToday

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The holidays were over, the calendar had turned to a new year. Routines of work, school, family and other obligations were clicking back into place. That fantasy, the one that goes, “wouldn’t it be great to work from home and skip the commute?” For the foreseeable future, it’s the way we work now.

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MyCase

JULY 26, 2022

However, my business steadily picked up, and questions from clients about the feasibility of a “virtual” lawyer nearly disappeared. What is a Virtual Lawyer or Virtual Law Firm? Often, this means we can charge a little less than “traditional” lawyers, but the real advantage is the convenience for our firm and the client.

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MyCase

OCTOBER 3, 2023

You need capital to start a new law firm, but how much, exactly? You could take an ultra-budget approach that involves networking, fielding phone calls from your personal cell, working from home, and using an existing laptop. on a Friday—when you still have a pile of client work to finish before the weekend.

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Rocket Matter

JUNE 28, 2022

In fact, your law firm suffers if people refuse to work together. To keep your clients coming back again and again, the members of your firm need to collaborate efficiently. There are also a few bad practices common among law firms that stifle conversation: the “star talent” and hierarchical structures.

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LawTechnologyToday

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The published results represent one of the most comprehensive technology surveys of law firms available. The insights contained in the reports are particularly helpful to the solo and small firm demographic, the largest segment of the legal marketplace. Are firms continuing to adopt cloud-based software for their remote workers?

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LawTechnologyToday

JUNE 23, 2021

ASJ : Although I am not actively practicing law at the moment, in my consulting practice, I work with a lot of lawyers on their intake process. Technology’s role is to help lawyers streamline their intake process and make it work more efficiently. I was working from home and online.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 29, 2021

If a law firm is unable even to decide whether its staff should return to the office, or when that return should happen, or how to structure that return, then how can that firm implement lasting and innovative changes in its technology infrastructure and systems? This is not to say that 2021 was without innovation.

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MyCase

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

2020 was perhaps one of the most disruptive years for law firms in recent history. And while many firms struggled to stay afloat, others adapted with ease in ways that all practices can replicate. 13:17 – How Law Firms Are Coping With Change. 27:22 – Marketing MUSTS for Your Firm Post-Pandemic.

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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. Calendaring. Inbox and calendar management. Inbox management.

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Rocket Matter

JULY 18, 2023

But if you own a solo law firm, the reality is you do have to do it all, and you’re often doing it alone. And for most solo practitioners, that’s the whole point. Keep your deadlines on track with calendaring and tasks. Those are very appealing messages. It’s not easy to tie records together in Outlook.

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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.”

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LawTechnologyToday

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Every Wednesday, we’ll be posting a new report from one of our experts, so stay tuned! Law firms were forced to really evaluate the necessity of the technology they use in their firm and what potential technology is missing that could be useful.

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LegalTalkNetwork

MARCH 2, 2017

Whether it is from a coffee shop, home office, or library, more people than ever are working remotely. If this is your company and you are already working from home, or thinking about starting to do so, what are the main considerations and best practices to put into place?

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MyCase

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

When running a law firm, time is a scarce commodity. And that’s how I’ve grown my firm, because everything is so organized as far as my details for my Workflows and my Tasks. There are days where I don’t have to talk to my assistants at all — particularly when they’re working from home.”.

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MyCase

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

According to a report from the American Bar Association , nearly 90% of surveyed lawyers said that their firms allowed team members to work remotely. Thriving as a remote work lawyer requires structure, a robust tech stack, and reliable systems to ensure communications are smooth, data is secure, and work is getting done.

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Blumberg

APRIL 13, 2021

Scanning – Use scanning apps like Abby Fine Scanner, Adobe Scan, Apple Notes, and Evernote Scannable to create a PDF from your smartphone. Scheduling – Use the scheduling features of Microsoft Outlook and Google Calendar to arrange meetings, assign office space, or book conference rooms.

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Lawfecta

OCTOBER 18, 2020

You can even add a widget to allow clients and prospects to text you right from your website. You can integrate either one with your online calendar, and then simply send others a link so they can view your availability. You want employees to be able to work from home, vacation, and anywhere, so provide them with laptops and tablets.

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Lawfecta

OCTOBER 18, 2020

The post Working Remotely and Coping with Self-Isolation appeared first on Virtual Paralegal, Legal Secretary and Assistant Services for Law Firms and Small Businesses. Have more to-do lists. Reach out to your friends. TIP: remember that panic attacks cause no harm and it is our body and mind’s way of trying to protect us.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 29, 2021

If a law firm is unable even to decide whether its staff should return to the office, or when that return should happen, or how to structure that return, then how can that firm implement lasting and innovative changes in its technology infrastructure and systems? This is not to say that 2021 was without innovation.

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ALPS

JANUARY 27, 2021

That was fabulous, actually, we had wonderful speakers from a lot of the law firms and corporate council groups around the state. CHRIS: So, let’s hear from one of our sponsors, take a quick break, and we’ll be back. —. Your law firm is worth protecting and so is your time. That was just great.

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ALPS

MAY 31, 2022

BREE: She played an integral role in forming the diversity and flexibility connection, a series of discussions between prominent general counsel and law firm chairs, leading to best practices for the retention of diverse attorneys, including those working on flex schedules. they got a break from that. MANAR MORALES: Yeah.

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ALPS

AUGUST 10, 2022

So if you are someone who is Brown or Black, or from one of these historically marginalized communities, and you are going to work during the pandemic, or you’re working from home, you are more likely to have family members who have been directly impacted by COVID, right? Everything we do is different.

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Attorney at Work

AUGUST 27, 2021

Here’s advice from Heidi Alexander, Tom Lambotte, Nerino Petro Jr., Microsoft Teams is intuitive, easy to use, and organically increases law firm collaboration. This helps navigate everything from incoming calls to when to catch up with a colleague or schedule time for a chat. Nerino Petro Jr.:

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Attorney at Work

MAY 24, 2022

Here are the ins-and-outs of some cool tools from Sheila Blackford, Brett Burney, Tom Lambotte, Sharon Nelson and John Simek, and Camille Stell. Brett Burney: Tickling Your To-Dos and Collaborating on Calendars. When someone needs to schedule a call, I send them a Calendly link and they pick a time that works for them.

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