NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Perhaps the most damning of a series of damning facts about law firms released within the latest Clio Legal Trends Report ( link here ), is this: 89% of lawyers surveyed believed that their law firms followup with potential clients within 24 hours; 62% of law firms actually never follow up with leads at all. I’ll let that sink in. The Report also goes on to indicate that of the law firm clients surveyed, 89% want to hear back from the law firm within 24 hours, while 24% want to hear back within

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Connor Reporting

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Scheduling depositions. If you’re in the business of litigation, scheduling depositions is one of those repetitive, mundane tasks that is part of the job. Whether you’re a paralegal or legal assistant who assists multiple attorneys or solo-practitioner attorney without support staff, it is a task that can take a significant amount of your weekly or daily time.

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DECEMBER 13, 2019

I hope I'm not too late. I say this every year, and every year, I read about someone who got a little too loose and had way too much fun at the office party. I'll keep this short and sweet.

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Parasec

DECEMBER 20, 2019

We’re excited to announce that our blog has moved and is now seamlessly integrate within our web site: www.parasec.com. Please be sure to bookmark the new URL so you can remain up to date on current developments in the legal arena.

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Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor

Get ready to uncover what attorneys really need from you when it comes to trial prep in this new webinar! Attorney and law professor, Joe Stephens, J.D., will share proven techniques for anticipating attorney needs, organizing critical documents, and transforming complex information into compelling case presentations. Key Learning Objectives: Organization That Makes Sense 🎯 Learn how to structure and organize case materials in ways that align with how attorneys actually work and think.

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2019

It can’t happen to you until it does. I’m talking about the business disaster that could strike your law firm at any moment: flood, fire, data breach, device breakdown, smoke damage, truck carrying 30000 pounds of bananas careening out of control. Well, you get the picture. Because any law firm could be struck by disaster, every law firm should develop and maintain a disaster recovery program.

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2019

Lawyers are trained to be risk-averse, and to cling to the status quo.? Because lawyers manage law firms, change within those law firms happens at a glacial pace.? Yet, while law firms cling to the status quo, upstarts in other industries redefine life and culture.? Not that law firm managers need to be out to change the world, writ large.? They just need to change their own worlds, just a little bit.

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Password management is no sweat these days -- with tools like LastPass , a master password unlocks all doors. Not only will such a service obviate the need for memorizing any passwords, it will also automatically create s secure passwords for you. No fuss, no muss. But, what if you don’t have the volume of accounts that would necessitate the use of a service like LastPass?

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Connor Reporting

DECEMBER 11, 2019

All Connor Reporting, a Veritext company, clients now have access to MyVeritext. As a member of the Vertitext team, we have access to many new and innovative services and technologies. . MyVeritext is one of the technologies we were referring to. Attorneys, paralegals, legal assistants/secretaries, and other legal professionals are finding that MyVeritext enables them to be more efficient in the daily tasks involved with depositions and case management.

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Connor Reporting

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Case exhibits. From what we have heard from our clients, managing case exhibits takes way more time and energy than it should at most law firms. Organizing, finding, searching, efficiently using, sending securely…. This is why Veritext created Advanced Case Exhibits (ACE). As a Veritext company, Connor Reporting is pleased to now provide Advanced Case Exhibits (ACE) to clients.

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Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Amanda Adams, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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