NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

It’s a well-known fact that attorneys don’t spend enough effort staying in touch with clients and referral sources. Updates are substantive and never personal. Of course, that’s a problem -- because much of modern marketing is executing on an omnichannel plan, and staying relevant by staying in touch. So, if your law firm is really bad about keeping in touch with clients and referrals sources, why not pretend like you just started your law firm?

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Paralegal Coffee Talk

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

3 Basic Skills for the New Paralegal. 1. Typing Speed of 60-65 cwpm Minimum. Why the ‘need for speed’? Reason: There’s much work to be done within an 8 hour day. Very simple. So, what do you do if your speed is not up to par? Take a moment to Google the phrase “free online typing tests” Practice for 30 minutes every day, focusing not just on building speed but accuracy.

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Connor Reporting

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Attorneys using the Thomson Reuters product CaseNotebook to organize, manage, and share key case documents might request at their next deposition or trial to have a realtime court reporter write directly to their CaseNotebook on the attorney’s laptop/iPad. CaseNotebook has built-in LiveNote realtime and stream capabilities. (Thomson Reuters bought LiveNote.).

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LegalTalkNetwork

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

An extension to the New York Legal Tech Community and also held on the backside of Legalweek 2020, the Inspire.Legal un-conference made it through its second year. Although last year’s event went very well, this year’s seemed better put together and also more fun. Organized by Christian Lang and Joe Borstein with Matt Homann as master of ceremonies and help from its numerous volunteers, this un-conference with its un-panels, luminaries, and moderators took its impressive shape. .

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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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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

An increasing number of U.S. cities are seeking to limit the flow of vehicular traffic in designated areas as a means to reduce greenhouse gas and other emissions from cars and trucks and to help achieve their municipal climate goals. The creation of these “ low traffic zones ,” or LTZs , can take a number of different forms, including, most prominently, (1) bans on one or more categories of vehicles and (2) fees or tolls that may be charged to all vehicles equally or made applicable only to cer

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Remember that old Twilight Zone episode ?? ( It’s a cookbook! ) Well, this time, it’s not hungry aliens that are coming for us: it’s your server, and what it really wants is your wallet. If you haven’t fully adopted cloud software, you’re likely storing your documents and email on a server.? But, there are a lot of associated costs for maintaining physical servers, like: the space they require, their need to be cooled, the electricity they suck up, the requirement to manage your own data backup

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Goal setting for attorneys is often circular. Most times, their goal is to set goals ??. But, because la wyer s don’t utilize goal setting, they underachieve. They’ve got nothing to strive for, nothing to compete over, nothing to drive them to the next chapter of their business. This is probably the chief reason why the status quo dominate s law firm management, and why most law firms exist in suspended animation.

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

All lawyers have marketed their law firms in the same fashion since time in memoriam. The idea was always to build a personal referral base via business networking, and that the rest would take care of itself. Even as the world around law firms has changed over time, that one constant has not changed. But now , if a new report is to be believed, other modes of client acquisition may be outstripping this tried and true option.

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Connor Reporting

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The court reporting industry is in search of qualified court reporters. With flexible education requirements and many other advantages, court reporting is a great career option for young professionals. However, many young professionals are likely asking the same question “how long does it take?”. Connor Reporting is committed to helping young professionals enter the court reporting industry, so in this post, we will explain a bit more about exactly how long it takes to become a court reporter. .

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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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Blenderlaw

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The Irving Fisher Committee on Central Bank Statistics has published a Report on Central Banks and Fintech Data Issues which identifies a number of issues relating to the implications of increased use of fintech for the availability of data central banks need to address their mandates relating to monetary and financial stability and the operation of payments systems.

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LegalTalkNetwork

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Legalweek continues to be one of the biggest and most influential conferences for the legal profession. According to Zach Warren, editor-in-chief of Legaltech News, this year’s event brought in over 8,500 attendees. Many out there will remember this conference as Legal Tech New York but it has evolved in recent years to provide a wider array of programming.

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Blenderlaw

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

In addition to the lecture on Monday evening Claudio Grossman will also talk at lunchtime (12.20-1.50 pm) in the Alma Jennings Student Lounge on the topic Seeking Justice: Reparations to Individuals for Human Rights Violations in the Inter-American System. At the same time in Room A110 John Barkett will Report on the MIAS Task Force on Expedited Arbitration under the UNCTIRAL Arbitration Rules.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts. If you know of any cases we have missed, please email us at columbiaclimate@gmail.com. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE #130: FEATURED CASE.

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