June, 2019

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Public Trust: Stay Away from Open Wifi Networks

NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

In a recent episode of pop culture phenomenon ‘ Game of Thrones ’, a stray Starbucks cup showed up on a table in a medieval castle. This, among other things, has negatively affected Game of Thrones’ critical reception for its last season. But, that’s nothing compared to the personal hit that your reputation could take if you rely on Starbucks wifi to access confidential client materials online.

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State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting 2019

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Set against the eclectic backdrop of Austin at the JW Marriott on 2nd Street, this year’s State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting offered a lot to attendees. The programming struck a winning balance between the educational, entertaining, and intriguing. Opportunities to receive CLE were vast, with 37 bar sections producing more credit-collecting sessions than anyone could possibly attend.

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FCC Incubator Order Becomes Effective Just as Third Circuit Hears Arguments on 2017 Order Relaxing FCC Broadcast Ownership Rules

Broadcast Law Blog

The Office of Management and Budget, acting pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act, has just approved the FCC’s broadcast incubator program , about which we wrote here. That approval makes the program effective. The program permits an established broadcaster to provide assistance to a new broadcaster (generally, a qualified small business) to enter the radio broadcast industry.

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Sit or Stand? Why Use a Standing Desk?

The Legal Ease

A number of things have kept me from posting since the ABA TECHSHOW, so I never had an opportunity to do a recap of the event, but one thing I did want to talk about was my new standing desk. At this year's ABA TECHSHOW, as the exhibit hall was winding down, I had the privilege of meeting Marissa from ErgoTech, and several weeks later, I am the proud owner of an Ergotech Freedom E-desk.**.

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Trial Prep: What Attorneys Really Want (And How to Deliver It)

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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8 Tips to Boost Your ROI on Google PPC Ads

The Rainmaker

Pay-per-click advertising (PPC) for law firms can really pay off for lead generation, but only if you know what you’re doing. Eighty percent of the most expensive Google PPC keywords are related to the legal profession, so you want to be sure you are putting your money into PPC efforts that can yield the best results. Here are the top eight tips that will enable you to create PPC campaigns for your law firm that will deliver more clicks that convert at a lower cost, bolstering your ROI: Create a

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Virtual Reality: Did You Know You Already Run a Virtual Law Firm?

NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

Most lawyers think of ‘virtual law practice’ as an all-in sort of thing: Either you’re completely virtual, or you’re not virtual at all. Only, that’s not the case. Even virtual law practices intending to be totally virtual don’t ever really get there. For one thing, law firms (due in part to jurisdictional limitations) are almost always physical entities, in some sense, even if the physical entity is a home office and the physical network is a limited number of local referral sources.

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Change the Channel: Get Your Social Media Profiles Up and Running

NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

Modern law firm consumers seek out and engage with law firms in new ways. Younger law firm customers, especially, look less and less to other persons for referrals -- which in-person referrals have traditionally driven law firm revenue -- but, they’re not necessarily searching exclusively on Google any longer, either. With the rise of mobile search, many modern legal consumers are performing ‘in-app’ searches for professional services -- such that, if they want to find a lawyer, they’re going di

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Next EAS Test Scheduled for August 7 – Updated ETRS Forms Due July 3

Broadcast Law Blog

The FCC on Monday released a Public Notice announcing that its next test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) is scheduled for August 7 with a back-up date of August 21 (back-up dates being provided in the event that there are severe weather situations or other emergencies in early August which could increase the potential for public confusion on the originally scheduled date).

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July Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – Quarterly Issues Programs and Children’s Television Reports, Renewal Announcements, Copyright Filings, EAS, EEO and More

Broadcast Law Blog

July is an important month for regulatory filings – even though it is one of those months with no FCC submissions tied to any license renewal dates. Instead, quarterly obligations arise this month, the most important of which will have an impact in the ongoing license renewal cycle that began in June (see last month’s update on regulatory dates, here ).

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

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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FCC Releases Draft Order on Changes to Children’s Television Rules – Action Expected July 10

Broadcast Law Blog

In anticipation of its July 10 open meeting, the FCC last week released its draft Order making changes to its rules requiring television stations to broadcast specific amounts of educational and informational programming directed to children. The current rules require that stations air an average of three hours of such programming every week for every channel of programming they broadcast.

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Another EEO Audit Released – Looking at the FCC’s Current EEO Obligations

Broadcast Law Blog

The FCC yesterday released another of its regular EEO audit notices ( available here ), asking that approximately 80 radio stations, and the employment units with which they are associated, provide to the FCC (by posting the information in their online public inspection file) their last two year’s EEO Annual Public File reports , as well as backing data to show that the station in fact did everything that was required under the FCC rules.

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US Attorneys and FCC Combine to Shut Down Pirate Radio Station

Broadcast Law Blog

The FCC yesterday issued a News Release about an unusual action taken by the US Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts entering into a consent decree with a pirate radio operator, where the operator agreed to surrender all of its operating equipment to the FCC, and to stop broadcasting illegally. If the operator is again caught operating a broadcast station without authority, the US Attorney can collect a $75,000 fine.

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Maybe Serial Moves of FM Translators to Relocate Them From Rural to Urban Areas are Not So Bad….

Broadcast Law Blog

You may remember a few years ago, the FCC cracked down on “ serial modifications ” of FM translators to move them from rural to more urban areas (see, for instance, the cases about which we wrote here and here ), considering such moves an abuse of process. In a decision released earlier this week , it looks like the FCC’s Audio Division may be backing away from that policy.

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Paralegal Power Move: Your Guide to Getting the Tech Tools That Maximize Your Time

Your time is valuable—and you know the right technology could help you do even more. From document management to client communication, modern tools can transform how you track deadlines, manage cases, and support your legal team. This practical playbook shows you how to: Compare and evaluate technology vendors Understand all costs and ROI potential Build a compelling presentation Handle common objections Pitch your solution like a pro Created by legal technology experts who understand how pivota

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DOJ Starts Review of BMI and ASCAP Consent Decrees – Exploring the Background of the Issues

Broadcast Law Blog

The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division yesterday announced that it was starting a review of the ASCAP and BMI antitrust consent decrees that govern the United States’ two largest performing rights organizations for musical compositions (referred to as the “musical work”). The DOJ’s announcement of the initiation of the examination of the consent decrees poses a series of questions to which it invites interested parties – including users, songwriters, publishers and other inte

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Preparing for the 2020 Elections – Our Updated Political Broadcasting Guide

Broadcast Law Blog

2020 will no doubt be a very active year for political advertising. To help broadcasters sort out the confusing rules they need to follow in connection with such advertising, we have updated our Political Broadcasting Guide for Broadcasters (note that the URL for the updated version has not changed from prior versions, so your bookmarks should continue to work).