TechnoLawyer: Law Office Management

Coming September 6, 2005 to TechnoFeature: Business lawyers often encounter a common problem — they have all the necessary legal qualifications, but lack a keen understanding of the business world from a client's point of view. Attorney David Amidon realized this shortcoming early in his career, and did something about it. In this article, David relays his journey from his beginnings practicing at a mid-sized firm in Boston, to becoming an in-house counsel for a small start-up company, to returning to private practice.  His work as an in-house counsel provided David with the experience and insight he needed to become a better business lawyer, and in turn resume his initial career path.  Read what David learned and see how it can help your professional growth.

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Coming August 16, 2005 to TechnoFeature: Almost every law firm wonders how to "renovate" or "fix" their workplace. In this article, Office Planning expert Richey Madison provides some insight on the latest trends in law firm design, as well as what you need to know about mock courtrooms, conference centers, lunchrooms, libraries, and videoconferencing so that your firm can use technology to better serve your clients. In short, Richey's sage advice will help you maintain your firm's competitive edge through innovative planning.

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Coming August 12, 2005 to Fat Friday: Stephen Nipper follows up his recent article with some more tips on health savings accounts, Douglas Thomas reviews HP's Scanjet 5550c, Joel Johnson reviews Pathagoras in his corporate practice, Alex Simpson provides an invaluable tip for those who file rather than pile their e-mail, and Jeffrey Bannon discusses one benefit of "native file review" for those engaged in electronic discovery. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming July 27, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Jason Havens reviews his firm's experience with a Health Savings Account, Brent Blanchard explains what maximum annual limit (or stop-loss) means with regard to an HSA, Mark Sargis discusses the top five reasons his firm uses ProLaw, Lawrence Briggi provides an invaluable tip for litigators who apply Bates Stamps to PDF files, and Tim Larason shares his solution for WiFi interference problems (this Post also includes a postscript on WiFi phones). Don't miss this issue.

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Last week, CNET News.com published an article by TechnoLawyer member Joe Fantuzzi entitled "Document Security? Tell Me Another Joke."

In the article, Joe frankly addresses the electronic document file format myth (that some formats are more secure than others), and explains what needs to happen to stop security leaks.

According to Joe, "the only way to stop the document security leaks is to protect documents independent of file format."  He emphasizes the importance of ensuring security from the inside, by using new technology and educating users about the various risks involved in electronically transmitting sensitive documents.

Joe warns, "business leaders must realize that while they won't necessarily make the headlines each time a document leaks sensitive data, they could lose a key partner, customer, or lawsuit — or worse, their public image."

Joe is currently CEO of Workshare, which provides document integrity software, and has more than 20 years of managerial experience in the technology market.

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Coming July 21, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Taylor Putney reviews AbacusLaw and discusses its secret WordPerfect functionality, Nicholas Corona Jr. reviews Dragon NaturallySpeaking, Douglas Folk reviews the Motion Computing Tablet PC, Bryan Sims shares his wife's insurance expertise regarding Health Savings Accounts, and Virginia Burrows reveals how to customize your reminders view in Outlook.  Don't miss this issue.

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Coming July 20, 2005 to Answers to Questions: Jason Havens offers tips on how to secure your office WiFi network, Gayle O'Connor shares her research on business card etiquette, Robert Browning discusses his firm's decision regarding Health Savings Accounts, David Caracappa tells us how he really feels about Microsoft Word and its integration with Avery mailing labels, and Edward Poll describes his experience with Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Don't miss this issue.

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Published Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, Answers to Questions is a thrice weekly newsletter in which TechnoLawyer members answer legal technology and practice management questions submitted by their peers (including you if you join TechnoLawyer). Like all of our newsletters, it's free. Please subscribe now.

Coming July 11, 2005 to TechnoGuide:

Your Search Engine Rank; Driving Ross Crazy; Have You Learned Anything?
By Neil Squillante

In this issue of TechnoGuide, Neil Squillante discusses search engine optimization and the importance of link building. This issue also contains Quips about Travan tape drives, Microsoft Office on a Mac, cell phones in the courtroom, and the benefits of a Certificate in Forensic Economics. This issue's Questions inquire about confidentiality when outsourcing, CiteIt, PCLaw's P&L reports, scanning to PDF, 64-bit laptops, and accessing peripherals remotely. All that plus the Question of the Week.

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Coming July 12, 2005 to TechnoFeature: Law firms fear change. But raising your profits requires change. Only a few methods exist that can increase profits go up over time ... and some of them are deceptive. Others are harmful. In this article, legal marketing consultant Andy Havens helps you make sense of it all by discussing the factors underlying law firm profits. Before raising rates, requiring more billable hours, hiring more lawyers, or considering a merger, read Andy's take on what will and what won't work for your law firm.

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Coming July 8, 2005 to Fat Friday: Charles Stokes offers tips on how to use Microsoft Word for document management, Prashant Dubey invokes his cultural background to discuss work-life balance for litigators, Elliot Pahl reviews a utility that makes Firefox even better, Sam Craig adds his two cents to the document naming strategy thread, and Clinton Swan serves up another cheap document management tip. Don't miss this issue.

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