TechnoLawyer: Law Office Management

Coming September 14, 2007 to Fat Friday: Stephen Seldin continues the Word v. WordPerfect debate comparing cost, metadata issues, formatting, and more, Michelle Niemeyer takes on law firm age discrimination, Greg Goodrich explains why he (probably) won't switch from his Treo 650 to an iPhone (and our publisher updates his iPhone review), Diane Hopkins describes her "Backups3" method and how it can save your firm from disaster, and Sanjay Singh explains why lawyers need to worry about more than just size limitations when it comes to Rules in Outlook. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming September 11, 2007 to TechnoFeature: Most lawyers are so busy with their current case loads, they don't have time to seek new clients. Without a client development strategy and the tools and resources needed to execute it, law firms can miss out on numerous opportunities. In this article, managing partner David Stevenson discusses how his firm addressed this all-too-common problem by implementing Client Relationship Management (CRM) software.

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It can be soooo difficult deciding which four star restaurant to dine at every day when you're a summer associate. Decisions, decisions.

Of course, I wouldn't know as I was a summer associate during the lean years so I typically received only one lunch offer per day ("Spago at 1:00? Never heard of it, but I'm game.") We had it so tough back then.

Today's summers don't know how good they've got it, but David Lat of Above the Law does. Recently, ABC News interviewed David about today's summer associate programs. Watch the video.

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Coming August 3, 2007 to Fat Friday: Miriam Jacobson tells us what public interest lawyers really earn and what she sees as the problem, Charles T. Lester, Jr. reviews an online password generator service, Douglas Shachtman explains why one lawyer's paperless workflow won't work for his litigation practice, Celia Elwell clarifies a previous Post she penned about Word v. WordPerfect, and Meg Spencer Dixon pokes fun at Seth Rowland's defense of his now infamous "recovered attorney" quip. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming July 27, 2007 to Fat Friday: Edward Poll discusses the dangers involved with trust accounting and how to avoid them, David Herdman shares his thoughts on technology standards legislation as well as why backwards compatible software doesn't make sense, Beverly Katz explain how she handled age discrimination regarding in-house counsel jobs, Matt Baker adds an overlooked point to a recent TechnoFeature article about HDTV, and Steve Loewy comments on Dennis Kennedy's annual technology predictions. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming July 20, 2007 to Fat Friday: Matt Baker reviews LogMeIn for secure remote access, Brett Thompson challenges Word lovers with a list of gripes, Carroll Straus reviews her experience with Dell customer service and tech support, David Caracappa responds to Dennis Kennedy's prediction that many lawyers will move to Mac notebooks this year, and Colleen Appleton praises one TechnoLawyer's kind-hearted Post about what he would do if he won the lottery. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming July 17, 2007 to TechnoFeature: Are first year associates worth $160,000/year? The answer legal management consultant Ed Poll reaches in this article may surprise you. Join Ed as he delves beyond the headlines to explain the peculiar economics and client lock-in at work in today's large law firms. General counsel may not like what they read here, but sometimes the truth hurts.

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Coming July 13, 2007 to Fat Friday: David Canton offers up a nine step process lawyers should follow before sending a demand letter (especially in the age of blogs), Thomas Daly responds to a thread he started about legal software integration, Merwyn J. Miller explains how his law firm's paperless transition decreased labor costs, Gregory Harper reviews Amicus Attorney 7 and his experience with tech support, and John Sens shares his thoughts on Microsoft Word after reading a recent TechnoFeature on hidden features of WordPerfect. Don't miss this issue.

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Coming June 22, 2007 to Fat Friday: Mazyar Hedayat defends his recent Post on making the legal profession more efficient, Miriam Jacobson explains how she has gone nearly paperless for under $500 and no additional staff, Scott Bassett discusses what he sees as the real problem with Dell, Richard Wills shares his experience with age discrimination, and Kerry Hubick provides a cheap way to save email to PDF. Don't miss this issue.

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