Popular Articles from the CPM ICYMI Newsletter (July – September 2025)
Every week subscribers receive the ICYMI enewsletter from the NCBA Center for Practice Management. The newsletter highlights tips, tools, trends, and techniques to help your law practice. The following are a few popular links from the past issues of the newsletter.
I Tried Chrome’s New Experimental Split Tabs Feature and It Completely Changed How I Use My Browser 9/19/2025
In this article from Tom’s Guide, the author shares their experience with Chrome’s new split tabs feature and its impact on their workflow. If you want to line two Chrome tabs up side by side you can enable Split Tabs in Chrome’s Experiments menu.
How to Declutter Your Gmail Inbox with This New Feature 9/12/2025
How-To Geek introduces a new feature in Gmail designed to help users organize and declutter their inboxes more efficiently with a new “manage subscriptions” feature.
I Make Fillable Forms in Word—And It’s Easier Than You Think 8/29/2025
MakeUseOf provides a user-friendly guide that simplifies the process of building fillable forms in Microsoft Word. This resource enables users to take advantage of tools already installed, offering a straightforward entry point into document assembly tasks.
Prepare to Lose Your Phone 8/22/2025
Have you ever misplaced a smartphone, tablet, smart watch or other device? It can fill you with anxiety. This Ask Leo article provides the steps you should take before your smart device is lost or stolen. The steps are easy to take and will give you a lot of peace of mind.
Resources for the Mac Attorney 8/15/2025
Whether you have always used a Mac at work, are new to the Mac operating system, or are considering making a switch, these articles, blogs, podcasts, and websites will help you learn more about how to use Apple’s operating system and hardware in your law practice.
Public Wi-Fi Isn’t Automatically Insecure—But These Mistakes Make It Dangerous 8/8/2025
This article provides a helpful list of reminders on how to use public Wi-Fi safely. Essentially, you need to add some layers of protection before hopping on public wifi to check your bank account or open a client file. Not mentioned, but also important, is to keep your phone’s OS and apps updated.
Email Management: Keeping a Clean and Minimal Inbox 8/1/2025
A cluttered inbox can drain productivity and increase stress, especially for legal professionals who must juggle urgent messages and adhere to meticulous record-keeping. It is all too easy for this central channel to become cluttered, distracting, and overwhelming. What are effective strategies for managing and sustaining a clean inbox?
Promoting Your Online Presence in the Crowded Legal Marketplace 7/25/2025
This article is full of good nuggets to remember as you build your online presence. Be proactive. Inform, don’t brag. Ask yourself if an online interaction adds value. Be known for something. Check your stats to see if you are hitting the mark. Be generous. Take some time to read this article and truly consider how you are presenting yourself online.
Get started with Microsoft 365 Copilot Notebooks 7/18/2025
Google’s NotebookLM has been one of the darlings of AI tools. Now those with Microsoft 365 Copilot has introduced Copilot Notebooks. Do you need your documents summarized and read back to you as a podcast? Maybe, but it is certainly more entertaining.