Automation is a big buzzword in the legal technology world. There are many tools a law firm can use to streamline processes, reduce administrative hassles and improve efficiency. With so many ways to apply automation to your firm’s daily activities it may seem a little overwhelming. While there are some very sophisticated products that can help a firm build impressive…
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. Following are a few popular links from the past issues of the newsletter. Update Your iPhone, iPad, Mac Immediately, Apple Warns (July 30, 2021) If you have not yet updated your Apple devices do so…
The Star Trek series featured the curmudgeon physician, beginning with Leonard McCoy, aka Bones. He frequently reminded Admiral James T. Kirk that he was a doctor and not an anything-else-Kirk-asked-him-to-do. If you are asked to do some light design work, whether a newsletter layout, an ad, finding an image, social media posts, or creating a graphic you too might find…
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. The Next Big Security Threat Is Staring Us in The Face. Tackling It Is Going to Be Tough August…
Drafting contracts is labor-intensive and time-consuming work. It often requires reference to practice resources that can be expensive. As a result, it can be really difficult for lawyers to service cost-conscious clients without significantly discounting their rates or losing money. As part of our new CPM Savings program, we are piloting an extended trial with Lawgood, a legal tech company…
By Catherine Sanders Reach Do you need to share a word processing document with someone but want to limit what text the recipient can edit? For instance, would you like to create a pre-approved contract that allows some clauses to be editable? Or do you have standard internal documents that you would like to make available to everyone but limit…
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. Following are a few popular quick tips from past issues of the newsletter. Microaggressions Look Different When We’re Working Remotely Part of being inclusive includes understanding and avoiding microaggressions. This article looks at how to…
This guest post is written by Hannah Rose at Dynamic Quest, one of the CPM Connect partners. Law firms are seeking out tools that help streamline and improve productivity. With innovation in cloud services and software development, specialized applications can help your law firm grow and succeed in the long-term. Incorporating cloud computing into your organization’s technology stack will not…
Whether you are a Bar Association leader, active in your bar association, or just like productivity tips for your computer and smartphone, peruse these tips from the recent Bar Leadership Institute 2022 held in Chicago by the ABA Division for Bar Services. When Should I Leave? If you use the Google Maps app you can plot your course, of course….
If you spend a lot of time in front of a computer screen you might experience some physical discomfort including tired or watery eyes, blurred vision, headache, neck/back/shoulder pain, and other symptoms associated with sitting in one place staring at a fixed spot. There are a number of things you can do to make your screen time a little easier…