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Law Practice Management
The Tennessee Bar Association has a variety of resources and practical information on law office management issues available to help members better serve clients and practice more efficiently and effectively.
Below you will find the Practice Management Advisor Pipes Feed, brought to you by the Law Office Technology & Management Section of the Tennessee Bar Association. "PMA Pipes" is an RSS newsfeed that was designed by the ABA's Legal Technology Resource Center. It combines posts from the blogs of Practice Management Advisors from across the United States, as well as the ABA's Site-tation blog, into one convenient location. The blogs brought to you by this feed include: Law Practice Matters, Reid My Blog, Law Practice Tips, Law Practice Advisor, The Last Word, Thoughtful Legal Management, and Compujurist, among others.
Practice Management Advisor Pipes Feed
[ABA Site-tation] Available now - Volumes 3 & 4 of the 2011 ABA Legal Technology Survey
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The second two volumes of the 2011 ABA Legal Technology Survey Report - Litigation and Courtroom Technology (Vol. 3) and Web and Communication Technology (Vol. 4) - are available for purchase.
Litigation and Courtroom Technology (Vol. 3) addresses the availability and use of a wide variety of technology related to litigation, ranging from hardware used in the courtroom to e-discovery and e-filing. Report data are based on tabulation of 741 completed Litigation and Courtroom Technology...
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[Avoid a Claim] Collaborative family law scam by Elizabeth Nakamura
Through May and June several lawyers in Ontario and elsewhere have reported receiving email similar to the one below from the purported Elizabeth Nakamura.
These are similar to past collaborative family law fraud attempts we have seen from such names as Peggy Higashi, Beverly Kawashima, and Rita Takahashi. For a full list of names associated with this type of fraud see Avoid a Claim’s Confirmed Frauds page.
Here are some examples of the message. Note the different email addresses...
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[ABA Site-tation] Friday PMA Blog Roundup - 06/24/11
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As always, the law practice management advisors have delivered a wide variety of interesting and important blog posts on legal technology and law practice management. Here's what they've written about over the last two weeks:
Beverly Michaelis shared a list of 15 important trust accounting issues, noted the growing controversy about Dropbox's security, discussed the importance of maintaining solid communication with clients, and pointed to an interesting post on why you might consider...
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[Slaw: Dan Pinnington] Check to See if Your ID Has Been Compromised at New Stolen Password Search Site
From a CBC story
A website that lets people check whether their email addresses, usernames and passwords have been stolen in a cyberattack and posted online has been launched by an Australian who is a former IT security consultant.
This new website, shouldichangemypassword.com, allows concerned internet users to enter an email address and see whether it appears in stolen information posted online by groups such as Lulz Security. If an email is listed in the database of stolen data, the site...
[Law Practice Advisor] Not Just a Passing FAD: Email Alerts Make It Hard to Forget Attachments
Last week’s Massachusetts Bar Association Lawyers E-Journal Law Practice Management Section Featured Practice Tip comes from LOMAP. Last week's Tip offered a solution for the pesky problem of forgetting email attachments.
Read the Tip here.
[Thoughtful Legal Management] What’s HOT and What’s Not In The Legal Profession
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This is the latest in the “What’s Hot and What’s Not” posts by Bob Denney of Robert Denney Associates, Inc. for June, 2011. As usual, Bob’s analysis of what is happening in the legal profession is not only interesting, it provides great insight into the currents that are underlying the practice of law...
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http://thoughtfullaw.com/2011/06/23/what%e2%80%99s-hot-and-what%e2%80%99s-not-in-the-legal-profession-2/
[ABA Site-tation] Five Facebook Fan Pages to help keep you secure
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The popularity of Facebook has spawned the creation of viruses and malware that often hide in the games, apps and myriad offers of free iPads and Starbucks cards that accompany the Facebook experience. In response to this growing problem, a number of reputable security organizations have established their own presence to counter the tide of Facebook exploits. “Like” these Facebook pages to stay safe:
· Facebook Security –the official source for updates about how to protect your...
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[Oregon Law Practice Management] Why Should You Hire a Paralegal?
The short answer? To save time and money! The long answer involves seven excellent points made by Florida paralegal Linda McGrath Cruz, ACP, FRP and Vicki Voisin, The Paralegal Mentor. If you want to increase revenue, free up billable hours, improve delivery of client services, and reduce stress, read this post. Teamwork can make a [...]
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http://oregonlawpracticemanagement.com/2011/06/22/why-should-you-hire-paralegal/
[Law Practice Tips Blog] Oklahoma Bar Solo & Small Firm Conference Combines Education and Fun
What Oklahoma event featured football legends Barry Switzer and Billy Sims, along with rock stars Tina Turner and Mick Jagger? The surprising answer is the 2011 OBA Solo and Small Firm Conference. The football legends both attended in person, while...
[Avoid a Claim] LikeHacker’s Always Up-to-Date Guide to Managing Your Facebook Privacy
Keeping up with the changes to Facebook Privacy settings is a never-ending task. The large number of settings makes it very confusing. The LifeHacker blog comes to the rescue with The Always Up-to-Date Guide to Managing Your Facebook Privacy.
This comprehensive guide runs through the basic privacy settings that determine what you share, next it looks at deeper settings you’ll want to tweak, and it finishes with a few third-party tools that will help keep your Facebook information private...
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Guide to Setting Up a New Practice
Law Practice Management Tips
TBA Resource Center
Visit the Tennessee Bar Center at 221 Fourth Ave. North, Suite 400 in Nashville, and check out any of the many publications about law office management that are available. Obtain forms, checklists and information about how to set up your practice. Free to TBA members.