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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
[Reid My Blog] Take a Taste of ABA TECHSHOW
If you have not had a chance to attend ABA TECHSHOW, now is your opportunity to sample the quality of the educational sessions. The ABA Law Practice Management Section, producer of the annual technology conference has, for the first time, released most of the slide presentations that accompany the sessions. Take a look at the range of sessions that each year attracts over a 1,700 lawyers, IT staff, paralegals, legal assistants, and product vendors to attend the 3-day conference in Chicago.
The...
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[ABA Site-tation] Secure Your Tech: More Than Just Data
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Note: This article was originally published in the September 2009 Family Law e-Newsletter, a monthly publication from the ABA Section for Family Law. New technology articles from the LTRC appear in each new Family Law e-Newsletter.
Most discussions about security and technology revolve around data security, including topics like virus protection and data backup. Given the importance of electronic data in the modern law office, this focus is appropriate and necessary. Nevertheless, there...
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[Law Practice Advisor] Tagalongs: Twitter Hashtags Amplify Conference Experience
This week’s Massachusetts Bar Association Lawyers E-Journal Law Practice Management Section Featured Practice Tip comes from LOMAP. This week's Tip covers the efficacy of hashtagging for legal conferences and events.
Read the Tip here.
[The Last Word] Want Fun in the Sun? Sign Up Now!
If you haven’t already registered for the Alabama State Bar’s Annual Meeting & Legal Expo 2011 (July 13-16) at the Grand Hotel in Point Clear, you can do so online now. And if you sign up by June 30th, you’ll save $50. Legendary litigator Michael Tigar will kick off the meeting with his “Nine Principles [...]
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http://asblastword.wordpress.com/2011/06/03/want-fun-in-the-sun-sign-up-now/
[Law Practice Tips Blog] Oklahoma Bar Solo & Small Firm Conference 2011
Next week many of us will be at the Oklahoma Bar Association Solo & Small Firm Conference at the Downsteam Resort near Quapaw, Oklahoma. We have more choice in sessions than in the last several years. One of our guests...
[PMATips] ABA TECHSHOW 2011 Presentations – 05/31/11
“60 Tips in 60 Minutes” and “60 Sites in 60 Minutes” are popular sessions at TECHSHOW, the ABA’s annual three-day technology and CLE conference and exposition. The PowerPoint presentations from these two sessions are now available online in PDF format along with materials from other presentations, including “Going Beyond Microsoft Word on the Mac,” “Getting the Most Out of PDF Software,” “2011 SmartPhone Shootout,” and “Getting the Most from Speech Recognition Software.”
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[Law Practice Advisor] Disaster Recovery Resources for Lawyers Affected by Recent Tornadoes
With western Massachusetts experiencing tornadoes and significant related damage last night, following those tornadoes hitting Joplin, Missouri and Tuscaloosa, Alabama, not even two weeks earlier, we feel that it is appropriate at this time to republish disaster recovery resources for lawyers and law firms, in the hope that these resources may be useful for those western Massachusetts attorneys affected by last evening's weather damage.
Here are the resources:
The American Bar Association...
[Thoughtful Legal Management] The Emperor’s New Clothes
♬ Isn’t it a bit surprising
How one’s fortunes ebb and flow
And only to the enterprising
Does the magic fortune cookie go
Believe me
It’s the time of your life so live it well..♬
Lyrics, music and recorded by Randy Neuman:
Emperor's New Clothes
I remember growing up there would be ‘fads’ (probably still are, albeit I have long since aged out of those teenage angst years). I recall wanting to be part of the ‘cool kids’ and wished to jump on some of those fads and...
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http://thoughtfullaw.com/2011/06/01/the-emperors-new-clothes/
[Avoid a Claim] Toronto Civil Court Lists now available on the Internet
The Toronto Lawyers’ Association announced today that they will be providing internet access to the Toronto Civil Court lists. Currently you can access Trials, Pre-Trial & Case Conferences, Motions and Masters’ Motions. The Commercial and Bankruptcy Lists will be available soon. The TLA aims to have the next day’s list posted by 5 pm each day (the lists are subject to change).
To access the lists visit the TLA home page at www.tlaonline.ca and click on “Court Lists” link.
To...
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[The Last Word] Where’s My Juice?
Power cords for laptops and other electronic equipment are expensive, costing anywhere from around $60 to well over $100 each. If you travel with a laptop or digital projector, sooner or later you’re going to leave your power cord somewhere. Whoever finds it will be a lot more likely to try to reunite you with [...]
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http://asblastword.wordpress.com/2011/05/31/wheres-my-juice/
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.