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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
[Avoid a Claim] A checklist for avoiding conflicts on lateral lawyer transfers
The following article by Dan Pinnington appears in the January 2012 issue of LAWPRO Magazine.
Lateral hiring of partners or associates occurs at firms of every size, and is becoming far more common. In addition to reviewing the transferring lawyer’s credentials and suitability, the transferring lawyer and firm will need to identify and deal with potential conflicts of interest that may arise with respect to clients at the transferring lawyer’s previous firm, and in particular, clients for...
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[Slaw: Dan Pinnington] Is This the Job You Want? How to Find the Right Fit and Then Sell Yourself in an Interview
The following article by Wendy L. Werner appeared in the January 2012 issue of LAWPRO Magazine.
On the face of it, interviewing should not be all that difficult – particularly for lawyers. As members of a profession who primarily make their living either writing or speaking, the idea that having a conversation about your interests and abilities in your own profession sounds both logical and easy.
But throw the words “job interview” into the mix and a whole new paradigm emerges. With seemingly...
[Avoid a Claim] Real estate bad cheque scam by Yuang Thomas
An Ontario lawyer has been contacted by the purported Yuang Thomas with regards to what looks like a real estate bad cheque scam. Another lawyer received an identical email from this person in June of 2010. For details of how this scam works see our Confirmed Fraud page.
Here is the email:
From: mryuang@yahoo.com.hk [mailto:mryuang@yahoo.com.hk]
Sent: February-10-12 9:58 AM
To:
I am Mr.Yuang Thomas,am currently in China. I will be retiring soon and as
such intend relocating to Canada...
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[Avoid a Claim] Collaborative family law agreement scam by Stephany Kiyoshi
A lawyer in Ontario and one in the U.S. have notified us that they have been contacted by the purported Stephany Kiyoshi with regards to a collaborative family law agreement dispute. This is a fraud we have seen before under several other names and similar scenarios. For details on how this fraud works and a full list of names attached to it see our Confirmed Fraud page.
Here is the initial email:
First Name : Stephany
Last Name : Kiyoshi
Email : stephany.kiyoshi@gmail.com
Mobile...
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[Avoid a Claim] Collaborative family law agreement scan by Hillary Tiachi
An Ontario lawyer notified us that he has been contacted by the purported Hillary Tiachi with regards to a collaborative family law agreement dispute. This is a fraud we have seen before under several other names and similar scenarios. For details on how this fraud works and a full list of names attached to it see our Confirmed Fraud page.
Here is the email received after the initial contact is made, along with the documentation that was sent:
From: Hillary Tiachi
To: lawyer name
Sent:...
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[Avoid a Claim] Collaborative family law agreement scam by Valerie Yashushi
A lawyer in Arizona notified us that he has been contacted by the purported Valerie Yashushi with regards to a collaborative family law agreement dispute. This is a fraud we have seen before under several other names and similar scenarios. For details on how this fraud works and a full list of names attached to it see our Confirmed Fraud page.
Here is the initial email:
From: acs35
To: lawyer name
Sent: Thu, Feb 9, 2012 3:19 pm
Subject: Re: Contempt of Judgement
I want to know if your...
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[Oregon Law Practice Management] Scrubbing Metadata from Word 2011 for Mac
Following our recent seminar on Metadata, several attendees asked about metadata removal in Word for the Mac 2011. Here’s how: On the Word menu, click Preferences. Under Personal Settings, click Security. Under Privacy options, select the Remove personal information from this file on save check box. Save the document. According to Office:Mac, the following personal information [...]
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[Law Practice Management & Technology - Chicago Bar] Cloud Computing Introduction
Mystified by “the cloud”? See the primer Reach for the Cloud, originally published in the January 2012 issue of Trial Magazine by Catherine Sanders Reach. Questions to ask of any cloud vendor: Where is the data stored, who has access to it, is it backed up? How do I keep a local copy of my data? [...]
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[ABA Site-tation] Privacy Data Systems Joins ABA TechEZ
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We're pleased to announce the latest addition to the ABA TechEZ program: Privacy Data Systems.
Privacy Data Systems offers a secure platform for electronic communication. Email messages and attachments are encrypted both in motion and at rest in Privacy Data Systems' secure vault, and users can track exactly when messages are received and attachments are downloaded.
Other features include:
Upload/transfer large files, eliminating the need for complicated FTP setups or expensive...
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[Law Practice Advisor] The So-Called Experts’ So-Called Experts . . . and So Forth: On Pressure-Less Professional Reputation Construction
Every self-proclaimed expert out there is telling everyone who asks, and who will listen, that the way to true happiness = business success, is to similarly proclaim expertise -- hence, the proliferation of thrown-around terms like ‘guru’, ‘visionary’, the aforementioned ‘expert’, ‘genius’, ‘messiah’, what have you, and whatever else you can draw from the overflowing pile of businessperson descriptions tending to the use of as much terminology as one can muster to signify one’s own undeniable...
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.