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Meet Paige Brenner, Loyola law grad and solo artist. She blames a drummer for getting her into doc review.
Watch the rest of the Bottom Rung on Bitter Lawyer, including character sketches of the dreamers, gunners, and lifers that make up document review.
I have a friend who eats a turkey sandwich and an inordinate amount of carrots almost everyday for lunch. He explains to me that it is nutritionally sound and easy to prepare, two key requirements for a brown bag lunch. By now I’m pretty sure his taste buds have died of boredom from this mundane routine (which could explain why he likes my baking).
Maybe I get unnaturally excited about food but lunch is often the highlight of my workday so I want to relish in it, not dread it. As someone who almost never buys lunch and gets bored easily, I’ve come up with a few simple dishes that won’t depress you like cold turkey. They are capable of being made in bulk for the week, are easy to prepare, reheat well, require few ingredients, and are especially comforting in the cold months without weighing you down for the rest of the day.
“Your resume should be one page.” That was the one piece of consistent advice that I got from countless career advisors during four years of college and three years of law school. But with the pervasiveness of digital applications and e-mailed resumes, does the rule still apply?
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Google sent out e-mails this morning alerting users about a change in their privacy policies. Dan Sherman explained in the LAB that the changes aren’t really changes. Instead, Google has simply consolidated all of its policies with the exception of Chrome and Chrome OS, Google Books, and Google Wallet. The changes also don’t apply to Google Apps users or other premium account users, such as government and education accounts.
Guest post by Stefanie Herrington.
Every successful law firm needs a rainmaker who attracts top-notch clients. The rainmaker is the person who is involved in the community and knows everyone; the person who is trusted and commands respect. If you’re not a rainmaker, it’s time to incorporate rainmaking strategies into your practice and engage in the art of business development.
Doxie just updated its sweet Doxie Go portable scanner by adding an Eye-Fi card that lets you wirelessly deliver scans to your iPad, smartphone, computer, or Evernote. People were already doing this, as we discovered in the LAB; Doxie just made it easier. So I could try it out and report back, Doxie sent me an Eye-Fi card to play with.
Unfortunately, it hasn’t been easy. The Eye-Fi experience is clunky, and so far, broken for me. The instructions for connecting the Eye-Fi to an iPad leave out a crucial step (my iPad wants a passcode that I can’t find anywhere). So for the moment, at least, I’ve got the tools, but I can’t make the wireless scanning happen. When I finally figure it out, I’ll record a video so you can see the results.
The practice of law has changed in a lot of ways in recent years. Technology has changed how lawyers interact with clients, it has changed the way we advertise, the way we bill and the way that we run our business among many other things. In nearly every respect, the practice of law is becoming unrecognizable. But for several reasons, it’s important for us to focus on the ways in which the practice of law has not changed.
Did you miss out on our ioSafe Rugged Portable giveaway? Well, this could be your lucky day. ioSafe is preparing for the 2012 apocalypse by giving away a hard drive that should survive it.
You might think the F-bomb is a word you should avoid like the plague. Hey, you’re a lawyer, your head filled with words that are long, sophisticated, nuanced, sometimes even Latin. You don’t need profanity to get your point across, right? Perhaps. But there are moments when it may be appropriate to abandon your impressively vast vocabulary and speak in a more informal fashion. There may even be situations where the F-bomb is the best word choice. It’s a word that, when used with skill, in the appropriate context, can put power into your message that it would otherwise lack. It can also help you come across as direct and down-to-earth, which many lawyers struggle to do.
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Maine LAB member Inga Stevens is looking for help finding a web designer, and has gotten some awesome responses on how to pick a web designer and what to expect.
As if in answer to many LAB members’ prayers, Rocket Matter introduces document assembly, which is very cool. Discuss in the LAB.
LegalReach.com is looking for a Business Development Director in the Job Postings & Referrals forum, and is willing to pay a $5,000 referral fee if you help it find the right person. (I don’t think you get the bonus if you get the job yourself, though.)
A couple of LAB members have asked about paying for leads, from Nolo and from Total Attorneys. The responses so far are mixed. If you have tried either service, let us know how it worked out.
Know anything about VOIP service Packet 8? William Chuang is looking for people who have tried it.
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