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Randall Ryder

Use Gmail For More Than E-Mail

September 1, 2010

Right after I wrote a post about enhancing Gmail’s usefulness, they added more goodness. Now you can make phone calls from Gmail without a Google Voice number. You can also download a free extension called Rapportive that shows the email sender’s digital profile.

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Should Law Schools Become Trade Schools?

August 31, 2010

There are numerous posts on Lawyerist about whether applying to law school is a good idea. The legal economy simply cannot provide jobs for the number of students graduating each year. On top of the that, many schools provide students with little to no practical skills, making a solo career difficult, if not impossible, right [...]

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The Importance of Tuning Out

August 30, 2010

Smartphones, email, social media marketing and laptops have made people tethered to the digital realm. I am about as big a technology user as you will find, but I also realize the importance of tuning out and unplugging.

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Take a Personal Interest in Public Interest Work

August 29, 2010

I just wrote a post about whether the solo-small realm is better than working at a big firm. Another crossroads that many lawyers encounter is working for a big firm or doing public interest work. According to a recent article, more attorneys are choosing public interest work over a gig at a big firm.

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Amplify Google Scholar with CiteStack

August 28, 2010

Many solo-small attorneys elect not to pay for Lexis or Westlaw and instead uselLower cost alternatives like Fastcase (free with bar membership) and Google Scholar (always free). When I am researching I tend to use both Scholar and Fastcase, but CiteStack may tip the scales in favor of Google Scholar.

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Enhance Gmail’s Usefulness

August 27, 2010

Gmail is great and I would highly recommend it to any solo or small firm attorney. It integrates with Google Calendar seamlessly, it can be searched along with Google Docs, and Google is constantly adding new features. Here are a couple of great ones.

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