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June 13, 2009

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The June 2009 issue of the Lawyerist Insider newsletter will be going out on Monday morning. This month’s issue features some great information on law office technology as well as a challenge we have [...]

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Lawyerist Insider newsletter issue is out this week — sign up today

May 13, 2009

Want to join our community of Lawyerist readers to share advice and ideas and shape the future of our site?
We are excited to let you know that the next issue of the Lawyerist Insider newsletter will be going out this week. It includes an exclusive, exciting invitation only available to newsletter subscribers.
It is not too [...]

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Don’t miss a single issue: sign up for the Lawyerist Insider today

April 11, 2009

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The first issue of the monthly Lawyerist Insider newsletter is coming out this week. It’s not too late to sign up to make sure you receive every [...]

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This post is privileged and confidential

November 17, 2008

But you started reading it anyway. 
We’re all so inundated with disclaimers and license agreements at every turn that we barely flinch anymore when we see the words “privileged and confidential” or worse, long paragraphs in small fonts portending doom for the unwitting recipient of a misdirected e-mail or the surfer of law firm websites. Disclaimers [...]

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I hate voicemail

July 16, 2008

“Voicemail is dead. Please tell everyone so they’ll stop using it.”
Oh, if only it were so! Voicemails are one of the most annoying time sucks in my work day.
I hate the phone. It is always an interruption. But if I don’t answer it, then there is that blinking voicemail notification staring me in the face, [...]

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Jott takes dictation to the next level

July 1, 2008

Jott is old news, but is it also still in beta, so I don’t feel badly for only posting about it now. Jott lets you call from your cell phone, tell Jott what to do, and Jott will transcribe your voice into an e-mail you can send to yourself or someone else, a text file, [...]

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Merlin Mann (and me) on Inbox Zero and other productivity issues

June 18, 2008

I sat on a panel with productivity guru Merlin Mann today. We talked about a range of issues, from information overload to the paperless law office to Getting Things Done and the Franklin-Covey method, all with reference to the life of lawyers.
If you are not familiar with Merlin Mann, check out the video below, “Inbox [...]

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What I use to manage my practice

April 16, 2008

As most readers of this blog know, I am in a constant search to find the “best” way to manage my practice. As everyone knows, there is no “best” way to manage a law practice, but there is always improvement. So here are the bits of technology and old-school hardware I am using to manage [...]

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Managing contacts

April 15, 2008

For quite a while now, I have been using Plaxo to manage my contacts. The great advantage of Plaxo is that it syncs with a variety of software—I use it with Outlook (two different copies), Thunderbird (ditto), and Gmail. The mobile version of Plaxo is also fast enough that you can access it even from [...]

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Top 5 free, open source applications for lawyers

August 21, 2007

Free is better, and open source is superior. There are fantastic free and open source alternatives to the software lawyers use every day. Here are my top 5 most valuable free applications for lawyers:
1. OpenOffice.org
Office 2007 is pretty, but from a user perspective, it is an upgrade hardly worth the pricetag. Plus, Microsoft’s rejection of [...]

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