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Make a To-Do List That Gets Done

January 27, 2010

Writing a to-do list and actually accomplishing the tasks are two different things. There is no right or wrong way to make a list, but if you want a better shot at actually crossing everything off, try a couple of these tips.
Write it down. Everything is digital these days, so physically writing a list can [...]

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Use a Calendar App to Manage Time in Law School

January 22, 2010

Setting up a calendar and scheduling specific times for all of your in- and out-of-class tasks and appointments is an obvious yet useful way to get the most of the time squeeze that is law school.

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“Do Now” vs. “Due Now”: Work According to Plan, Not According to Deadlines

January 11, 2010

If you are always tackling your next deadline or latest e-mail, you will never find time to develop your business—or even just get ahead of your deadlines. If this sounds like you, the key is to start planning your schedule instead of letting your calendar dictate it.
In order to integrate work planning into your schedule, [...]

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TeuxDeux Rocks My Productive World

January 7, 2010

My most-productive weeks are the ones where I sit down on Sunday night or Monday morning and decide what I should be working on each day of the upcoming week. I like to set out two or three “most important tasks” (MITs) for each day. If I get those things done, I feel good, even [...]

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Be Your Own Receptionist

October 8, 2009

Receptionists are invaluable members of the firm, but in this economy you can eliminate the position and still be successful.

Answer your own phone. Yes, it can be time consuming, but it is also cheaper. If you are truly adverse to talking to potential clients all day, consider paying for a voicemail transcription service. The services [...]

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Optimize Productivity on Your Mac

October 6, 2009

Macs are born awesome, but add some of these applications and watch your productivity soar.

Dropbox. An online harddrive, like an IDisk/MobileMe drive, but oh so much better. Dropbox is much, much faster than IDisk. You can install it on multiple computers and sync all of your files. It does a fantastic job of updating instantly [...]

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What I use to manage my practice

April 16, 2008

Note new post: What I use to manage my practice (update), February 6, 2009
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 solo or small law practice, but there is always [...]

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How I get things done

December 24, 2007

I consistently preach the gospel of procedures. Nothing works without good procedures. You can have the most cutting-edge computer, the best software, and the best intentions, but if you do not have solid, tested procedures in place, none of that fancy tech will do you a darn bit of good.
Behind David Allen’s excellent Getting Things [...]

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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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Thunderbird 2 released today

April 19, 2007

Along with Ubuntu 7.04, Mozilla released Thunderbird 2.0 today. Thunderbird is Mozilla’s cross-platform e-mail client, and with the Lightning add-on, a full personal information manager (PIM).
If you prefer free software, or you don’t need a full-featured client like Outlook, give Thunderbird a try. I’ve been playing with it, and it really is a pretty sweet [...]

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