TechnoLawyer is offering its book of listings of the best blogs. See it today!
They’re also having a contest: How many folks click on their book from a given blog. So, if you go there from www.lawbizblog.com, for example (from THIS blog), LawBiz gets credit.
Hope you find this book as interesting as I did. This whole world of blogging is still new to me and I’m not sure who’s reading my comments and, if you’re reading this, what you do with the information and thoughts that I express.
As a side note and request, if you think I’ve said something significant, please let me know via e-mail (edpoll@lawbiz.com). It’s comforting to know that folks are reading these posts. Also, if you have topics you’d like me to address in the management of a law firm, please let me know that as well.
As a further side note, look for our podcasts! We will make an announcement in the next few days. I’m really excited about converting the efforts of the last ten years of publishing our monthly Audio Magazine to the new technology, podcasts.
Stay tuned!
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I like the way “The Greatest Ameican Lawyer” talks about prioritizing one’s mail. Thanks to Patrick Lamb for letting me know about this post. (more…)
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TechnoLawyer member Edward F. Harney, Jr. asks:
“I am somewhat baffled at why folks would want to use GoToMyPC.com, especially in a small firm setting. We used PCAnywhere for years but switched to the Remote Desktop Connection application that comes free with Windows XP… (more…)
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From today’s Wall Street Journal: (more…)
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The question was asked: Is voice recognition software a viable option today? Is it ready for prime time?
My short answer is: Definitely. Yes. (more…)
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Amazon.com just sent me an email to say that they have only one copy left of Collecting Your Fee: Getting Paid from Intake to Invoice, a very popular publication of the ABA.
Though they also say in fine print that there are more copies en route, I think this is a very clever way of marketing. Create scarcity and people will want more, so the theory goes. (more…)
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Tom Collins said it as well or better than I could have, but our sentiments are the same ….
Create a strategic plan for your firm that enables you to think about things that are not yet on the horizon (some call this the latent pain of clients) and prepare your law firm to handle those opportunities as and when they arise.
Being prepared for change, being prepared for opportunities that others might not see, is more than dumb luck, though a little bit of that doesn’t hurt. Being prepared for change results from broadening your horizon, your perspective and your vision of what might occur.
Put on your thinking hat and be prepared … to take advantage of the opportunities that will arise for your firm.
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In the last few weeks, I have been asked by coaching clients how to address increased business without hiring an attorney full time before knowing that the flow of business will continue.
This is a great question. My responsive suggestion has been to hire contract lawyers, lawyers who are building their own practice or who want to work only part-time (for personal reasons) but still want to continue doing legal work.
See Elisabeth Schroeder’s article to learn more about this topic. (more…)
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April 14, 2006
Venice, CA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Disaster Recovery: It’s Not If, But When
Ed Poll, nationally renowned law firm consultant and coach to lawyers discussed his experiences developing disaster recovery plans for large firms. Poll highlighted both the process and the substance of the plans that large firms developed with him after their experiences with the tragedies of September 11, 2001.
Poll observed two recent studies. The first indicated that 39% of all U.S. companies still don’t have recovery plans in place. Poll suggested that, among law firms, the percentage is likely to be closer to 80%. Further, Poll mentioned another study that concluded most businesses will not be in existence 5 years after a disaster hits them.
LawBiz Management has just released the first in a new series of publicatins, Business Competency for Lawyers: A Special Report. More information is available at www.lawbiz.com. A new Special Report on Disaster Recovery will be issued in the Summer 2006. Those interested should contact Ed Poll
LawBiz Management Co. consults with and coaches lawyers and law firms throughout the United States, Mexico and England. For more information, contact Ed Poll at edpoll@lawbiz.com or call (800) 837-5880; also, please see http://www.lawbiz.com , http://www.lawbizblog.com.
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Do You Really Need to Return Every Client Call Promptly? Bottom line answer: Only if you want to keep clients! (more…)
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