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		<title>ABA TECHSHOW 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ABA TECHSHOW® 2012 March 29-31, 2012 – Chicago Don&#8217;t miss the world&#8217;s leading legal technology conference and expo Created by and for lawyers and legal professionals!   ABA TECHSHOW 2012 Highlights:  More than 60 educational sessions (Three days of CLE!) Tablets Paperless Office Practice E-Discovery Virtual Law Cloud Computing Social Media Two-day technology expo featuring over [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=oregonlawpracticemanagement.com&amp;blog=9297602&amp;post=2930&amp;subd=oregonlawpracticemanagement&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Trust Accounting for Paralegals</title>
		<link>http://oregonlawpracticemanagement.com/2012/01/23/trust-accounting-for-paralegals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:20:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Next month I am scheduled to speak to Law Office Management students at Portland Community College.  My subject: Trust Accounting. So what do paralegals and other legal staff professionals need to know about Trust Accounting?  If you are a non-lawyer should you accept responsibility for balancing the trust account?  Should you sign trust account checks?  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=oregonlawpracticemanagement.com&amp;blog=9297602&amp;post=2910&amp;subd=oregonlawpracticemanagement&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Setting Up a Practice: Cautions and Pitfalls</title>
		<link>http://oregonlawpracticemanagement.com/2012/01/17/setting-up-a-practice-cautions-and-pitfalls/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:05:25 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Career]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In February Dee Crocker and I will present &#8220;Setting Up a Practice: Cautions and Pitfalls&#8221; at the University of Oregon Law School in Eugene.  Our topics include how to manage trust funds, deadlines, and conflicts of interest.  Fortunately, there are cheap/low-cost solutions for all these needs and we&#8217;ll share those insights with students and recent [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=oregonlawpracticemanagement.com&amp;blog=9297602&amp;post=2901&amp;subd=oregonlawpracticemanagement&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Metadata: Complying with Oregon Formal Opinion 2011-187</title>
		<link>http://oregonlawpracticemanagement.com/2012/01/09/metadata-complying-with-oregon-formal-opinion-2011-187/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Confidentiality]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month I provided an overview of the new ethics opinion on metadata approved by the Oregon State Bar. On January 27, 2012 the Professional Liability Fund is sponsoring &#8220;Metadata: Complying with Oregon Formal Opinion 2011-187.&#8221;  This CLE will be held at the Oregon State Bar Center and is also available via Webcast.  For those interested, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=oregonlawpracticemanagement.com&amp;blog=9297602&amp;post=2893&amp;subd=oregonlawpracticemanagement&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2011 in Review</title>
		<link>http://oregonlawpracticemanagement.com/2012/01/04/2011-in-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:16:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here&#8217;s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 34,000 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 13 sold-out performances for that many [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=oregonlawpracticemanagement.com&amp;blog=9297602&amp;post=2906&amp;subd=oregonlawpracticemanagement&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Salaries for Legal Support Staff</title>
		<link>http://oregonlawpracticemanagement.com/2012/01/03/salaries-for-legal-support-staff/</link>
		<comments>http://oregonlawpracticemanagement.com/2012/01/03/salaries-for-legal-support-staff/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>beverlym</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the latest issue of the Multnomah Lawyer, the Multnomah Bar Association published the 2011-2012 Legal Support Staff Salary Survey: The survey is prepared annually by Legal Northwest, Staffing Partner to the Multnomah Bar since 1996.  Legal Northwest recruits for paralegals and legal secretaries in all areas of the law as well as receptionists, file clerks and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=oregonlawpracticemanagement.com&amp;blog=9297602&amp;post=2871&amp;subd=oregonlawpracticemanagement&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>FAQ &#8211; Law Practice Management, Part 2</title>
		<link>http://oregonlawpracticemanagement.com/2011/12/27/faq-about-law-practice-management-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:08:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I answered some frequently asked questions about law practice management.  In today&#8217;s post, I am addressing a few more: Conflicts of Interest &#8211; Prospective and Declined Clients Question Am I required to track prospective and declined clients in my conflict of interest system? Answer We recommend that prospective and declined clients be included in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=oregonlawpracticemanagement.com&amp;blog=9297602&amp;post=2851&amp;subd=oregonlawpracticemanagement&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2011 Oregon Legislation Alerts</title>
		<link>http://oregonlawpracticemanagement.com/2011/12/20/2011-oregon-legislation-alerts/</link>
		<comments>http://oregonlawpracticemanagement.com/2011/12/20/2011-oregon-legislation-alerts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>beverlym</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2011 Legislation Alerts issue of In Brief is now available on the Professional Liability Fund Web site.  Read about changes in 15 practice areas including: Business Law Civil Procedure / Judicial Administration Commercial / Consumer / Landlord-Tenant Law Construction Law Criminal Law Estate Planning Family and Juvenile Law Health Law Labor / Employment Law [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=oregonlawpracticemanagement.com&amp;blog=9297602&amp;post=2889&amp;subd=oregonlawpracticemanagement&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>FAQ &#8211; Law Practice Management, Part I</title>
		<link>http://oregonlawpracticemanagement.com/2011/12/19/faq-law-practice-management-part1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Law practice management advisors specialize in fielding questions.  Here are a few recurring ones that have been posed to me in recent months: Conflict Procedures Question: If our firm purchases practice management software, is it necessary to continue routing new client intake forms to all the attorneys to review for possible conflicts? Answer: Yes!  It is important [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=oregonlawpracticemanagement.com&amp;blog=9297602&amp;post=2823&amp;subd=oregonlawpracticemanagement&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Gift Ideas for the Lawyers on Your List</title>
		<link>http://oregonlawpracticemanagement.com/2011/12/12/gift-ideas-for-the-lawyers-on-your-list/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Attention Shoppers: A Lawyer's Gift Guide]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Holiday Gift Guide for Lawyers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some excellent ideas for the lawyers on your gift list from fellow law practice management advisor Diane Ebersole of the State Bar of Michigan: Jim Calloway and Sharon Nelson have created the 49th edition of the Digital Edge podcast in the gift giving spirit of December.  The lively banter discusses a wide variety of tech [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=oregonlawpracticemanagement.com&amp;blog=9297602&amp;post=2863&amp;subd=oregonlawpracticemanagement&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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