Thank you readers! I hope this has been a fruitful year for you. Just in case you missed a tip or two, here is a list of 2012 blog posts for your perusal:
January
- Building and Maintaining a Profitable and Efficient Law Practice
- Sorting Out Social Media
- ABA TECHSHOW 2012
- Trust Accounting for Paralegals
- Setting Up a Practice: Cautions and Pitfalls
- Metadata: Complying with Oregon Formal Opinion 2011-187
- 2011 in Review
- Salaries for Legal Support Staff
February
- Are You a Procrastinator?
- Can You Screen Employees Using Facebook?
- New Civil Case Management Rules
- Welcome to the New OAAP Web Site
- Scrubbing Metadata from Word 2011 for Mac
- Using Outlook Efficiently with Quick Steps
- Zero Tolerance for eFiling Errors
- The Best Legal Research Tools are Free: In Brief
March
- March Issue of In Brief Now Available
- Flee from Microsoft’s “Click-to-Run”
- Law Office Paper Reduction
- PDFing: A Lawyer’s Guide to Adobe Acrobat
- My Experience with Square
- Best Free Software for Signing PDFs
- Can I Double My Fee if the Client Doesn’t Pay?
- Calling all Lewis and Clark Alumni
April
- Being Paid By Someone Other Than Your Client?
- Coping with the Stress of a Legal Malpractice Claim
- Helpful Hints for the Law Office
- Ethical Issues and Responsibilities in Billing for Paralegals
May
- Saving to PDF/A Using an Action
- Law Practice TODAY – May issue
- Organizing Paper Files
- Save Quickly to PDF/A with Keyboard Shortcuts
June
- Washington Approves Limited Licensed Legal Technicians
- Law Practice TODAY – June issue
- Calculating Refunds in Earned Upon Receipt Fee Arrangements
- Get it Done! Mind Hack Tips from Lifehacker
- Guarding and Exploiting Metadata under OSB Opinion 2011-187
- Transitioning to Office 2010 – PMA Tip of the Week
- Legislative Proposals for 2013 Session
July
- Smartphone Email Signatures
- New Counterfeit Check Scam Targeting Lawyers
- Law Practice TODAY – July issue
- Is Your Inbox Full?
- Decision Due Today in Oregon Online Defamation Case
- July Issue of In Brief Now Available
- 2012 Notary Training Schedule Now Available
- 30 Twitter Tips on Marketing, Social Media, and Technology
- 25 of the Best Tips from Twitter on Ethics, eDiscovery, GTD and More
August
- New Lawyer Social
- Can I Practice “On the Side?”
- Oregon Foreclosure Checklist Updated
- Be Brave! Ask Clients How You’re Doing
- Garnishing Lawyer Trust Accounts
- Client Relations Dos and Don’ts
September
- Create PDFs Directly from Your Clipboard
- Marking Up Contract Lawyer Fees
- Opening Social Security TIFF Records
- Malware May Be Preinstalled On Your Computer
- Learning the Ropes 2012
- Difficult to Pronounce Name? Add it to Your Email Signature
- More on Garnishing Trust Accounts
- New Solos: Go Where You’re Needed
- Resources for New Bankruptcy Practitioners
October
- Unbundling Legal Services The Latest Twist
- The Clock is Ticking! October is the Time to Report Unclaimed Funds
- What You Can Do With a Law Degree
- Are Contract Lawyers Automatically Independent Contractors?
- 5 Steps to a Better Backup Strategy
- 15 Steps You Can Take Now to Protect Sensitive Data
- 2012 Oregon House of Delegates – What is at Stake?
- Hot off the Presses: Acrobat XI – What Can it Do for Lawyers?
- Filing Client E-Mail
November
- Searching Online Court Calendars
- Data Breach Coverage for Law Firms
- New Twists on Scams: Call Me Maybe (Not!)
- Your Ethical Obligation to Find a Missing Client
December
- Mission Impossible: Working as an Independent Contractor in Oregon
- Outlook Tip: Zoom Setting for Email Messages
- Quick Tip: How to Bold, Italicize, or Underline on Your iPad or iPhone
- The Year in Review – Useful Tips You May Have Missed
- Happy Holidays! (Coming next week.)
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