Our “year in review” actually began two weeks ago when we focused on lawyer well-being. A worthy topic indeed! As I said then: everyone needs a pressure relief valve. Maybe yours is learning how to say no, deploying strategies to take back your schedule, or finding time to get away from the office for a while. 

Today I present a more traditional “year in review” list touching on eCourt, eService, finances, technology, workflow, and more. Happy new year’s eve and happy new year!

eCourt and eService

• Asked and answered: Oregon eService questions
• Revisiting eFiling tips
• The case for Oregon eService
• Tiplet: proposed judgments and orders

Finances

• Billing practices and lawyer compensation
• Credit card surcharges revisited
• Get your fee agreements here!
• Time to begin year-end tax work

Technology, Data Security, and Workflow

• Bidding Adieu to TECHSHOW
• Collaboration tools in Microsoft Word
• Don’t copy and paste
• Focus on security – more from the 2018 ABA TECHSHOW
• Obstacles to improving workflow
• See the data Apple has collected on you
• The best of 60 in 60 from the 2018 ABA TECHSHOW
• The best password generators for the new year
• Tiplet: Anti-virus software and assistive technology
• Tiplet: Using your iPhone as a magnifier

Odds & Ends

• 2018 CLEs – best practices for eService, workflow, trust accounting and beyond
• Are you an effective negotiator?
• Commit to your goals to achieve marketing results
• Digital file retention
• Engagement letters are your friend
• Legal news: Mandatory liability coverage in Washington / free access to PACER
• Mastering motions to compel
• Nonlawyer ownership of law firms
• Starting your own for-profit referral service
• Using contract lawyers
• When opposing counsel doesn’t respond

All Rights Reserved 2018 Beverly Michaelis