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
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