COVID, wildfires, court operations, and closures dominated headlines and our lives. So did the tech world, the hard work of staying productive, and not letting the stress of it all get to us.
Hopefully you found some useful posts in 2020. If you’ve been battling procrastination, there is help. If you need to jump start your marketing, I did a four part series in July. If collecting fees has been … challenging … I have a few suggestions. Here’s a recap of substantive topics covered in the past twelve months. And here’s to 2021!
COVID
COVID Generally
- Advice for Lawyers Amid COVID-19 Closures and Postponements
- Best Practices for Virtual Meetings
- Court Operations Restricted
- COVID and Law Firms
- COVID Face Masks Now Required in Private Law Offices
- COVID-19 and Legal Ethics
- COVID-19 Impacts Oregon Legal Community
- How COVID-19 Will Change Solo and Mid-Size Law Firms
- More about Stress and COVID-19: Connect, Talk, and Take Control
- Procrastination in the Time of COVID
- Proposed COVID-19 OSHA Rules Will Apply to Law Firms
- Reminder: Face Masks Required in the Workplace
- The Stress of COVID-19
- Using Zoom for Video Conferencing
- What We Know Now About COVID-19
COVID and Marketing
- 12 Ways to Market During COVID-19
- Creative Legal Marketing Ideas
- Marketing Amid COVID-19
- Marketing Strategies for the New Normal
Reopening Your Firm
- Apps to Help Law Firms Reopen
- Phase One Guidelines for Reopening Your Law Firm
- Preparing to Reopen Your Law Firm
WFH (Working from Home)
- Help with Working from Home
- How to Work Remotely
- On Demand Office Space
- Still Working from Home? Don’t Neglect Security and Privacy
Technology
- ABA Techshow 2020
- Best Practices for Virtual Meetings
- Juice Jacking
- Properly Redact Your Documents
- Should You Be Using Grammarly?
- Using Zoom for Video Conferencing
- Westlaw’s New Search Tool – The Carat
Motivation and Productivity
- Create Distraction Free Time
- Fresh Start for the New Year
- Plan for 2021 by Reflecting on 2020
- Procrastination in the Time of COVID
- Resolve to Improve Your Practice in the New Year
- Your Forms Library is Your Most Important Asset
Oregon Wildfires
- 5 Insurance Tips for Fire Evacuees
- Do You Have a Claim Due to the Oregon Wildfires?
- Oregon Vital Records Free of Charge to Those Affected by Wildfires
- Wildfires in Oregon – How to Stay Safe, Replace Lost Documents
Courts
- eFile & Serve: Answers to FAQ and Webinar Recording
- eFile & Serve Webinar from OJD
- eFile & Serve Upgrade Postponed
- US District Court Countdown to NextGen
Well Being
- Holiday Stress Revisited
- More about Stress and COVID-19: Connect, Talk, and Take Control
- The Stress of COVID-19
eDiscovery
Ethics
Fees and Finances
Malpractice
- Federal District Court Draws Distinction Between Disciplinary and Malpractice Defense
- New ABA Study on Malpractice Claims
Client Service
Staff
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If you’ve followed my blog for a year or more, you know I generally publish a “Year in Review” post. This December I thought I’d take a slightly different approach. Instead of a comprehensive list, I’m filtering it down to my personal favorites. And while it may be controversial, I’m calling this compilation The Best Legal Blog Posts of 2016. There is plenty of good stuff out there, but this is the best that has appeared here. Mostly my content, but also sourced from other great writers.
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