Here are some recent articles of interest that I found this week related to law practice management, law technology, and legal marketing. Enjoy!
How to Increase Focus and Productivity with Mindfulness
So, what exactly is mindfulness and why should lawyers care? The simple answer is that practicing mindfulness will help you be a happier human being and a better lawyer. Read more here… ow.ly/uwTHl
Finding Happiness As A Lawyer: Three Pillars And A Box Of Crayons
Ever wonder what the secret to happiness is? Landing a Biglaw job? Making partner? Saving your innocent cousin from wrongful conviction for a convenience store robbery in the small town south? Whether you’re a currently-miserable attorney who’s pinning her hopes for happiness on eventual career success, or a veteran attorney who could stand to be a bit more happy, I have both bad and good news for you. The bad news: you may have to look beyond the bounds of your career for the additional keys to lasting happiness. The good news: doing so is easy! But how could this be, you ask? Read more here… ow.ly/uwSIT
Why Less Effort Is Far Better for Your Career
This may sound odd at first, but I’d like to suggest you manage your career in such a manner that you avoid wasting a single drop of energy. To be clear, I’m not suggesting you use less energy, only that you stop wasting energy. Read more here…http://ow.ly/v0vhR
Why not disaster-proof your law firm today?
According the American Bar Association’s 2013 Legal Technology Survey results, 58 percent of lawyers surveyed cited security concerns as the top reason that prevented them from using cloud computing in their law practices.
The problem is, the current file storage arrangement and IT set up of most law firms is anything but secure. Case in point — a Pennsylvania law office that literally went up in smoke last month, when the building in which their firm was located was destroyed in a fire. Read more here.. http://ow.ly/v0tyY
Are New Domains an Opportunity for Law Firms?
With so many new gTLDs (“generic Top Level Domains”) coming online this year, I thought it might be worth exploring their value and potential use in law firm marketing. Read more here… http://ow.ly/v0snB
How smart trial lawyers start and finish their presentations with bookends and why you should too!
At the end of the presentation of my evidence (sometimes several weeks later) I make sure the bookend I finish up with, the one on the right, is the person who I feel will make the greatest emotional impact with the jury.
The formula to persuading 12 complete strangers is multi-layered and complicated. But at the top of my success list is making sure I always start and finish with the correct left and right bookends.Read more here.. http://ow.ly/v0rjX
Persuasive Litigator: Know How to Address a “Cold Bench”
If a “hot bench” is one that involves a judge actively participating in oral argument with questions and responses, then a “cold bench” must be one in which the judge just sits silently and watches. By that standard, there is no better exemplar of the cold bench than U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Read more here…http://ow.ly/v0qmk
MyCase Enhances Mobile Offering with Launch of Android App
MyCase, Web-based legal practice management software, today introduces a new application for Android mobile devices. MyCase became the first legal practice management software to offer a mobile solution in April 2013, with the launch of its IOS app. This latest release on Android further enhances MyCase’s solution set, offering more attorneys access to all aspects of the software’s comprehensive services at their fingertips. Read more here… http://ow.ly/vmuHI
Thanks for reading and sharing. Stay tuned for next week’s review for Law Practice Tips!
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