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Here’s a question that’s posed to me from time to time: “What do you see as the biggest technological issue facing law firms?” My answer: the stubborn insistence of so many lawyers in clinging to paper client files. In my ...

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Last week, as we were driving back to my hometown for a holiday party, my children were in the backseat watching “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” on our car’s DVD system. At first, I didn’t pay much ...

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Just when you were learning how to send Tweets on Twitter, there’s a new social media network that wants to link you to your friends. It is called Foursquare, and it’s part connection tool and part game. Depending on just ...

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For attorneys, 2009 was the year of advanced smart phones, an introduction to practice management in the clouds and a new social network that allowed attorneys to market themselves and their firms 140 characters at a time. So what’s in ...

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One of my favorite social media gurus is Gary Vaynerchuk. He really knows his stuff, and presents information in a format – video – that is universally appealing. Vaynerchuk has a personality that is larger than life and his enthusiasm ...

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So, you’ve decided to strike out on your own or want to boost your small firm’s efficiency. All you really need to run a law practice is a laptop, smart phone, basic scanner and printer, says St. Louis-based technology lawyer ...

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Today, communication is only as fast as your available RAM. And in terms of investing in communication technologies, law firms aren’t trying to keep up with each other – they’re trying to keep up with their clients. “Our clients seem ...

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Nathan Forck’s elderly clients aren’t always mobile, so he has to be. Forck is an estate planning attorney who focuses on Medicaid eligibility. He drives from Joplin to Kirksville to Chillicothe to meet clients at their homes or residential facilities. ...

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Last week I attended the Canadian Bar Association’s “Law Firm Leadership Conference.” The conference’s theme was “Change Management,” and, accordingly, the focus was on ways in which law firms can innovate and thereby alter the course of the profession. One ...

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Many lawyers understand the importance of networking, but let’s face it – running a law practice takes time, and no one ever seems to have enough of it. In fact, the lack of time is one of the main reasons ...

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