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When is it Ethically Responsible to Use Email—And When is it Not?

Attorneys have to make reasonable efforts to maintain the confidentiality of client information. In a 2014 LexisNexis survey, nearly 90% of legal professionals answered that their firms use email to…

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Tracking ROI: The Bottom Line on Litigation Software for Small Firms

You invest in technology under the premise that it will enable greater profitability in the end. But how do you know whether or not it succeeds? To make technology worth…

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3 Things You Should Know About Mobile File Sharing

Mobility is no longer just a convenience in the workplace; it’s a necessity. More than half of all adults own smartphones, and at the end of last year, there were…

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Top Five Secrets to Leaving Your Law Office Early

Waging War Against Late Nights and Law Firm Burn Out “SORRY, I HAVE TO WORK LATE AGAIN TONIGHT.” This dreaded eight-word phrase is associated with more hard-feelings, regret and health…

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What Keeps Me Awake at Night?  It’s Not What You’d Guess

What keeps me awake at night is thinking about what I will get to do in the morning. Notice “get to” and not “have to”. Even after 46 years of…

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Five Tips to Managing Your International Arbitration

The complexities of a globalized economy increase the risk and frequency of cross-border commercial disputes. JAMS offers solutions for parties located in different jurisdictions to resolve their disputes. More Fortune…

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Determining Value: 7 Questions for your Client

Long decried as a holdover from a bygone era, the billable hour has become a wedge between law firms and clients looking for a clear declaration of value from legal…

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Five Ways to Improve Your Law Practice

Join the American Bar Association! As one of the largest voluntary professional membership in the world, the ABA offers resources to every attorney. We invite you to take advantage of…

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Shocking Revelation About Your ABA Membership

You are not an ABA member! We hope you’re enjoying your weekly ABA Journal Weekly Newsletter and we invite you to take advantage of our other ABA benefits with a…

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How to Build Multiple Streams of Referrals for your Law Firm

Plant the Seeds for Exponential Growth in Your Firm: New Report Shares Practical Strategies That You Can Implement Today HOW TO CREATE AN ENDLESS STREAM OF CLIENT REFERRALS FOR YOUR…

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The 5 Biggest Mistakes Lawyers Make When Choosing a Cloud Service Provider (and How to Avoid Them)

In recent years, an increasingly large number of law firms are moving their software and data to the cloud. In fact, the ABA reported that the percentage of lawyers who…

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Five Things You Didn’t Know about Arbitration

Arbitration is by no means a new option for resolving disputes. Yet, parties and their counsel may not be aware of everything that this ADR method brings to the table.…

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6 Tips For Optimizing Your Firm’s Website For Local Search

One of the most important resources for getting your practice in front of local audiences is the Internet. But, for potential clients in your local area to find you, your…

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5 Steps to Easy (ier) Legal Accounting

Are you still using spreadsheets and boxes of receipts for your firm’s accounting? Or worse yet, do you not have an accounting system in place at all? In 2014, there…

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What Tools & Technology Should a Litigator Have in Their Toolbelt?

Too often we hear the common refrain that lawyers are luddites–technologically challenged professionals who are unwilling to adopt modern techniques for practicing law. But, is this polarizing portrayal completely accurate?…

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3 Things You Should Know About Data Security

Stories of data breaches, security breakdowns and password leaks are all too common in the news, yet most people do not take the precautions they need to keep their data…

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Top Five Reasons Law Firms Should Keep Their Software Up-to-Date

On April 8, 2014 something very significant happened in the world of computing. Both the Windows XP operating system and Microsoft Office 2003 reached their respective “end-of-life” dates. This is…

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Do You Use Your Email Service as a File Store?

Attorneys preserve and protect large amounts of confidential information on behalf of their clients. Filing cabinets are rapidly being replaced by hard drives. The majority of attorneys use email as…

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Patent Monetization 2014: Value is Going Down

In the last five years, patent portfolios have greatly increased in value. Often sold for unprecedented sums – some for billions USD – they have captured the attention of the…

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“Why access PACER any other way?”

The fastest and easiest way to manage your federal district court documents. Try it free. Recently featured in the March 2014 edition of the ABA Journal, PacerPro is a web-based…

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