Subject Index Law Practice and Office Management

Applications service providers, or ASPs, rent computer programs over the Web. They can give you more computing power and flexibility for less money, but beware the risks.

A look at how far we've come in law office technology in the last 30-plus years.

What if, instead of buying a lot of separate programs, you put all of your data on one computer and use a standard Web browser like Internet Explorer to input, search, and display the results?

You risk financial penalty if you treat an employee as an independent contractor.

Software; especially a program called "CaseMap"; can help you see the relationships between the facts, people, events, and issues in your case.

If you run the business side of a law practice, you've probably had a day or two like this one.

Civility, please.

Increase the efficiency and profitability of your real estate practice.

You'll waste your investment in hardware and software if you don't invest some time and effort in training people how to use it.

Learn in chilling detail the enormous risk you take when you cut corners on staff training and supervision, and find out what to do about it.

Do you know where your money goes, and where and when it comes in? Here are tips to help you get control of your receipts and expenses.

Find out how to put computers to work in your practice with this new book from the ISBA's Committee on Legal Technology.

PowerPoint is a powerful, easy-to-use program that can spice up your presentation. And it's probably already on your computer.

Are you keeping up your side of the employer/employee relationship?

Here's how to create an electronic brief that includes exhibits, signed documents; everything you'd include in a paper version. For an example, see /ibj/apr00lj/ebrief.pdf.

Taking the time to communicate with workers will pay dividends.

Cell phones are about to take a quantum leap in power and functionality — maybe you’d best sit tight until they do.

Should you buy a laptop and how? Here's what to look for.

If you really want to succeed as a lawyer, you need a plan.

Requests to produce computer data are increasingly common; here's a primer on how to comply.

Competition is more fierce than ever, clients are more demanding; but you can rise to the challenge if you think like an entrepreneur, not a ``technician.''

Read all about the simple, inexpensive legal software we ought to have and learn why we don't have it -- yet.

Think no one would try to scam a lawyer? Think again.

Can you catch a virus from an e-mail message? What's a listserver? Read on and find out.

A look at issues that arise when employers monitor employee e-mail, and suggestions for developing a workplace e-mail policy.

Now lawyers can conduct real estate closings and distribute checks before the buyer's check has cleared, putting them on a level field with title companies and lenders.

You finally switched from your familiar word-processing program to that new, improved alternative. So why aren't you happy?

Attorneys are not above the laws of good marketing; ignore them at your peril.

Could the Linux operating system become a serious alternative to Windows? Here's a review.

Too many lawyer-supervisors run from personnel problems. Here's a better approach.