Open a Firm
- Creating a Successful Team Through Training
- Everything has a Process Part 1 - How to Identify Yours
- Everything has a Process Part 2 - How to Improve Yours
- Meeting the Reasonable Care Standard
- The Importance of Developing and Following Policies
- The Leadership Conundrum
- Improving Client Communication
- Building a Technology Budget
- How To Find The Best Deals On Legal Technology
- How to Create a Client Intake Form
- Video Conference Professionally
- A Lawyer’s Guide for Buying a Laptop
- A Lawyer’s Guide for Buying a Desktop
- Take Back Your Day with Scheduling Software
- Working With Clients Who Like to DIY
Build a Practice
- 8 Things Killing Your Legal Organization - Identify & Remedy Them
- Strategic Planning Worksheet
- 8 Proven Steps to Double Your Referrals
- How to Manage Leads and Convert Prospects Into Paying Clients
- How to Create a Client Intake Form
- A Guide to Marketing Your Law Firm on Facebook
- Using Social Media for Legal Professionals
- How to Make Your Website the Hub of a Successful Online Marketing Strategy
- Improving Communication Through Technology and Policy
- Information Overload – Managing Distractions in the 21st Century
- Improving Client Communication
- Pardon the Interruption
- Recruitment and Retention – Reimaging Business Development for the Legal Community in 2021
Document Management
- A Lawyer's Guide to Writing Well
- Converting Documents From WordPerfect to Word
- Making Documents ADA Accessible
Document Management
- Acquire a Search Program or a Document Management System
- Establish File Naming Conventions
- Managing Documents WITHOUT a Document Management System
- Managing Documents WITH a Document Management System
- Document Management and Paperless Terms you NEED to Know
- Implementation Steps For A Successful Paper Reduction System
- Paper Reduction Strategy
Document Assembly
- What is Document Assembly
- Document Assembly Considerations
- The Case for Adding Document Assembly Technology to your Templates
- Rules for Template Building
- Why Template Building is Critical for all Law Offices
- "Disruptive" Legal Technologies
- Automation Stumbling Blocks
- Legal Drafting Methodologies
- The Case For Commercial Drafting Systems
- The Case For Gold Standards + Word Processor Automation
Practice Management
- Why You Need Practice Management
- Practice Management Software Implementation Considerations
- Creating a Successful Team Through Training
- Everything has a Process Part 1 - How to Identify Yours
- Everything has a Process Part 2 - How to Improve Yours
- Meeting the Reasonable Care Standard
- The Importance of Developing and Following Policies
- The Leadership Conundrum
- 8 Things Killing Your Legal Organization - Identify & Remedy Them
- Improving Communication Through Technology and Policy
Time, Billing & Accounting
- Basic Accounting Information You Need to Know
- Timekeeping and Billing Systems
- Client Costs Advanced
- Client Trust Funds
- Budgeting And Account Management
- Why You Need An Accounting Program
- Why Lawyers Should Keep Track Of Time
- Time Versus Value Billing (Shifting The Risk)
- Law Firm Financial Reporting
- What If Your Accountant Wants You Use QuickBooks or Peachtree (now Sage 50c)?
- A Beginners Guide to Understanding LEDES
Technology
- Best Practices For Hardware Maintenance
- How to Choose an Internet Service Provider
- Mobile Hardware Strategy
- Video Conference Professionally
- When Do You Need a Server?
- In-House or Hosted Servers: Are You Making the Right Choice?
- What Is Microsoft Exchange?
- Types of Notebook Computers
- Building a Technology Budget
- How To Find The Best Deals On Legal Technology
- Notebook PCs Instead of Desktop PCs
- Stop Waiting For Computers to Die Before Replacing Them
- A Lawyer’s Guide for Buying a Laptop
- A Lawyer’s Guide for Buying a Desktop
- Portable Scanners & Printers
- Tips To Try Before Calling Support
- Pardon the Interruption
- Information Overload – Managing Distractions in the 21st Century
- Acquire a Search Program or a Document Management System
- Take Back Your Day with Scheduling Software
- Working With Clients Who Like to DIY
- Back It Up!
- Follow A 3-2-1 Backup Strategy
- Know Your Options – Lost Data Can Be Recovered (For a Price)
- Password Managers
- Surge Suppressor & Uninterruptible Power Supply ("UPS")
- Wireless Encryption
- Email Encryption and Secure Client Communication
- Encryption Options for Online Sync Programs Like Dropbox, OneDrive, Box and Google Drive
- Why The Cloud Is Important For Disaster Avoidance
Working with Clients
- Take Back Your Day with Scheduling Software
- Working With Clients Who Like to DIY
- Pardon the Interruption
- Improving Client Communication
- Improving Communication Through Technology and Policy
- Email Encryption and Secure Client Communication
- The Importance of Developing and Following Policies
- Meeting the Reasonable Care Standard
- The Leadership Conundrum
- How to Create a Client Intake Form
Protect a Practice
- Avoid These Three Common Security Blind Spots
- Causes Of Business Disasters
- Tools And Protocols To Protect Client Data
- Why The Cloud Is Important For Disaster Avoidance
- Wireless Encryption
- Email Encryption and Secure Client Communication
- Encryption Options for Online Sync Programs Like Dropbox, OneDrive, Box and Google Drive
- Password Managers
- Two Factor Authentication
- Antivirus-Antimalware Software
- Back It Up!
- Follow A 3-2-1 Backup Strategy
- Know Your Options – Lost Data Can Be Recovered (For a Price)
- 6 Step Ransomware Defense Plan for Law Firms
- Surge Suppressor & Uninterruptible Power Supply ("UPS")
- Cybersecurity Policy Handbook
- Practical Guide for Cybersecurity for the Small Firm
Wind Down
- The Basic Steps to Ethically Closing a Law Practice (an ARDC Publication)
- Succession Planning at the Smaller Law Firm-A Bigger Challenge (National Law Review)
- Succession Planning 101 (National Law Review)