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Articles on Law Office Management

West Works™ , West Workspace™ powered by Eroom™ technology and more from West Group— the future is here, today By Paul Bernstein Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, August 2001 Since the beginning of law practice, lawyers have viewed their efforts as a profession and not a business.
Employer size—it really does matter: counseling the small business client By Richard L. Samson & Alan A. Satyr Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, March 2001 Over the last quarter century, the "law of the workplace" has grown tremendously.
Technology: back to basics By Paul Bernstein Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, March 2001 I started to practice law in 1959. Since the earliest days of lawyers until the 1960s, lawyers and law offices worked with non-electric typewriters and carbon paper.
Law office policy on Internet and E-mail access Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, June 2000 With the increasing use of Internet access and e-mail by law firms, it is important to establish appropriate uses and limits on these powerful communication tools.
Who is in charge here? By Thomas J. Brannan Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, June 2000 When we want results, we typically ask, "Who is in charge here"? If someone asked you that question, about your business or about your life, what would your answer be?
LOE to sponsor management roundtable Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, February 2000 The Law Office Management and Economics (Standing Committe on) of the ISBA is sponsoring a management roundtable in Peoria on Saturday morning, March 11, 2000 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Packard Plaza.
WordPerfect® Law Office 2000 Suite from Corel Corporation By Paul Bernstein Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, February 2000 The WordPerfect® Law Office 2000 Suite came to market earlier this year. For lawyers in small and mid-sized law firms, this is a perfect product for their law office.
Back to basics By Thomas J. Brannan Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, November 1999 When was the last time you were completely caught up?....I mean, a clean desk, no files awaiting work or discovery, or research, and no telephone calls to return?
Legal forms for the consumer—challenge to the lawyer? By Maximilian M. Prusak Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, November 1999 Recently, a client came into my office and told me that he had a health care power of attorney form and a living will form on his computer. He was going to print off a copy of each but decided to ask me my opinion before he did that.
Working effectively: Team work with your office assistant Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, October 1999 The bottom line in all businesses is getting the work done efficiently. Recently a very informal survey was made of law office assistants and their assigned attorneys.
“Good Start”: Finding legal management resources on the Internet By Debra L. Rhodunda & Alan R. Olson Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, June 1999 It's easy to spend hours "surfing the Web." The Internet contains voluminous resources, on an accelerating variety of topics.
Legal management consultant Ezra Tom Clark identifies six challenges facing lawyers By Roger L. Rutherford Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, March 1999 The recent ISBA-sponsored seminar in Champaign-Urbana entitled "The Small but Dynamic Law Firm--Management, Marketing and Technology for the Year 2000," featuring legal management consultant Ezra Tom Clark from Mesa, Arizona, was worth the price of admission.
Managing a small firm general practice By Michael S. Froman Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, March 1999 When your editor told me that he thought an article about small general practice law firm management would be useful to the readers of this newsletter, he turned to me and asked if I could write such an article.
Saving time and adding value: Assorted computer tidbits By Christopher J. Cummings Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, March 1999 Open any law practice publication these days and you will find exhortations to lawyers to become computer literate.

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