Legal Productivity

App of the Week: Evernote Trunk

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Evernote is one of our favorite productivity apps — on the desktop, browser and mobile device. Check out the short Tech Tutorial Evernote video we made. As good as the stand-alone application is, Evernote has its own app store with desktop and web software and services, along with native applications, extensions and features that make your Evernote experience even more [...]

5 Excuses Not to Blog

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The virtues of blogging range from marketing your practice to personal enrichment. And people are listening as thousands of new blogs are created every day. But you haven’t. Why not? Here are some of the more common reasons: 1. I don’t have the time – I’m starting with the most obvious reason, and frankly, the most legitimate. Creating meaningful blog [...]

Free Webinar: Get Lean & Stay Lean With Time-Saving Fitness Tips for Busy Lawyers

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We’ve gotten strong responses for our wellness content so we’re going to step up the pace with a whole hour of free fitness advice for busy lawyers! When: February 23, 2012, 12:00PM – 1:00PM, EST Speaker: Marc Perry, BuiltLean Limited space. Click here to Register! Do you find it hard to lose fat with a busy office job? Are you [...]

In Memory of Finis Price

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The legal technology community lost a great friend and leading thinker last week. Finis Price passed away in his home town of Louisville, KY. Litigators: if you didn’t come up against Finis in a courtroom, consider yourself lucky. He had such a mastery of presentation via technology, notably the iPad, that lucrative judgements rained down on his side. I had [...]

Resources for The Ethics of Cloud Computing Webinar

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Last week we had the pleasure of presenting a webinar to the Maryland State Bar Association on The Ethics of Cloud Computing. I presented the latest information from state bars around the country, and gave a history and vocabulary for cloud topics so we could have a deep, intelligent conversation. Below are some of the resources: ethics opinions from the [...]

App of the Week: Step Up Your Video Recording With Teleprompter Apps

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Video is an important component of both organic and inorganic search engine optimization. It is also a great way for potential clients to get a sense of who you are. For attorneys who are too busy to write a blog or who prefer to use video, recording quick vlogs can be a valuable way to increase your online presence. In [...]

3 WordPress Plugins To Extend Your Blog Administrative Functions

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Plugins extends the functionality of WordPress, the already terrific, free, open source blogging platform. But with over 18,000 to choose from, it can quickly get overwhelming. We occasionally review some of our favorite plugins, like WPTouch which allows you to Get Your WordPress Blog Mobile Friendly In Less Than 5 Minutes. Here are three plugins that enhance the back-end administrative [...]

Avvo Answers and the Benefits of Social Media Distribution

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Here at Avvo, we’re constantly talking to attorneys about how to get the most out of the time, attention and resources they devote to online activities. One of the critical themes we hit on is the need to develop a “core web presence.” For many, this will be their website. For others, their blog, Avvo profile or even a Facebook [...]

Organize Your Day With These Time Savers

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A recent post on Time Management, To-Do Lists, and the 3 + 2 Rule resonated broadly, suggesting that many of us continue to struggle with how to manage the 50, 60, 70 (and more) hours of work we face every week. Summarizing the 3 + 2 Rule: Identify only 3 big things and 2 small things to do in a [...]

App of the Week: Zite, Your Personalized Reader On The Go

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Zite is a free personalized magazine that automatically learns what you like and gets smarter every time you use it. It evaluates millions of new stories every day, and uses patterns, categories and user activity to automatically aggregate personalized information to your iPad or iPhone. Zite delivers all the great news, articles, blogs, and videos you want – and helps [...]