Jim Calloway
Marketing was the theme of the March/April 2023 American Bar Association Law Practice Magazine. While there are many articles of interest in that issue, let me direct you to Marketing Tips For Young And Not So Young Lawyers by Stephen Embry, Chair of the ABA’s Law Practice Division. This is a short piece with ten... Continue Reading
Even as we endure the chilly winds of March, it is time to look forward to this summer’s Solo & Small Firm Conference, held June 22-24 at the Osage Casino Hotel in Tulsa. The conference website is www.okbar.org/solo I know some of my fellow bar executives from other states follow my blog. I’d encourage you... Continue Reading
Law practice is a service, not a product, right? Decades ago that would have been universally considered to be correct by practicing lawyers. Today, however, many believe that some legal services may be better delivered as legal products. The latest episode of the Digital Edge Podcast Legal Service Productization for Lawyers features Dorna Moini, CEO... Continue Reading
Barron Henley, of Affinity Consulting, spoke at ABA TECHSHOW on mastering Microsoft Word (my title, not his). Barron has done similar programs for the OBA before. His program is part great tips and improved efficiency and part voicing all the frustrations we have experienced with Word. You know these, e.g. “How can deleting one word... Continue Reading
I’m back from ABA TECHSHOW 2023 with lots of ideas and inspiration. Providing Limited Scope Legal Services is one way lawyers can provide legal services more inexpensively. Of course, to be profitable, it is important to make great use of automation to produce the work and online marketing to acquire the clients. Our OBA MAP... Continue Reading
When lawyers leave private practice to take an in-house counsel or government position, they are often asked about the differences in their new roles. Many of them say they are pleased not to have to complete timesheets anymore – it is a relief not to have to look at the day in six-minute increments. As most... Continue Reading
Format Painter is a useful tool. This YouTube video is just over two minutes in length. If you don’t know how to use Format Painter, it is worth your time to watch it. Continue Reading
Our new Digital Edge podcast, The Ten Most Popular Office 365 Tips For Lawyers, is really quite special. I can almost guarantee you will learn at least one thing that you will immediately start to use. Our guest is Danielle DavisRoe, who is a senior consultant at Affinity Consulting Group. She has co-authored legal-specific manuals... Continue Reading
I hope to see you this year at ABA TECHSHOW! The Early Bird deadline for lower registration fees ends Wednesday January 18. If you are an Oklahoma Bar Association member, the OBA Member Discount Code is EP2306 and that will give you a discount equal to the ABA member discount. After attending over 20 years... Continue Reading
During the last couple of months of 2022, I taught several CLE programs on ethical issues with lawyers’ use of technology. Password managers are one key to ethical digital security because you can create extremely long passwords no one could guess, and you won’t be tempted to use the same password for many sites, which... Continue Reading
I recently attended a presentation by Judge Scott Schlegel, a Louisiana district judge who has received many accolades for his forward-thinking views about the use of technology to improve court proceedings, including text message reminders about appearances and calendars available online for scheduling. He asked those attending the program if they had missed a dentist... Continue Reading
This is a guest post by Oklahoma Bar Association Practice Management Advisor Julie Bays. By Julie Bays If you spent much time online, you have recently seen several creative writing assignments completed by artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT. One can also describe images and an image will be created with online AI tools such... Continue Reading
I often consult with lawyers setting up a new solo or small firm practice. There are many items involved in setting up any new business – like applying for an employer identification number (EIN) and deciding on the best entity to use for the business. But there are also aspects of setting up a law... Continue Reading
Do you ever have trouble spotting your cursor? Since I often use three monitors, it is sometimes easy for the tiny, little cursor to get lost when I have many windows open. There’s an easy way to fix that – just make your mouse pointer a little bigger. Start with the Windows icon at the... Continue Reading
