Social media and technology allow us to be more productive than ever before. Personally, I enjoy squeezing in tasks whenever possible in order to cross items off my to-do list. I use Evernote on my iPad to draft posts and documents while traveling on public transit or sitting in the back of a courtroom. I’ll…
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Lexis Advance: A New Tool for Online Legal Research
When they were originally released, both Lexis and Westlaw were innovative online search systems. But as search engines like Google have grown increasingly more powerful, legal research tools have had some catching up to do. Lexis has responded with their new Lexis Advance program. I took it for a test-drive, and overall, I think it’s…
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The Newly Independent Attorney: Know When To Take A Break
Fastcase’s Powerful New Legal Research Tool for Android
As you already know, legal research costs aren’t insignificant. Especially if you rely on Westlaw or Lexis. This can be a huge hurdle for many newly solo practitioners who struggle to keep overhead and costs as low as possible. This may be especially true if you charge clients on a flat fee basis. Thankfully, there…
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Using Flipboard To Follow Your Favorite Sites and Social Media
Through my posts here at The Sociable Lawyer I’ve repeatedly considered ways attorneys can use tablets and smart phones as tools to enhance their law practice. But one of my favorite apps isn’t specifically a legal tool and it doesn’t actually allow you to do anything new with your with your tablet or smart phone.…
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Tips for creating your law firm’s website
Law firms are notorious for having terrible websites. If you doubt it, just run a quick Internet search of law firm websites. Many of the ones I found while doing a little Internet research were hard to navigate and/or buried the most important information about the firm including their specialties, contact information, and more. It…
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Business Card Reader Apps
Since starting my own practice my concerns have changed as an attorney. I no longer worry about reaching some billable hour goal, but instead worry about networking and marketing my firm. As a result, I spend more and more time attending networking events to meet colleagues and potential clients. And after spending a week at…
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The Newly Solo Attorney: Using Technology To Be Productive Wherever You Go
I’ve spent a lot of time on this site discussing way attorneys can use technology, wherever they are, to stay productive and efficient. As a newly solo attorney with many competing demands on my time, I consider it important to stay productive at all times. I’m not talking about merely reading emails on my phone…
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Five Great Free Android Apps for Attorneys
We’ve previously featured several posts about great apps for iPad / iPhone. However, if (like me) you use an Android operated mobile device, you’ll likely discover that many of those featured apps are not available in the Google Play store. Thankfully, there are many great apps available for Droid users as well. In addition to…
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Use the Goodreader App to Organize Case Files on Your iPad/iPhone
If you use an iPad in your legal practice, sooner or later you’ll discover that you need a good app for storing, organizing and reading the various forms of documents that you receive in the course of your practice including PDF and DOC files. Goodreader ($4.99) is by far the most popular and well reviewed…
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iPad For Lawyers
As of December 2011, before the release of the “New iPad,” Apple had reportedly sold 55.28 million iPads. With the recent release of the iPad 3, those numbers have undoubtedly continued to rise. If you are amongst those numbers, and also a practicing attorney, you might might want to consider the possibilities of using your…
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