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Navigating unfamiliar waters of online lawyer directories
Death and taxes. And attorneys can now add Avvo and Justia to that list of inevitabilities. Avvo and Justia are free, online legal directories. If you go to their Web sites and search for your own name, chances are very good that they’ve created a profile for you if your bar status is active. Now, […]
‘Digta 420’ recommended for high-tech dictation
You won’t catch me making fun of you, just because you like to dictate. No, I understand that many people are creatures of habit, and that trying to be on the cutting-edge is too much work for many of us. Sure, there are other, hipper options, like voice-recognition software. But not everybody can be cool; […]
Cheap summer travel advice for the vacationing attorney
With the Memorial Day weekend almost behind us, summer is officially here and it is time to think about making an escape. I am off to Ireland in two weeks, thanks to the the efforts of a colleague and friend of my sister who found a great deal on Travelzoo.com. I paid $1,092 for a […]
Law firms take advantage of Craigslist’s free ads
You can get good help these days. For free, with Craigslist.org. Craigslist is online classified advertising. It’s free in most cities, including Wisconsin’s 11 most highly populated areas. Brenda A. Majewski, the firm administrator at the Kohn Law Firm in Milwaukee, says they’ve been successfully using Craigslist to find staff for about a year now. […]
Taking your practice paperless can be painless
Nobody’s perfect. Fond du Lac lawyer Kristi M. Fry’s Achilles heel is, “If you put a piece of paper in my hand, I can’t find it five minutes later.” Fortunately, there’s a relatively quick, simple, and most importantly, cheap way to correct that weakness. Fry, of Fry Law Office S.C., took herself and her three […]
Looking for low-cost supplies? You better shop around
I turned to the pros for this one. The question is where can a lawyer get high-quality, inexpensive business cards, envelopes, letterhead, and other office supplies? I posed that to a number of individuals who make a living by knowing the answer to such inquiries. They are legal administrators or office managers. Margaret Angel, who […]
Cost-effective ways to meet CLE requirements
After more than a decade of interviewing lawyers and frequently asking what they like best about the legal profession, I can say that one of the most common responses is some variation of, “I like to learn.” (Happily, I must add that, “I like to help people” is a strong contender for the top spot, […]
Smartphones — a smart choice for lawyers on the go
During the Solo & Small Firm Conference last October, Brookfield attorney/CLE presenter Martin L. Ditkof said purchasing an iPhone was his “best technology moment.” (My best tech moment was marrying an engineer/gadget-head aficionado.) Recently, Ditkof reiterated his praise for the iPhone on the State Bar’s Practice 411 list serve — prompting me to follow up […]
Carry your computer applications in your pocket
A long-time friend/practicing attorney recently told me that she’ll never own a laptop, because then the expectation at her small firm of other family members would be that she’d work at home, as well as in the office. With portable apps, the topic of this week’s article, she could seamlessly work from her office PC, […]
Firm encourages ‘green computing’ to save money
Not everyone has embraced the green movement, nor do they accept global warming as fact. But, whether you drive a Prius or a Hummer, you should give “green computing” a try — because beyond its benefits for the environment, it can also save you money. Green computing seeks to use a computer at peak efficiency […]
Keep printer cartridge costs in the black
A few years ago, my (then) three-year-old daughter printed what looked like an entire ream of paper with her full-color Dora the Explorer computer game pictures. I went ballistic. Now in second grade, my daughter still remembers that fateful day, and whenever she now wants to print something from the Club Penguin or Webkinz sites, […]
Open-source software offers plenty for nothing
Nada. Zilch. Nothing. That’s what the software discussed in this column will cost you. It’s all available as free downloads off the Web. I’ve spent entire columns on Open Office.org, Skype and various Google applications germane to lawyers and other professionals. Also, about a year ago, I wrote a feature article about Milwaukee attorney Robert […]
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