Stepping It Up
- Filed Under: Practice Management
The beginning of the year is a great time to bring a new focus and intensity to building your practice, and one of the best ways to generate more and better work…
Read MoreState Bar Chooses 30 Lawyers Who Will Participate In Leadership Forum; To Be Trained As Future Leaders
- Filed Under: Press Releases
Montgomery, Alabama, January 3, 2012 – The Alabama State Bar has announced the names of the 30 lawyers selected for Class VIII of its Leadership Forum, a program to identify future leaders…
Read MoreHappy New Year! Happy (?) New Laws!
- Filed Under: Practice Management
Hopefully, if you’re reading this at all today you’re doing so from the warmth and comfort of your home. No one should be at the office on Sunday, particularly when it’s New…
Read MoreIt’s Alive! The Last Word Rises from the Grave!
- Filed Under: Practice Management
Do you feel like you work hard every day yet don’t accomplish the things that really need to be done? I’m hardly one to pontificate on this topic as I haven’t posted…
Read MoreGive Your Clients a Roadmap
- Filed Under: Practice Management
Yesterday I spoke at lunch to the Solo & Small Firm Section of the Birmingham Bar Association, so I thought today I’d share one of the practice management tips I gave them…
Read MoreIs Your Web Site Ready?
- Filed Under: Practice Management
I received some interesting stats from the bar’s IT department this morning. In September, the bar’s web site received around 100,000 visits. Of these, approximately 8,000 were from mobile devices. The breakdown…
Read MoreBut What Have You Done For Me Lately?
- Filed Under: Practice Management
It’s been hard for me to get excited about blogging since the bar’s annual meeting, as you can probably tell from how long it’s been since I’ve posted. I think everyone should…
Read MoreLooking for an Inmate?
- Filed Under: Practice Management
Aren’t we all? Seriously, though, the Alabama Department of Corrections’ Inmate Search allows you to view the location and scheduled release information for inmates currently incarcerated by the State of Alabama. The…
Read MoreAvoid Repetitive Typing in Email
- Filed Under: Practice Management
Just as we use macros in word processing programs to save keystrokes, Outlook has a feature called signatures which will allow you to save and insert repetitive wording in emails. An email…
Read MoreNew MCLE Requirement for Inactive/Special Members
- Filed Under: Practice Management
As every practicing Alabama attorney knows, with a few exceptions, if you want to remain in good standing you must get 12 hours (including 1 ethics hour) of continuing legal education every…
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