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Avoiding Negative Reactions to Constructive Feedback
Ethically Dealing with Negative Online Attorney Reviews
By Jim Calloway Suppose you are on a long-distance road trip and decide it is time for a nice sit-down meal for a break. You exit from the interstate, and then search your phone for dining locations. You locate several that are relatively close to you and read the reviews. One has a low 2-star…
Artificial Intelligence in a Law Practice
By Jim Calloway For those who want to learn more about how lawyers can appropriately use artificial intelligence in their law practices, I recommend the OBA on-demand CLE program Artificial Intelligence in a Law Practice. The on-demand webinar has great presenters. OBA Practice Management Advisor, Julie Bays is joined by Catherine Sanders Reach, Director for…
A Four-Step Approach to Increasing Your Legal Fees
By Jim Calloway Larger law firms consider rate increases annually, even though a rate increase may not be enacted every year. Solos and small law firms may not have increased their billing rate for some time, but they are likely aware of what other lawyers in their geographical and practice areas charge. For some consumer…
Microsoft Releases Copilot Pro to All Microsoft 365 Subscribers
By Jim Calloway Microsoft has just announced that Copilot is now available to all 365 subscribers. The Verge.com broke the story and reminded us there are three versions of Copilot: “Microsoft now has three different versions of Copilot. There’s the regular Copilot that’s available free of charge to both consumers and businesses, which is essentially…
Portable Scanners Allow You to Scan Documents Anywhere
By Jim Calloway Scanning documents in the law office is a common law office operation these days. Paper documents are often scanned so they can be digitally transmitted or filed in the digital client file. That wasn’t true when I first wrote about scanners for the January 25, 1998 Oklahoma Bar Journal calling scanners “today’s…
Searching with Side Panels in Google’s Chrome and Microsoft’s Edge Browsers
By Julie Bays, OBA Practice Management Advisor If you haven’t tried the side panels in these browsers, you’re missing out on some features that can make your browsing easier and smarter. Both have something unique to offer. Google Chrome has many features including a search function that also highlights the main points in articles using…
It’s Time to Select Your AI-Powered Note-Taking Tool
By Jim Calloway When it came to new technology, 2023 was definitely the year of Artificial Intelligence. The first time many lawyers heard of ChatGPT was a lawyer’s problematic attempt to let ChatGPT do his research and write his brief. But there are many AI services that are ready to use today. Among these are…
Microsoft Stream – The Video Production Service from Microsoft 365 You May Already Have
By Jim Calloway Microsoft 365 subscriptions include many useful tools only accessed by logging in to the Microsoft 365 online platform. This means, if your firm subscribes to Microsoft 365 business licenses that include Teams and SharePoint, you likely have the video hosting platform Stream as a part of your current subscription. Catherine Reach, Director,…
Great Tips for Using Microsoft Word and Other Microsoft 365 Tools
By Jim Calloway The challenge with becoming proficient at Microsoft Word is that once you learn the basics, you do not get better at using Word just from using it. Either training classes or a good amount of time invested with Help files, videos and other online resources is required to get better. Subscribing to…
Your Reasons to Not Go Solo Are Wrong: The Top 10 Fears of Going Solo
By Jim Calloway The end of the calendar year is an important time for law firms. Some firms have many client projects that must be completed by year’s end. For larger law firms, it is often the time to contact business clients carrying outstanding balances on their bills. Paying deductible business expenses before year’s end…