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Fastcase Adds Analytics Features
Fastcase, the legal research service provided by the OBA to Oklahoma lawyers, has added some federal court data analytics to its standard service. This new feature is the first to be released incorporating features from Fastcase’s 2020 acquisition of Judicata, a California-based legal research platform. Your attention is directed to the post In Major Platform…
Are Your Passwords in the “Worst 20 Passwords” List?
By Jim Calloway We have discussed before in this space about the importance of using long, complex passwords, which will likely require a password manager to organize. Protecting your information and your client’s information is very important for those of us in the legal profession. The Dark Web is awash with stolen passwords and login…
Is It Time to Review Your Trust Accounting Procedures?
By Julie Bays Practice Management Advisor In 2019, I wrote in an OBA article that: “Frequently, lawyers go into private practice thinking more about their representation of clients rather than the business side of the practice. As a matter of fact, it’s quite common to hear lawyers joke that they went to law school because…
Productivity Tip on How to Record Your Screen on Any Device
By Julie Bays Practice Management Advisor Recently I was working on a short presentation where I wanted to record some actions on my screen. The problem was I didn’t have a way to do it other than in Zoom, which seemed awkward to me. So, while searching for a better way to do this, I…
10 Strategies for Bringing More Love into Your Law Practice
By Jim Calloway After two years of dealing with the pandemic, we all have experienced a lot of stress. Christy Cassisa, Founder & Director of the Institute for Mindful Works, shares her thoughts this week on 10 Strategies for Bringing More Love into Your Law Practice. “Too many law offices have emotional cultures of fear,…
Spend Some Time Reviewing These Eight Updated Graphics on the US Legal Services Market
By Jim Calloway Director, OBA Management Assistance Program Bill Henderson, is Professor of Law at Indiana University Maurer School of Law where he holds the Stephen F. Burns Chair on the Legal Profession. He blogs at Legal Evolution, and his academic focus involves analyzing data about law practice and the legal profession. This blog is…
Time For an Attitude Adjustment?
By Jim Calloway It’s been a tough time to maintain a positive attitude with so many changes and challenges. Sally Schmidt, President of Schmidt Marketing, Inc., notes that Your Professional Attitude May Need an Adjustment . She has some interesting observations and tips about the way to improve your attitude by understanding the challenges of…
Finetuning Your Lexology Member Benefit
By Jim Calloway Most lawyers receive a lot of emails. Every few months I find myself unsubscribing from some email update service I subscribed to previously that sounded like a good idea at the time. OBA provides Lexology as a member benefit. But sometimes less is more and limiting the subjects for which you receive…
Craig Ball’s A Dozen Nips and Tucks for e-Discovery
By Jim Calloway Trial lawyers tend to spend more time dealing with e-Discovery issues than some other types of practices. But when you consider any business could be on the receiving end of an e-Discovery preservation letter at any time, e-Discovery is a good subject for all lawyers to know something about. Craig Ball has…
The Font You Use for Email Matters More Than You Think
By Jim Calloway When we use software, we accept a lot of default settings. So many lawyers are just using whatever default font for email that came with Outlook or was selected by their IT department. Considering how much lawyers use email for important communications today, you should examine your options. For example, if you…