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Thoughts on Legal Document Automation

By Jim Calloway More technology-based changes are ahead in legal service delivery, and I believe we are reaching the point where many Oklahoma lawyers will be exploring automated document preparation. Automated document assembly is not new to the Oklahoma legal community. In the 1990s, Oklahoma City lawyer Doug Loudenback created a collection of WordPerfect macros…

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What Is Your Cybersecurity Defense Plan for 2025?

By Jim Calloway The Oklahoma Rules of Professional Conduct offer guidance and rules for lawyers confronting ethical challenges. Technological advances often progress more quickly than legislative or regulatory responses to these developments. So where technology is involved, some of our ethical obligations tend to change and evolve before any new rules can be written. For…

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Planning Ahead to Protect Your Clients in the Event of Your Death or Incapacity

By Jim Calloway  Lawyers take pride in their loyalty to their clients, representing them to the best of their abilities. But there are steps you can take to protect your clients even if you are not personally available to assist them. For this estate planning-themed edition of the Oklahoma Bar Journal, we have chosen to…

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Tips on Improving Listening Skills for Lawyers

By Jim Calloway  Listening skills are essential for lawyers, as they need to accurately understand their clients, colleagues, judges, jurors and opposing counsel. Outstanding listening skills can help lawyers avoid misunderstandings and build rapport with clients. However, listening skills are not innate and can be improved with practice and feedback.  WAYS TO IMPROVE LISTENING SKILLS…

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Takeaways From This Summer’s OBA Artificial Intelligence Conference

By Jim Calloway and Julie Bays  This summer’s program, “Artificial Intelligence: Shaping the Future of Law Practice,” was held in conjunction with the OBA Annual Meeting. It had good attendance and featured several experts who provided excellent educational content. First impressions are important. The first impression many lawyers had of generative AI tools was learning…

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Artificial Intelligence: Shaping the Future of Law Practice

Learn More About AI at the July 12 Conference By Jim Calloway As technology continues to transform every sector, the legal profession is no exception. The Oklahoma Bar Association understands the importance of staying ahead of the curve and harnessing the power of emerging technologies. With that in mind, we are pleased to announce our…

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Navigating the Latest Microsoft 365 Innovations

By Julie Bays “It’s time to upgrade.” Upgrades are great when related to hotel rooms, home improvements and airline seating. Technology upgrades (and updates) used to be a slight annoyance that frequently added new useful features and tools, but upgrading a technology tool today is often approached with trepidation. What feature that I use daily…

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AI Takes Center Stage at ABA TECHSHOW 2024

By Jim Calloway and Julie Bays As our readers know, we consider ABA TECHSHOW a superb annual conference bringing together practicing lawyers, legal technology experts, founders of legal tech startups and many others offering their products and services to the legal community. OBA Practice Management Advisor Julie Bays had a special role this year, serving…

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Spring Cleaning Your Law Firm Data

By Jim Calloway Lawyers have held and safeguarded client data for generations. Of course, in the past, it wasn’t called data. Our data was in paper client files, forms to “go by” and brief banks. While it wasn’t planned this way in advance, my most recent Law Practice Tips columns blend as a series. In…

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A Time of Great Change Caused by Artificial Intelligence Developments

By Jim Calloway Artificial intelligence development dominated discussions of technological advancement in 2023. Judge Scott Schlegel from Louisiana was a speaker at the 2023 Oklahoma Access to Justice Summit. Last year, I noted his conviction that both courts and law firms should embrace text message reminders to reduce failure-to-appear issues. Lawyers want to make certain…

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