TechnoLawyer: SmallLaw

Coming today to SmallLaw: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 74 articles from the past week worthy of your attention. Below you'll find a sample article from each section of today's issue, including our SmallLaw Pick of the Week.

A Dear Abby Letter About Law Firm Billing

Will Solo Lawyers Become Like Solo Doctors?

Understanding Local Search Behavior

LinkedIn Publishing Could Kill the Law Blog

Congratulations to Lee Rosen of Divorce Discourse on winning our SmallLaw Pick of the Week award: The 10 Requirements for Managing Your Law Firm From Anywhere

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Small law firm, big dreams. Written by successful small-firm founders, managing partners, administrators, and legal technology and practice management experts, SmallLaw provides practical advice on management, marketing, and technology issues in solo practices and small law firms. Additionally, SmallLaw features comprehensive reviews of legal products with accompanying TechnoScore ratings. SmallLaw also ensures that you won't miss anything published elsewhere by linking to helpful articles, podcasts, and videos about solo practices and small law firms. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to SmallLaw: In 2005, Kevin Fox more than stood his ground against four law firms in a six-week medical malpractice trial that resulted in a favorable verdict of more than $212 million. In this issue of SmallLaw, lawyer and journalist Marin Feldman profiles personal injury lawyer Kevin Fox of Kevin M. Fox PLLC. You'll learn which software he considers essential, his recipe for success both as a law firm and in the courtroom, and other wisdom gained from his his decades of experience. Also, don't miss the SmallLaw Pick of the Week for the math formula behind every thriving law firm.

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Small firm, big dreams. Written by practicing lawyers who manage successful small firms and legal technology and practice management experts who have achieved rock star status, SmallLaw provides practical advice on management, marketing, and technology issues in small law firms, as well as comprehensive legal product reviews with accompanying TechnoScore ratings. SmallLaw also ensures that you won't miss anything published elsewhere by linking to helpful articles (and podcasts and videos) about solo practices and small law firms. The SmallLaw newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to SmallLaw: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 87 articles from the past week worthy of your attention. Below you'll find a sample article from each section of today's issue, including our SmallLaw Pick of the Week.

Nurturing Client Relationships

The Incidental Lawyer

Article Titles That Grab Attention

Write Your LinkedIn Profile in First Person

Congratulations to Susan Cartier Liebel of Solo Practice University on winning our SmallLaw Pick of the Week award: Two Reasons Why I Hate Being Your Client

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Small law firm, big dreams. Written by successful small-firm founders, managing partners, administrators, and legal technology and practice management experts, SmallLaw provides practical advice on management, marketing, and technology issues in solo practices and small law firms. Additionally, SmallLaw features comprehensive reviews of legal products with accompanying TechnoScore ratings. SmallLaw also ensures that you won't miss anything published elsewhere by linking to helpful articles, podcasts, and videos about solo practices and small law firms. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to SmallLaw: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 81 articles from the past week worthy of your attention. Below you'll find a sample article from each section of today's issue, including our SmallLaw Pick of the Week.

The Solo Practitioner Self-Assessment Test

The Agile Results System

Top 10 Law Firm Video Mistakes

Internet Lawyer Marketing 101

Congratulations to Joe Dysart of ABA Journal on winning our SmallLaw Pick of the Week award: The Debate Over Responsive Websites for Law Firms

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Small law firm, big dreams. Written by successful small-firm founders, managing partners, administrators, and legal technology and practice management experts, SmallLaw provides practical advice on management, marketing, and technology issues in solo practices and small law firms. Additionally, SmallLaw features comprehensive reviews of legal products with accompanying TechnoScore ratings. SmallLaw also ensures that you won't miss anything published elsewhere by linking to helpful articles, podcasts, and videos about solo practices and small law firms. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to SmallLaw: Many types of document automation exist, some of them easy to use but hidden. In this issue of SmallLaw, law firm technology consultant Ben Schorr explains the many useful timesavers within Microsoft Word's Find & Replace tool. You'll find step-by-step instructions on how to repair common legal document problems in just seconds — along with tips on how to avoid creating new problems. Also, don't miss the SmallLaw Pick of the Week for small law firm success stories.

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Small firm, big dreams. Written by practicing lawyers who manage successful small firms and legal technology and practice management experts who have achieved rock star status, SmallLaw provides practical advice on management, marketing, and technology issues in small law firms, as well as comprehensive legal product reviews with accompanying TechnoScore ratings. SmallLaw also ensures that you won't miss anything published elsewhere by linking to helpful articles (and podcasts and videos) about solo practices and small law firms. The SmallLaw newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to SmallLaw: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 76 articles from the past week worthy of your attention. Below you'll find a sample article from each section of today's issue, including our SmallLaw Pick of the Week.

Fire These Clients

My Lean and Successful Solo Practice

Eliminate Your Disfluencies When Speaking

Marketing to Small and Midsize Businesses

Congratulations to Margaret McCaffery of Slaw on winning our SmallLaw Pick of the Week award: The Key to Retaining Clients When Lawyers Leave Your Firm

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Small law firm, big dreams. Written by successful small-firm founders, managing partners, administrators, and legal technology and practice management experts, SmallLaw provides practical advice on management, marketing, and technology issues in solo practices and small law firms. Additionally, SmallLaw features comprehensive reviews of legal products with accompanying TechnoScore ratings. SmallLaw also ensures that you won't miss anything published elsewhere by linking to helpful articles, podcasts, and videos about solo practices and small law firms. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to SmallLaw: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 81 articles from the past week worthy of your attention. Below you'll find a sample article from each section of today's issue, including our SmallLaw Pick of the Week.

Do You Speak Over the Head of Your Clients?

Finding a Virtual Assistant Part 1

Eight Terms to Remove From Press Releases

The Best Provider for Your Email Newsletters

Congratulations to Lee Rosen of Divorce Discourse on winning our SmallLaw Pick of the Week award: Learn Why Your Law Firm Website Isn't Working in 10 Minutes

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Small law firm, big dreams. Written by successful small-firm founders, managing partners, administrators, and legal technology and practice management experts, SmallLaw provides practical advice on management, marketing, and technology issues in solo practices and small law firms. Additionally, SmallLaw features comprehensive reviews of legal products with accompanying TechnoScore ratings. SmallLaw also ensures that you won't miss anything published elsewhere by linking to helpful articles, podcasts, and videos about solo practices and small law firms. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to SmallLaw: Alabama criminal and family lawyer Clark Stewart doesn't like financial software. So naturally we asked him to review cloud billing software powerhouse FreshBooks — with an open mind. Clark obliged, putting FreshBooks through its paces in his law practice over the course of several months. In this issue of SmallLaw, you'll learn how well FreshBooks handles time tracking, time entry, and invoicing. Clark also tested the FreshBooks smartphone app. He compares its feature set to that in the core website. Also, don't miss the SmallLaw Pick of the Week for the top four reasons solos shut down their law firms.

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Small firm, big dreams. Written by practicing lawyers who manage successful small firms and legal technology and practice management experts who have achieved rock star status, SmallLaw provides practical advice on management, marketing, and technology issues in small law firms, as well as comprehensive legal product reviews with accompanying TechnoScore ratings. SmallLaw also ensures that you won't miss anything published elsewhere by linking to helpful articles (and podcasts and videos) about solo practices and small law firms. The SmallLaw newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to SmallLaw: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 84 articles from the past week worthy of your attention. Below you'll find a sample article from each section of today's issue, including our SmallLaw Pick of the Week.

Disclosing Confidential Client Information

Increase Your Online Banking Safety

Create a Disability-Friendly Website

Online Reputation Management

Congratulations to Randolph Gaw of California Lawyer on winning our SmallLaw Pick of the Week award: How to Create an "Elevator Pitch" for Your Small Law Firm

How to Receive SmallLaw
Small law firm, big dreams. Written by successful small-firm founders, managing partners, administrators, and legal technology and practice management experts, SmallLaw provides practical advice on management, marketing, and technology issues in solo practices and small law firms. Additionally, SmallLaw features comprehensive reviews of legal products with accompanying TechnoScore ratings. SmallLaw also ensures that you won't miss anything published elsewhere by linking to helpful articles, podcasts, and videos about solo practices and small law firms. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to SmallLaw: In this issue of SmallLaw, legal technology consultant Jack Schaller wraps up his two-part series on the technology required for a new law firm or an established firm that needs a fresh start. Jack covered software in the first installment. Today he covers the computer hardware to run that software. Desktop or or notebook? Which smartphone? Chromebook or iPad or Surface? Jack is back with all the answers for three budgets — tight, moderate, or large. Also, don't miss the SmallLaw Pick of the Week for a horror story about a small law firm that charged too little.

How to Receive SmallLaw
Small firm, big dreams. Written by practicing lawyers who manage successful small firms and legal technology and practice management experts who have achieved rock star status, SmallLaw provides practical advice on management, marketing, and technology issues in small law firms, as well as comprehensive legal product reviews with accompanying TechnoScore ratings. SmallLaw also ensures that you won't miss anything published elsewhere by linking to helpful articles (and podcasts and videos) about solo practices and small law firms. The SmallLaw newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.