News: Practice Management

Life is a Beach!

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Today is a short day at the office for those of us who staff the Alabama State Bar Annual Meeting & Legal Expo. By about 1:00 p.m., most of us will be…

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All the News That’s Fit to Read

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I know many Alabama lawyers who are just beginning to be interested in keeping up with one or more blogs, but who are so new to this type of publication that they…

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To Mark the Holiday: A useful tip on Outlook 2003 holidays.

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Speaking of Outlook, a few days ago I discovered something interesting about how Outlook 2003 handles holidays so, with the 4th of July holiday upon us, I thought those who are still…

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Are your current clients your first priority?

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I recently switched from one high-speed cable internet service to another at home. (I know, this sounds like the beginning of a rant, but please stay with me. I think the point…

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Lawyer’s Guide to Outlook 2007 Knocks One Out of the Park!

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I love baseball, and Ben Schorr‘s new book, The Lawyer’s Guide to Outlook 2007, is so great it just naturally brings thoughts of home runs to mind. If you have already upgraded…

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$#*%!!! I can’t log in. Again!!!

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We’ve been hearing that complaint a lot here at bar headquarters since we changed the log-in procedure for the password protected area of Alabar, our web site. But don’t despair. The new…

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Weekend Audio: On Wasting Time and Email

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I mentioned to a friend recently that blogging is harder than I thought it would be because I don’t have as much time to read as I would like. Somehow, seeing the…

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Need help with your practice? Get expert administrative advice now from ALA Referral!

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Every day I talk to lawyers who are either making plans to leave an established firm and strike out on their own or have already done so. And I continue to be…

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Bye bye Windows XP! Well, maybe not quite yet.

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My home laptop is on its last legs. Again. Before, it was overheating. Now the keyboard has quit working. The company that made it keeps taking it back for repairs, and it’s…

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The Last Word is Live

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I guess it’s part of the lawyer personality to want to have the last word. And the relatively new technology of blogging now makes that possible. Print publications, even newsletters, take lots…

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