A Tsunami of Email? Filter to Survive!
As a member of the Alabama State Bar, I receive all of the broadcast email messages that you, our members, do. While we try very hard not to send too…
Never Miss Another Deadline
I love this time of year because my new calendar arrives and I get to start filling its clean pages up with appointments and activities for the next year. I…
Draft Now, Send Later
Often, lawyers will put off drafting an email because they don’t have all the information needed to complete and send it. What they forget, or never knew to begin with,…
Policy & Procedure Manuals Make Training Easy
Large firms often have in house training programs to bring new employees up to speed on how the firm does things. Solos and small firms, on the other hand, seldom…
It’s Alive! The Last Word Rises from the Grave!
Do you feel like you work hard every day yet don’t accomplish the things that really need to be done? I’m hardly one to pontificate on this topic as I…
Avoid Repetitive Typing in Email
Just as we use macros in word processing programs to save keystrokes, Outlook has a feature called signatures which will allow you to save and insert repetitive wording in emails.…
AlaFile Registration is Now Mandatory!!
As most Alabama lawyers are aware by now, the state’s General Fund budget is in proration, which means that funds for the state’s court system have been cut along with…
Must Read: Time Management for Attorneys
I've read a lot of time management books, so when Time Management for Attorneys: A Lawyer's Guide to Decreasing Stress, Eliminating Interruptions & Getting Home on Time by Mark Powers…
Friday Reading: What Lawyers Can Learn from Dentists
Every once in a while you read something and all you can say about it is, "Wow! I wish I'd written that!" Beverly Michaelis is a Practice Management Advisor with…