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Call for help: an online contact manager that syncs with my Blackberry

I just bought a Blackberry Pearl 8120 (has wi-fi), which I love. This may be the perfect phone (for me). The keyboard is not a full one, but I can still type faster and more accurately than I could on...

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Keyboard shortcuts make life easier in Gmail, everything else

Sure, the mouse is intuitive. See, point, click. No memorization required. But it also requires me to constantly move my hand back and forth between the mouse and keyboard. Whenever possible, I prefer...

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Remember the Milk: Still the Best To-Do/Task Management Software

I am no longer obsessed with task management tools like I was after I first read Getting Things Done, but I still spend more time playing with software than I ought to. I have reviewed Producteev,...

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Tips on Bringing a Motion to Compel

Many cases can be made or mangled in discovery. Knowing how to effectively bring and defend a motion to compel can be an asset to your litigation practice. So, how should you handle motions to compel?...

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How to Prepare for Oral Argument

Preparing for oral argument can be daunting. How do you sound natural and fluid, and not like you’re just reading a cue card? Download our checklist on how to prepare for oral argument and dominate...

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Conflicts Checklist

A conflicts check is absolutely vital to your client intake process. But how should you go about doing it? Download our Conflicts Checklist to help you develop, maintain, and conduct your conflicts...

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Keeping Track of Your Time

It’s important for attorneys to keep an accurate log of their time for numerous reasons, including for purposes of fee disputes and to not accidentally overbill clients. This download provides some...

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SEO for Lawyers: A Lawyerist Survival Guide

Search engine optimization (“SEO”) is a simple thing to talk about in theory, but difficult to execute in practice. There’s a massive SEO information ecosystem out there, and it can quickly overwhelm...

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Email Marketing Checklist

Want to start your own email newsletter, but aren’t sure where to start? Download our handy Email Marketing Checklist for some tips to help you get started. The post Email Marketing Checklist appeared...

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7-Day Legal Directories Challenge

There are many directories you can list your law firm in online, but you have to pay for some of them. Finding and listing yourself in all the free legal directories can be a drag. That’s why we’ve...

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7 High-Level Ways to Improve Your Law Firm’s Culture

Company culture is a popular thing to talk about these days, but how do you start a cultivating a positive one unique to your firm? Here are 7 high-level ways to help get you started. The post 7...

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Online Legal Research Tools Features Chart

Download a feature comparison chart of the online legal research tools featured on our legal research portal. We add to this chart periodically to keep it up to date. For a description of all the...

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Ethical Considerations for Your Law Firm Website

Publishing content on your website, even if it’s just your bio, can lead to potential ethics violations. Check out our checklist for a list of ethical considerations when writing for your law firm’s...

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Starting a Law Firm Budget Template

This budget template helps you start a law firm by giving you a conditionally-formatted spreadsheet that helps you make decisions about your startup budget and sources and uses of your startup capital....

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Website Security Checklist

Over 31 states have followed comment 8 of the ABA’s Model Rule 1.1, which states, among other things, that attorneys have an ethical duty to “keep abreast of changes in the law and its practice,...

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Chart of Accounts Template

This chart of accounts template helps you start healthy bookkeeping practices for your law firm by giving you a template for outlining the assets, liabilities, capital, revenue, and expense accounts...

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Calls to Action: A Checklist

Interested in creating the perfect call to action on your website? Check out our download for tips on creating one, where to place it on your webpage, and for some inspiration before you create your...

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Claim Your Google Business Profile

Claiming your Google Business Profile, aka Google My Business, is a simple and easy thing to do that helps boost your local SEO standings and helps you engage with current and potential clients in a...

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3 Ways to Automate Client Intake

Client intake can be a time-consuming process. Automating your client intake is an easy way to get your potential client’s information and to free up more time for lawyering. Learn 3 ways you can...

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Podcast #186: Networking Tips, with Jordan Harbinger

In this episode with Jordan Harbinger, we talk about how Jordan went from being a pick-up artist to being a thought leader on social dynamics. We also talk with Jordan about networking best practices,...

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