Posted in Ethics, How To..., Social Media on May 15th, 2013
During Membership Appreciation Week here at the Chicago Bar Association I put on a program on how to optimize your LinkedIn profile. One question that came up was about the new endorsements of your skills and expertise listings. If you are interested in managing that area of your profile take a look at this short [...]
Posted in CBA LPMT News, Disaster Planning, Ethics, Gmail, Security on Nov 15th, 2012
“In the space of one hour, my entire digital life was destroyed. First my Google account was taken over, then deleted. Next my Twitter account was compromised, and used as a platform to broadcast racist and homophobic messages. And worst of all, my AppleID account was broken into, and my hackers used it to remotely [...]
Posted in CBA LPMT News, Ethics, Marketing, Solo Practice on Sep 27th, 2012
Whether you are going solo, opening a small firm, or just need a refresher, the CBA’s new “Law Firm Start Up Boot Camp” is a day long event that will provide essential information on getting a successful law practice up and running. The program will be held on Thursday, October 4, 2012, from 8:45 a.m. [...]
Posted in CBA LPMT News, Cloud Computing, Ethics, How To..., Legal Project Management, MS Office, MS Outlook, Social Media, Solo Practice on Aug 20th, 2012
Don’t miss upcoming CLE programs and free training sessions: Coming up in August: How to… Take Control of Social Media with Hootsuite How Lawyers Can Use Collaboration Tools Coming up in September: How to… Use MS OneNote for Project Management How to… Automate Functions in MS Word Smarter, Better, Faster: Document Assembly Coming up in [...]
Posted in CBA LPMT News, Ethics, How To..., MS Office, Trust Accounting on Aug 20th, 2012
New archives available: June 26, 2012: How to… Take Note with Evernote (webcast/materials, training, no CLE) June 28, 2012: Everything You Need To Know About Trust Accounting (But Were Afraid to Ask) (webcast/materials, CLE) July 10, 2012: How to… Control Formatting with MS Word Styles and Templates (webcast/materials, training, no CLE) July 24, 2012: How to… Discover the Benefits of Windows 7 (webcast/materials, [...]
Posted in Backup, Cloud Computing, Disaster Planning, Ethics on Jul 3rd, 2012
The derecho that swept from Chicago to Washington DC on Friday, June 29 left millions in the Midwest and mid-Atlantic without power for days. A post in Forbes highlights our increasing reliability on the power grid, and the need for diversification of risk with cloud services to avoid downtime. Business continuity plans are designed to [...]
Posted in Cloud Computing, Ethics, Social Media on Apr 20th, 2012
Listen to this month’s Digital Edge podcast on ethics and technology: This month Sharon Nelson and Jim Calloway interview Catherine Sanders Reach, Director of Law Practice Management & Technology for the Chicago Bar Association. The topic is Ethics and Technology: The Rules are Changing. This month’s discussion covers a wide range of topics including the [...]
A recent ethics opinion from the ISBA Professional Conduct Advisory Opinion (Opinion No. 12-04 January 2012), primarily regarding the use of “Promotional Material” in lieu of the proper “Advertising Materials”, noted that a law firm website is not a direct solicitation, thus did not need apply the “Advertising Material” label on the site: While firm [...]
