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Lawyers - Stress Less And Be Awesome

LegalFuel Speaker Series: Five Simple Lessons to Help You Earn More, Stress Less, and Be Awesome | LegalFuel. The Florida Bar is a leader in many areas of legal education and law practice, and LegalFuel.com is no exception. This wonderful resource is accessible to all; although, it contains Florida specific tools and information primarily. Nora Bergman has put together a one hour seminar on tips and techniques for making law practice more satisfying and productive. My favorite? Take a break now and then. Practice mindfulness and live in the present. Your job isn't going anywhere. Spend an hour with Nora. You'll be a better lawyer for it.

Inventory Attorney | LegalFuel

Inventory Attorney | LegalFuel. If you are a Florida attorney, I hope that you are using the tremendous benefit provided by your Bar at the LegalFuel website. From forms, to documents, to management tools, and just about everything you need to start, run and manage a law practice, this free resource is yours to use. Today, I highlight the requirement for every Bar member to designate a fellow member to serve as Inventory attorney in the event that a Bar member is unable to continue her practice. Have you designated someone. The Rules, and forms and agreements are there for your free use. Do it now.

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Amazon.com: FutureLawyer: Richard M. Georges: Kindle Store. If you are a Kindle user, you can get automatic wireless updates of my blog posts whenever you like. Only 99 cents a month subscription. Here is the link.

LegalFuel Articles For Hurricane Preparedness

You searched for hurricane | LegalFuel. We're from the Florida Bar, and we want to help you. No, really. The Florida Bar's excellent website, LegalFuel, has many articles and resources to assist lawyers in disaster planning and remediation, with a focus on Florida's curse, the hurricane. With technology running most law practices these days, it is important to prepare for hurricanes and other disasters that can put you out of business. But, waiting until a hurricane is on your doorstep is not the way to prepare. Although, even if you are in the path of Hurricane Michael today and tomorrow, there are still things you can do. Read these articles and get to work.

The Future of Technology and the Law | Tech Hangout Live - YouTube

The Future of Technology and the Law | Tech Hangout Live - YouTube. I will be interviewed on Thursday evening at 9 P.M. Eastern time by Mike Summers on the future of technology and the law. While aimed at lay persons, the discussion should be interesting, as we will be discussing the likely effects that artificial intelligence, and tech advances and social media and their effects on privacy and freedom of speech. As I have discussed often, technology has both expanded freedom of speech, and made it easier to restrict it at the same time. AI won't eliminate lawyers; but, as human beings, it will enhance our abilities. Will future lawyers be able to draw the lines between freedom and tyranny? Let's talk about it.

 

Are Bar Associations Obsolete?

Asked and Answered: Do You Belong to Bar Associations? Why or Why Not? - MyCase Blog. It looks like technology is changing the landscape of law practice in many ways. First, legal research, then law office management, and now, the Internet is becoming the way that lawyers learn, interact with each other, and generally group together for the common good. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Nikki Black is exploring the topic, and you can make your own judgments. 

Practice Management Basics - It's Not That Hard

Practice Management Basics | LegalFuel. Every time someone complains to me about the difficulty of mastering technology in managing a law practice, I try to explain that it isn't hard. It just takes time and effort to learn. Most of us want instant solutions to our problems; and, I'm not just talking about our clients. If you want to better manage your law practice, start at this page, which has links to practice management software, tips and forms for day to day law practice stuff, software to control and manage documents, from pleadings to correspondence, links to free and paid legal research sites, and tips about creating a paperless office. Long gone are the days when a law office required a lot of physical space for books and files. You really can practice on a computer. So, spend some time. Visit the sites. Learn the software. It's not hard. Even a lawyer can do it.

Law Practice Document Library - LegalFuel

Document Library | LegalFuel. The Florida Bar's excellent resource site for Florida lawyers contains a library of useful documents for operating and maintaining a law practice. From Client Intake to Personnel forms, it is a valuable resource. Of course, solo lawyers don't need to worry about personnel forms. But, client fee agreements, letters of representation, and client communications are near and dear to our hearts. If you are a Florida lawyer (or any State, for that matter), check out the free resource.

The Best Legal Resources Are Free - Chicken Soup For The Legal Soul

The Best Free Online Legal Resources for Lawyers - MyCase Blog. There is so much information and help available on the Internet that it is difficult to choose the best. Niki Black, however, does a good job of highlighting many of the best free legal resources available to lawyers. You don't need to spend money for legal research, or technology to make your legal work better. You just need to spend time mining the free information on the Internet. You should always make your own independent judgment about the value or accuracy of information found on the net, of course. But, you can't go wrong using this marvelous tech to search for case law (Google Scholar), or analyze legal work product (CaseText), or general legal analysis (any legal blog), or podcasts by lawyers discussing your profession. Call the Internet chicken soup for the legal soul. Drink and be satisfied.

The Mobile Law Office | LegalFuel

The Mobile Law Office | LegalFuel. I have written before about the benefits of technology for the lawyer. Technology enables the lawyer to practice law and serve clients wherever the lawyer happens to be. In addition, a mobile law practice means that, if a hurricane or other natural disaster hits, the lawyer can still function in another location. Mobile lawyering still requires Internet access; but, moving to a location away from a disaster will likely be a location that still has Internet availability. So, Rule Number One in hurricane and disaster planning should be to make as much of your law practice as possible available via computers and the Internet. This LegalFuel article discusses the many benefits of mobility; but, it should be mentioned that there are many resources available at the LegalFuel site for Florida lawyers. There are over 75,000 practicing lawyers in Florida. They should all plan a visit to this site on a recurring basis.