There is nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency that which should not be done at all. –Peter Drucker
Oh how the mighty have fallen.
Recently, there’s been a backlash against “disruptive” tax preparation companies like Intuit (which makes Turbo Tax, a DIY tax prep product) and HR Block (tax form-fillers) that enable
With so many articles about whether a new platform is the next Uber for lawyers or whether legal services can be Uberized at all, lawyers are missing out on something even more obvious: how we can use the real Uber or other similar ride-sharing platforms to better serve our clients. For example, if a client
A panel of security experts moderated by Above the Law’s David Lat at ABA Tech Show 2016 offered lots of solid, practical advice on what lawyers can do to ensure confidentiality of communications with clients. Tips included using FaceTime or iphone-to-iphone texting – both of which are encrypted and surprisingly secure, encrypting emails, avoiding Dropbox
Call New Jersey solo attorney Mark Rinaldi one lucky fellow. Rinaldi narrowly escaped a legal malpractice claim after the New Jersey Appellate Division absolved him of liability for failing to file a timely personal injury suit for a former client who called the office to retain Rinaldi’s service and spoke with a secretary who gathered
Something borrowed, something blue may be aspirational for brides wear, but not for legal tech. Yet sadly, all too many applications these days are characterized by borrowed ideas (the next Uber!!) and make users blue either because they run afoul of ethics rules, don’t work, or solve problems lawyers don’t have .
So what
We don’t do it often, but today, MyShingle is offering this sponsored post by Smokeball. The sponsored post met our stringent criterion. First, I had an opportunity to view Smokeball product demos at the site, and try it out myself at a demo by Smokeball’s very hands-on VP, Chelsey Lambert. What’s neat about
Quimbee bills itself as the only study guide for law students, “hell-bent” on helping every student to get an A. Too bad that Quimbee’s most recent venture – creating content to teach law students practice and business skills gets an F. Why? Because Quimbee only wants big law firm attorneys as instructors. #FAIL!
Quimbee’s ad
Perhaps Aaron George’s post on the Lexicata blog entitled Why the Law Firm Business Model Is All Wrong didn’t generate enough of a stir when it was posted six months ago, so George’s co-founder Michael Chasin saw fit to resurrect it in a recent blurb that showed up in my LinkedIn feed. George argues that
A perennial question for businesses facing tough times is whether to prioritize cost-cutting or revenue growth. But cost-cutting and revenue growth aren’t mutually exclusive. Shedding unnecessary expenses can quickly free up funds to invest in initiatives to propel your firm’s growth. Below are some relatively painless ways to cut costs:
Ineffective Paid Marketing Although
Given this year’s unlikely and outlandish crop of presidential hopefuls, turnout for the primaries has reached record highs that will likely continue through to election day in November. With this level of increased interest in the elections, there are lots of opportunities for solos and small firm lawyers to serve the public and in so