Will AI put you out of a job? Or just revolutionize the way you practice law? Maybe. The jury is still out on AI, but design thinking is an approach that might help you make your law firm seriously more profitable in the short-to-medium range.
Design thinking is a systematic approach to rethinking your business
Clear, easy to understand communications are not just an aesthetic issue, it’s a financial issue. My newest article, Plain English for Lawyers, the Way to a C-Level Executive’s Heart, is now available at LLRX.com.
Is the newest edition of The Lawyer’s Guide to Collaboration Tools: Smart Ways to Work Together the most important legal tech book of the year? My review at LLRX.com explains why.
Many reasons this is by far the best legal technology conference. Their prohibition of selling from the podium is one of the best.
So glad to see them returning to in-person programming this year.
“He that’s not busy being born is busy dying.”
Bob Dylan had it right in his song It’s Alright Ma, I’m Only Bleeding. This is why I try to keep learning and growing. Jeff Rovner‘s Concept Companion is a worthy tool to help.
It’s build on a simple idea: A deck of cards
I’ll never forget the time a senior lawyer complained that my writing was easy to understand. He thought I should “write like a lawyer.”
Why is poor legal writing so prevalent? I’ve long believed that fear is a key reason:
Many lawyers who are capable of writing clearly fear that clients would be less willing
Lots of people all too willing to pronounce Covid-inspired increase in remote work means offices are dead. We’re all going to be working remotely now nearly all the time now, or at least have the option to do so, right?
Ian Bogost does not agree. Here’s the money quote from his article in The Atlantic
Many, maybe most lawyers are reluctant to give presentations, some because they lack confidence in their ability to handle questions. My article with tips on handling Q & A is is now available at LLRX.com.
Just noticed: Dennis Kennedy & Allison Shields are running a “back to school” special on the ebook version of Make LinkedIn Work for You, previously recommended here. Great deal at list price, even better at $4.99.
Lawyers sometimes are so busy practicing law and mastering technology that they make the mistake of considering workouts a luxury, something fun. Workouts can and should be that, but they are so much more: A key to productivity.
Jerry Muncy, owner of TypewriterCentral.com, shown here in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, is a