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Articles on Law Office Management

Lawyers work hard for their reputation—But they don’t deserve it! By Thomas J. Brannan Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, October 2002 "Shyster," "ambulance chaser," "mouthpiece," "one with silver-forked tongue"...the number of disparaging words about lawyers seems to run the gamut.
“The electronic lawyer” ™ By Alan Pearlman Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, June 2002 There are some products in the market place that we can do without, while others just keep getting better and better. Iomega Corporation is one such company that keeps coming up with the best in storage and containment products for both the PC and MAC world!
“The electronic lawyer” ™ By Alan Pearlman Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, June 2002 Last month I told you about an exciting new scanner to take care of all your business card needs.
What lawyers want, need and should obtain when it comes to information about law office economics and technology By Paul Bernstein Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, June 2002 Technology is more complicated then ever before.
Get organized—use a checklist By Paul J. Sullivan Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, April 2002 Everyday, people in all walks of life use a checklist to get themselves going into their daily routines.
How would you rate the morale in your office? Diagnosing the problem By Joseph Dailing Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, April 2002 When you walk into your office in the morning, what does it feel like? Is your office a place where people greet one another politely or even enthusiastically or is your office a place where no one says "Good Morning" and where people quietly pass in the hallway without acknowledging each other?
Office morale, Part II Making things better—twenty things that you can do or begin today By Joseph Dailing Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, April 2002 Developing or keeping good morale in a law office can often be an elusive goal. Deadlines are frequent, stress is always present and people occasionally make mistakes.
Presenting the bill By Donald E. Weihl Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, April 2002 While the practice of law is an honorable profession, a lawyer, like anyone else rendering services, is entitled to be compensated for those services.
It’s time By Donald E. Weihl Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, January 2002 In the October, 1991, poll conducted by the section council, articles on efficient use of attorneys' time ranked high in the responses as a desired subject of attention in the newsletter.
Oh where, oh where has my back up gone? By Maximilian M. Prusak Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, January 2002 Have you ever sung the Back Up Blues? If you haven't, you will be probably feel quite content and a bit overconfident.
Stop! I want off! By Thomas J. Brannan Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, January 2002 If you practice law--you know the feeling. At best, it is a monthly event, at worst, a daily event.
Aba tech show highlights By Paul Bernstein Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, August 2001 The ABA Tech Show in Chicago in March, 2001, for me, confirmed existing trends in law office automation and technology and provided visions of the near-future.
Bankruptcy Plus puts a plus in your practice! By Alan Pearlman Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, August 2001 Around January of this year the administrative offices of the United States Courts made an announcement that they were going to amend the Official Bankruptcy Form 7, as approved by the Judicial Conference of September, 2000.
Editor’s note Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, August 2001 Please note the following: as regular readers of this newsletter know, it has been a while since we have devoted as much of an issue to technology and products as this one.
FinAlyst … a powerful money management utility By Alan Pearlman Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, August 2001 Every now and then, a program comes along that makes working with money and management a little easier on our everyday lives.
Getting started on the road to getting organized By Paul Bernstein Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, August 2001 The fact is that lawyers deal with so much information, that often we are in a panic when it comes to "unexpected," overlooked or forgotten deadlines and details (ours and others in our firm).
PHONEslips … your receptionist will love you for it! By Alan Pearlman Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, August 2001 There is a scenario that is repeated daily in law offices around the world. Simply put, after a long day in court, attorneys go back to their offices to find an Empire-State Building-size stack of pink telephone messages, which call for attention and return phone calls that must be attended to.
West Works™ , West Workspace™ powered by Eroom™ technology and more from West Group— the future is here, today By Paul Bernstein Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, August 2001 Since the beginning of law practice, lawyers have viewed their efforts as a profession and not a business.
Employer size—it really does matter: counseling the small business client By Richard L. Samson & Alan A. Satyr Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, March 2001 Over the last quarter century, the "law of the workplace" has grown tremendously.
Technology: back to basics By Paul Bernstein Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, March 2001 I started to practice law in 1959. Since the earliest days of lawyers until the 1960s, lawyers and law offices worked with non-electric typewriters and carbon paper.
Law office policy on Internet and E-mail access Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, June 2000 With the increasing use of Internet access and e-mail by law firms, it is important to establish appropriate uses and limits on these powerful communication tools.
Who is in charge here? By Thomas J. Brannan Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, June 2000 When we want results, we typically ask, "Who is in charge here"? If someone asked you that question, about your business or about your life, what would your answer be?
LOE to sponsor management roundtable Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, February 2000 The Law Office Management and Economics (Standing Committe on) of the ISBA is sponsoring a management roundtable in Peoria on Saturday morning, March 11, 2000 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Packard Plaza.
WordPerfect® Law Office 2000 Suite from Corel Corporation By Paul Bernstein Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, February 2000 The WordPerfect® Law Office 2000 Suite came to market earlier this year. For lawyers in small and mid-sized law firms, this is a perfect product for their law office.
Back to basics By Thomas J. Brannan Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, November 1999 When was the last time you were completely caught up?....I mean, a clean desk, no files awaiting work or discovery, or research, and no telephone calls to return?
Legal forms for the consumer—challenge to the lawyer? By Maximilian M. Prusak Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, November 1999 Recently, a client came into my office and told me that he had a health care power of attorney form and a living will form on his computer. He was going to print off a copy of each but decided to ask me my opinion before he did that.
Working effectively: Team work with your office assistant Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, October 1999 The bottom line in all businesses is getting the work done efficiently. Recently a very informal survey was made of law office assistants and their assigned attorneys.
“Good Start”: Finding legal management resources on the Internet By Debra L. Rhodunda & Alan R. Olson Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, June 1999 It's easy to spend hours "surfing the Web." The Internet contains voluminous resources, on an accelerating variety of topics.
Legal management consultant Ezra Tom Clark identifies six challenges facing lawyers By Roger L. Rutherford Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, March 1999 The recent ISBA-sponsored seminar in Champaign-Urbana entitled "The Small but Dynamic Law Firm--Management, Marketing and Technology for the Year 2000," featuring legal management consultant Ezra Tom Clark from Mesa, Arizona, was worth the price of admission.
Managing a small firm general practice By Michael S. Froman Law Office Management and Economics, Standing Committee on, March 1999 When your editor told me that he thought an article about small general practice law firm management would be useful to the readers of this newsletter, he turned to me and asked if I could write such an article.

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