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Whitepapers
- Building a Technology Budget
- Finding the Best Deals on Legal Technology
- How to Create a Client Intake Form
- Lawyers Guide to Buying a Laptop
- Lawyers Guide to Buying a Desktop
- Process Workflow Worksheet
Checklists
- New Firm Technology Checklist
- Starting a Law Firm Consideration Checklist
- Merging Law Firms Consideration Checklist
- Strategic Planning Worksheet
Products and Services
Recommendations
- Printer Recommendations
- Scanner Recommendations
- Fax Recommendations
Financial Services
Legal Research
Document Assembly
Management and Technology Consulting
Marketing / Advertising
Mentoring
ISBA Books
ISBA Sections and Committees
Malpractice Insurance
Free Online CLE
Eligible ISBA members receive 15 hours of Free Online CLE as a member benefit. Non-members may purchase these programs.
Ethics
ISBA Advisory Opinions on Professional Conduct
- Using Third-Party and Cloud Technology 16-06, 10-01
- Client Files and Records 17-02, 12-06
- Firm Names and Letterhead 03-02, 87-01
Other Ethics Resources
- ARDC Client Trust Fund Handbook
- ARDC Guide to Opening a Trust Account (Video)
- Lawyers Trust Fund
- Illinois Rule of Professional Conduct 7.5 Firm Names and Letterheads
Articles
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It’s Okay, I’m a Lawyer!: How the Expansion of the Attorney-Litigation Privilege is Changing the Game
- Illinois Bar Journal, July 2018
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Measuring Growth
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Financing your first year in practice
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Best practices to impart to business owners
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Eyes Wide Open
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Issues to consider when moving or opening a new law office
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Five tips for new lawyers starting their own practice
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Birthing the baby: Let’s get technical
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Focusing on opening your own law practice
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Keeping Costs Down for Your New Solo Practice
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Organizing your small firm or solo practice
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Start-up tech for any budget
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Practice-Launching Tips for Solos and Small Firms
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The shoe-string law firm
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Sharpening Your Pencil: Financial Basics for Law Firms
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Should you merge with another law firm?
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Small law, big plans
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Hey, Kids, Let’s Start a Law Firm
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The Ethical Office: Managing Nonlawyer Staff
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The Five Biggest Business Mistakes Lawyers Make
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Managing ourselves
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A young lawyer, thinking like a start-up business owner
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You’re the Boss - Now What?
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From Sheepskin to Shingle
- YLDNews, April 2008
- Illinois Bar Journal, March 2008
- General Practice, Solo & Small Firm , January 2008
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Law office management 101—Setting up your practice
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The Truth About Going Solo
- The Bottom Line, June 2005
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Law firm planning & design: Part 2
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Law firm planning & design: Part 1
- The Bottom Line, January 2005
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The making of a 21st century law firm
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How to design a simple education-based Web site for an individual attorney
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So, You Want to Open Your Own Firm? One Attorney’s Tale From the Front
- General Practice, Solo & Small Firm , March 1999