Whitepapers
- Creating a Successful Team Through Training
- Training Best Practices
- Everything has a Process Part 1 - How to Identify Yours
- Everything has a Process Part 2 - How to Improve Yours
- Meeting the Reasonable Care Standard
- The Importance of Developing and Following Policies
- The Leadership Conundrum
- Improving Client Communication
- Creating a Graphic-Oriented Document with Microsoft Publisher
- Building a Technology Budget
- How To Find The Best Deals On Legal Technology
- How to Create a Client Intake Form
- Video Conference Professionally
- A Lawyer’s Guide for Buying a Laptop
- A Lawyer’s Guide for Buying a Desktop
- Comparing Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace
- Take Back Your Day with Scheduling Software
- Working With Clients Who Like to DIY
Videos
- New Firm Launch
- Microsoft Teams Training Recordings (68 Videos)
- Microsoft Bookings Training Recordings (8 Videos)
- Microsoft Forms Training Recordings (27 Videos)
- Affinity Webinar Recordings (159 videos)
- Affinity Insight & Course Manager (7 Videos)
Products and Services
Recommendations
Comparison Charts
- Google Workspace vs Microsoft 365 Comparison Chart
- Microsoft 365 Plans Comparison Chart
- Voice Over IP (VoIP) Vendor Comparison Chart and Scorecard
- Web Meeting Services Feature Comparison Chart
- Live Chat Services Comparison Chart for Law Firm Websites
- Answering Services Feature Comparison Chart
- PDF Programs for Mac Feature Comparison Chart
Financial Services
Legal Research
Document Assembly
Marketing / Advertising
Mentoring
ISBA Books
ISBA Sections and Committees
Malpractice Insurance
Management and Technology Consulting
Free On-Demand CLE
Eligible ISBA members receive 15 hours of Free On-Demand CLE as a member benefit. Non-members may purchase these programs.
Ethics
ISBA Advisory Opinions on Professional Conduct
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
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Measuring Growth
- July 2018
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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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Five tips for new lawyers starting their own practice
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Issues to consider when moving or opening a new law office
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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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The Ethical Office: Managing Nonlawyer Staff
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Hey, Kids, Let’s Start a Law Firm
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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
- April 2008
- March 2008
- January 2008
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Law office management 101—Setting up your practice
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The Truth About Going Solo
- June 2005
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Law firm planning & design: Part 2
- January 2005
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Law firm planning & design: Part 1
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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
- March 1999