318 Search Results for unbundling of legal services in practice

March 31, 2012

West Virginia Lawyer – Tips and Techniques

...Dragon is now limited to one small page, so it took 7-8 e-mails to my paralegal Letetia before my outline of questions was complete. I did some simple editing. Moments later the edited PDF file arrived to my iPhone. We drove into a Sheets parking lot, downloaded the e-mail, opened the file, and there were 38 questions, with sub-parts. It was great to scoll forward and back as I asked the doctor my questions. It beat trying to write out questions...

January 13, 2013

A Life of Reading

...t extensive reading and study (including going back for formal education, or college courses such as those from The Teaching Company), and continuing legal education, make me a better lawyer, and a better person. j.b.h. iii...

September 30, 2013

Post Script for Lynda.com and Evernote: 09-30-2013

...y more. Compare the price to any book, videos, webinar, or CLE (continuing legal education) seminar, and $25, or even $37.50, /month is one great deal. 3. I have learned how to create notes from e-mails, PDF Files, text files, audio clips, video files, and photographs, and how to sort, organize, and tag them. 4. I leaned that I can save these items by sending them to the Evernote default notebook folder using my Evernote e-mail address. From there...

December 31, 2014

My big changes for 2015; (Burt’s 2015 New Year’s Resolutions)

...uple dozen computer courses. 12. I will attend 60 hours of CLE (continuing legal education). 13. I will reevaluate how I communicate on the Internet, personally and professionally. 14. My goal is to push the limits of communication and education, including at least 50 more blog articles. 15. I will live this year as if I am approaching the beginning of the last decade of my professional career. 16. To this end, I must attend to nutrition, health,...

February 1, 2011

The Tension Between Lawyers and Judges

...than the solution: 1. First, lawyers and judges go to different Continuing Legal Education classes. The judges are taught the “inside stuff”, and they, especially the Family Court Judges, come back with new twists and interpretations of common issues. Family law changes more than some other areas, and the legislature and Supreme Court are the source of that. 2. Of prime interest to judges are methods they can use to avoid reversal on appeal. A sma...

May 8, 2013

Dragon for iPhone – Simple Tip

...smart phone! So, my point is, you are carrying around a powerful computer assistant. You can talk to it, and it will type a rough draft that you can then e-mail to your legal assistant, or even a memo to client and assistant. Be prepared, however, for the occasional embarrassment....

March 28, 2014

Nerd’s Notes: The Journey to Make the Microsoft Surface Pro 2 a Desktop Substitute

...hey stack. I have used them to add 22″ vertical monitors to each of my paralegal’s Windows XP desktops. 5. So, I have ordered a pair for the Surface Pro 2; (Just remember, your monitor must either turn vertically or you need to go to Amazon.com and order a robust vertical monitor mount for @ $35. I have four of them. Search for “Vertical Dual LCD Monitor” and select the one with five stars for $32 plus shipping. 6. The Logitech wireless keyboard,...

December 20, 2013

Guest Blogger Barron Henley – The Realities of the Paperless Office

...Folks: You are invited to my sister blog, “WV Lawyer, Tips and Techniques”, for a post, with permission, from our guest blogger Barron Henley of Affinity Consulting. He writes of his experience and ideas relative converting the small legal office to a “less paper environment”. Hardware, software, cloud back-up, procedures, and training; they are all here with hyperlinks to relevant sites. Thank you Barron for sharing! Click on the link below. jbh...

November 12, 2013

How is Buddha Relevant to the World of A Small Town Lawyer?

...y blog. Enter terms like, custody, insurance, self-represent, divorce 101, legal checklist, personal injury, or mediation, or just scroll through the titles. Today, for a few of you, I address some thoughts that have come together for me. They include: 1. The tragic typhoon in The Philippines; 2. The tsunamis in the Indian Ocean in 2004 and Japan in 2011; 3. The risk of a catastrophic asteroid hitting the earth; 4. The question of climate change,...