May’s Best of the Blogs

• 7 Gmail Secrets From a Former Google Employee from Motto
• Use “Groups” to bring the information to you in Excel from Mission Critical
• Create a PDF of an email on an iPhone 6s from iPhone J.D.
• 9 Google Chrome Shortcuts from Quick and Dirty Tricks
• For more tips, check out Reba’s Tips of the Week

• Dropbox vs Box from Legal Productivity
• TrialPad from SoloinColo
• Mobile Keyboards from Your Nerdy Best Friend
• WordRake (also a CBA member benefit) from Technologist
• LEAP from Attorney at Work

Ashish Duvadie, Law Technology Today
Embracing voice technology in the legal industry is slowly becoming a trend. Implementing technological innovation as a means of creating more efficiency continues to be a top trend for law firms. Read more.

Sam Glover, Lawyerist.com
Before you sell, give away, or throw out a computer, you need to wipe its hard drive clean. That’s true even if you encrypt your hard drive (which you should) and the same goes for external hard drives and USB drives. Read more.

Holden Page, Lawyerist.com
One perk of being a solo lawyer is you can choose where you work. Feel like working from your favorite café? Go for it. But just know that the WiFi network you are connected to is public, which means you could be putting your clients’ information at risk. Read more.

Zach Abramowitz, Above the Law
Starting your own practice is hard. Biglaw firms have the staff, infrastructure and expensive software that allows them to service big clients who are more likely to drive repeat business. But starting your own practice is also rewarding. Read more.

Kevin O’Keefe, Real Lawyers Have Blogs
American’s use of Facebook continues to grow—big time. Blogging lawyers not using Facebook to nurture relationships and build a word of mouth reputation may want to think again. Read more.

Daniel Decker, Law Technology Today
Among the biggest challenges when it comes to generating referrals is the simple fact that we’re all busy. How many people have you met in the last year, individuals that you liked and respected… but have simply lost track of in the weeks or months since you last interacted with them? Read more.

Michael Mogill, Attorney at Work
Video has become one of the most effective—and flexible—online marketing tools available to lawyers today. Whether you’re looking to stand out from the pack, build client confidence, connect emotionally, or simply attract and convert new viewers into clients, video can help give you a marketing edge. Video can be used for your website, YouTube, social media, television, newsletters—and even as part of your email signature. Read more.

Paul Miller, Solo in Colo
When you decided to hang your shingle and open your firm you created a business plan. At the time, it was a great tool to get your feet off the ground, you analyzed your market, your competitors, you looked at price structure for your hourly, you took into account your overhead and costs, as well as how you were going to market your firm. Most importantly, you projected your future income, and as it turned out, in three years you were going to be rich! Read more.

Robert Ambrogi, Law Sites
I know, I know. We’re all already sick of hearing about robot lawyers and how artificial intelligence is the next new thing that will change the practice of law. However, when I learned that no less a bastion of legal publishing and technology than Thomson Reuters was getting into the AI game, I was intrigued. Read more.

Suzanne Meehle, Solo Practice University
Our profession has a long tradition of mentoring young attorneys. After several years of practice, you shift from mentee to mentor rather naturally. I believe in paying it forward, and I’ve been blessed to mentor some great young lawyers. But recently, I’ve expanded to mentoring other professionals outside of the law. Read more.