Create a Practice Areas Web Page, Keeping Ethics Rules in Mind

February 1, 2012

Building on the trust and expertise groundwork you have capably demonstrated in a non-egotistical way in your attorney bio, you can go into more detail here to highlight your expertise, demonstrate trustworthiness, and show you can meet a potential client’s legal needs. Remember that good relationships are based on good provision of legal services, and […]

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Solo Tip Tuesday: Protect Your Email Address from Spammers

January 31, 2012

Have you ever wondered how spammers collect email addresses? There are several methods but the most common way is using spam robots and email harvesters. These applications are on the Internet constantly browsing and recovering information formatted in the classic email format—for example, example@emailserver.com. These roving harvesters are busily working the Internet and social media […]

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Your Attorney Bio: What to Say to Your Prospective Clients

January 25, 2012

What do you say about yourself on your bio page and what do you leave out? That is a big question and is one which, thankfully, allows us to express our individuality.  What kind of clients you want to attract and how much you want to focus on the issue of trust is an important place […]

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Solo Tip Tuesday: Recover Items You Permanently Deleted in Outlook

January 24, 2012

You probably already know that “deleted” rarely means it’s gone. If you have deleted an item in Microsoft Outlook, you can retrieve it from the Deleted Items folder. But what if you have emptied your Deleted Items folder, or permanently deleted the item directly from your Inbox so it never went to the Deleted Items […]

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ABA Unveils Resource Center for Solos

January 19, 2012

Today the American Bar Association announced its new online Solo and Small Firm Resource Center. The resource center has  information about practice management, CLEs, technology, books, news and articles, and a career center, providing product reviews, threads of the popular SoloSez listserv, job postings, and more. Don’t forget, the CBA offers a number of resources […]

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Finding and Adding Images to Your Website

January 18, 2012

Now that you’re working on building your firm’s website, where do you find all those images to jazz it up? In this latest installment of Barb Cashman and Matt Willson‘s WordPress Website Project, we’ll delve into how to find images you can use for your website. The Internet offers a bounty of images and illustrations, […]

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Solo Tip Tuesday: See Real-Time Traffic Conditions with Google

January 17, 2012

Google is a great way to find information, but it can do much more than just search for websites. Time is money, and there’s nothing more frustrating than getting caught in the middle of a traffic jam on the highway, especially if you’ve got to get to court or meet a client. Google Traffic allows […]

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Solo Tip Tuesday: Sync Your Files Online

January 10, 2012

Dropbox, SugarSync, Wuala, and SpiderOak are terms you might be hearing around the water cooler or in the courthouse halls. If you haven’t a clue what these terms refer to, it is online data synchronization. Online data synchronization services provide access to your files whenever you need them, regardless of your location, if you have […]

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