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• Not so fast Mr. Employeer – You may not have a right to read my personal email.

  According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, some courts are backing away from the blanket concept that all emails sent using company equipment and networks are company property.

• Great tip – using Google Local Business Center to attract new clients

  Lawyerist.com has a great tip in its post here on taking advantage of Google's free Local Business Center to attract new clients. Using the Google Local Business Center, you can customize how your business listing…

• LexisNexis Sells HotDocs Software Business to UK Company

  LexisNexis announced today that Capsoft of Scotland has purchased the HotDocs software business from LexisNexis. LexisNexis retains its Automated Forms group and will continue to provide HotDocs enabled forms including those found on its LexisONE…

• Alternative Tools for Running your Practice (& Your Life)

  The Codswallop blog has a great list of 100 alternative tools for collaboration, organization, calendaring and more in the article The Freelancer’s Toolset: 100 Web Apps for Everything You Will Possibly Need.

• Marketing Tip: Create a marketing plan.

  This doesn’t have to be a tome, but should layout specific steps to take each month. Dedicate a set time each week and month to execute the plan i.e. every Monday from 11AM-Noon

• That’s a Wrap! 2009 Wisconsin Solo Small Firm ConferenceWSSFC,

  Wow, if you didn't make the 2009 Wisconsin Solo & Small Firm Conference October 29-31 at the Kalahari resort in the Wisconsin Dells, you missed a lot! Here's just a brief overview of what this…

• If you Steal From a Client, Don’t let your Website Domain Lapse.

  Perhaps an even worse fate is to take an advanced fee from a client on the same day your license is suspended, cash the check and then advise the client they can pick up their…

• Legal Implications of Cloud Computing

  Whether we want to admit it or not, cloud computing is making an impact on the way we practice law as well as the way our clients approach computing and information storage. Lawyers need to…

• Marketing Tip: You need your own internet domain name.

  While some people don’t mind sending email to an AOL, GMAIL or HotMail account, it lacks a sense of professionalism and indicates to the world that you don’t take modern communication practices seriously (and we…

• Wisconsin Lawyer Learns – If you’re going to Cite, Get it Right

  The ABA Journal has posted an interesting story about an unnamed Wisconsin lawyer fined for getting a case citation wrong. The citation appeared in a footnote in a brief to the Court of Appeals; however,…