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Legal technology, practice management and items of interest to lawyers.

Author: Nerino Petro is the practice management adviser for the State Bar of Wisconsin's Law Office Management Assistance Program. He also writes the Product Watch column for the ABA Law Practice Management Section's Law Practice magazine. He also serves on the board for the Technology & Practice Guide issue of the ABA General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division's GP|Solo Magazine.

Blawg Related Categories: Law Practice Management • Legal Technology • States • Illinois

Recent Posts from Compujurist

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,…
Marketing Tip: Create Your Brand
While your brand can include a logo, it is more than just a logo - your brand should represent you, your practice, your philosophy of business and practice niche areas. Your brand represents YOU and…
Illinoins State Bar Association announces new Illinois Lawyer Now Quarterly
Congratulations to Illinois which has announced availability of another publication in electronic format similar to the State Bar of Wisconsin's InsideTrack enewsletter. The Illinois State Bar has launched its new publication Illinois Lawyer Now Quarterly…
Easy File Folder Navigation with QuickJump – Compujurist Readers Save 20%
Techhit Software makes a number of Outlook utilities that I use regularly including SimplyFIle, EZDetach and MessageSave . On September 15, 2009 TechHit released their latest utility called QuickJump which is a Windows file navigation…
Avoiding Legal Malpractice Risks in Tough Times – Use Best Practices
My friend, Dan Pinnington (director of practicePRO), article Legal malpractice risks change in tough times (But the best risk management strategies don’t) was recently made available to a wider audience and is worth reading. Dan…
Good deal on an external drive and CMS BounceBack Ultimate software
If you’re looking for a backup system for a single computer, CMS backup has a 250GB external drive plus a copy of BounceBack Ultimate for $99.00.
Do Lawyers need another legal search tool? LegalGrub thinks so.
Just when you thought it was safe to start searching the internet after the release of Wolfram|Alpha , a new legal research tool was announced today by Miles Technologies called LegalGrub.com . According to the…