The Practice Makes Perfect Blog
"Your source for law office management and technology best practices, as well as breaking news on consumer bankruptcy issues."
Author: Kevin Chern is the president of Chicago-based Total Attorneys Inc., a managed service provider for law firms, and Total Attorneys LPO, a legal process outsource provider for law firms. Chern also authors The Bankruptcy Lawyers Blog.
Blawg Related Categories: Bankruptcy Law • Careers • Work/Life Balance • Consumer Law • Law Firms • Solos/Small Firms • Law Practice Management • Legal Technology • Consultant
Recent Posts from The Practice Makes Perfect Blog
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Instant Calm! -Just add breath
It’s a weekday. You wake up and whats the first thing that comes to mind? - Probably the last thing on your mind from the night before… You start going over the ever-changing, ever-growing, ever-DAUNTING…
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Give a little, get a lot!
One of the many things that set us apart from other offices, here at Total, is not the fact that our Owners and Directors care about our happiness and well-being but that they show it…
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Virtual Interview with Allison Shields!
Part Three of our Fifteen part series to showcase our speakers that will be presenting at our upcoming “Get a Life” conference. Our speaker Bios can be found HERE! Enjoy! Total PMA: What topic will…
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An Association by any other name is still an Association…
If it’s true for a rose, I suppose it’s true for an Association as well. However, the benefits that an Association can bring are shadowed by people’s distrust for them in general. Maybe it’s a…
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What is a Work~Life balance for this young professional?
Working with the Practice Management Association often means talking to Attorneys, business and legal professionals about those late hours they work or that Work~Life balance they hope to achieve. On more than one occasion, including…
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7 Compelling Reasons to Start a Blog to Generate New Business
In 2004 Chicago lawyer Dennis Crouch decided to start a professional blog. Called the “Patently-O” patent law blog at www.patentlyo.com, this niche destination covered patent cases, claim drafting tips and book reviews. It was aimed…
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Law Practice for One - The Upside to Flying Solo
Roxana St. Thomas told us yesterday on Above the Law why she wouldn’t want to hang out her shingle. She’s obviously put a lot of thought into the issue, and the concerns she raises are…
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Flexible employee hours, Give a little, Get a lot
When you were just starting your career, how many times did you think to yourself, “If I could only leave an hour earlier, or come in an hour later than normal it would make today…
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The ABA Techshow Experience!
Last Thursday and Friday I was able to attend the American Bar Association’s Technology Show. It was Total Attorney’s and in turn, the Total Practice Management Association’s, first time exhibiting. Let me just start by…
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Virtual Interview with O. Max Gardner!
Part Two of a Fifteen part series to showcase our speakers that will be presenting at our upcoming “Get a Life” conference. Our speaker Bios can be found HERE! Enjoy! TPMA: What topic will you…