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July/August 2014: Back to Basics
COVER STORY
Discovery Lessons Your Mother Should Have Taught YouBefore initiating or responding to discovery requests, remember to pay attention, share, take care of your stuff, listen, and play well with others.
FEATURES
A Guide to E-Discovery Technology and Collection
Even if you work for small clients, you still will need to deal with big data.
Fundamentals of Investigating and Interviewing
With a clear scope and purpose, you can conduct a competent and cost-effective investigation.
Online Tools for Background Research
Check out these free and low-cost resources for background and fact-finding research you might not have learned about in law school.
How to Establish and Manage Client Relationships
Even though the practice of law has changed in recent years, at its core remain clients and how to manage them.
Reinventing Client Selection and Case Management
Using a “proactive system” to operate a small law firm can help you outgrow and out-produce your competitors.
Low-Cost (or No-Cost) Marketing for Lawyers
Even lawyers without the budget for a professional marketing company can have a successful marketing plan.
Tasty Solutions for Timekeeping, Billing, and Accounting
By keeping accurate time records and by billing regularly, you can maximize revenues and bill clients fairly.
All-in-One Practice Management Applications
Choosing a practice management application is the first step in getting more done and getting your law practice under better control.
Collaboration Tools You Should Already Be Using
Get ready to reap the benefits of today’s convenient, affordable, and accessible online collaboration tools.
Staying Secure When Your Head’s in the Cloud
It remains the attorney’s responsibility to evaluate the security of any cloud product.
Why Are You Practicing Law in the First Place?
Five lawyers share their stories of what first attracted them to the practice of law and how they have incorporated those passions into their practices today.
BEST OF ABA SECTIONS
LAW PRACTICE MANAGEMENT: Improving and Managing Cash Flow
Reviewing your cash flow can reveal a lot about the financial health of your firm.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE: The Ethics of Talking to the Media
Before dealing with the media, know the ethical boundaries as well as the potential risks and benefits to the client.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION: Protecting Self-Determination in Mediation
Offering any resolution puts mediators at risk of violating the parties’ self-determination.
COLUMNS
ROAD WARRIOR: Retooling the Mobile Lawyer
The size and weight of a mobile took kit continues to decrease almost as rapidly as the power of the included tools increases.
GP MENTOR: The Little Girl in the White Linen Dress
Imagine that your job is protecting a little girl in a white linen dress, and you should have no problem being an effective advocate for your client.
RŌNIN REPORTS: Control Your Changes
Don’t be an unhappy lawyer. Seek out what excites you in the practice of law and then make the changes that will lead to personal fulfillment.
SITE-ATIONS: From the Way Back to the Far Out
The estimated 1.73 billion pages on the World Wide Web are an awful lot to sort through. So curated here are a few websites that may be of interest to lawyers.
GIVING BACK: Helping Tenants Assert Their Rights
As a young lawyer and a solo practitioner, the author strives to take on pro bono cases and encourages others to do so.
READY RESOURCES: Ready Resources in the Basics
Check out these ABA books and web resources for advice on how to get back to the basics.
THE CHAIRS’ CORNER: Finishing Strong
The goal of our Division has always been to serve our members, the public, and the profession.
THE CHAIRS’ CORNER: Back to Basics with GPSolo
This year’s theme, ROI, reinforces our commitment to ensuring that our members receive a return on their investment through their involvement in the Division.
SOLO, SMALL FIRM AND GENERAL PRACTICE DIVISION NEWS: Building a Texas-Sized Practice on a Lone Star Budget
Book your travel now for the GPSolo Ninth Annual National Solo & Small Firm Conference.
July/August
2014 Issue Editors
Andrew C. Clark
Ashley Hallene
Benjamin K. Sanchez
