GPSolo eReport June 2023

Practice Technology

TAPAs: Using ChatGPT to Help Prepare for Trial

By Jeffrey Allen and Ashley Hallene

Technological And Practice Advice to help you become more efficient and effective. This month: tips on using ChatGPT to help you prepare your trial presentation. (4 minutes to read ∙ 800 words)

Practice Technology

Ask Techie: What’s the Difference Between Microsoft Outlook’s Archive Folder and the Trash Folder?

This month’s tech Q&A column answers your questions about the difference between Outlook’s Archive folder and Trash folder, and between data backups and data archives. (4 minutes to read ∙ 1000 words)

Practice Management

Nine Things That Massively Boost Your Productivity (So You Have More Free Time to Enjoy)

By Christopher Earley

By following these nine tips, you will increase your productivity during the workday and won’t need to spend so much time working at night and on the weekend. (4 minutes to read ∙ 900 words)

Professional Development

Finding C.H.I.L.L. Referral Partners to Increase Your Referrals

By Stephen E. Seckler

Creating authentic relationships is crucial for building your business. But how do you know which relationships are worth cultivating? (7 minutes to read ∙ 1500 words)

Employees

Remote Employees: Best Practices Checklist

This checklist describes the steps employers should take and the legal requirements to consider when employing a remote workforce. (11 minutes to read ∙ 2600 words)

Ethics

Determining Whether Your Client Has Testamentary Capacity

By Kerry R. Peck and Hannah Werner

Attorneys must practice extreme care when determining whether a client has the capacity to execute documents such as wills, deeds, trusts, and nondurable powers of attorney. (5 minutes to read ∙ 1100 words)

Business & Corporate

Hotels: Basics for the Real Estate Practitioner, Part 2

By Robin Zeidel

The second installment of this three-part series presents a checklist of eight issues that real estate practitioners should consider in the purchase or sale of a hotel asset. (4 minutes to read ∙ 1000 words)

Partnerships & LLCs

Crossing the T’s and Authenticating Records

By Norina Melita

Motions for summary judgment and even default judgments can be unsuccessful because of failure to comply with the business records exception to hearsay. (3 minutes to read ∙ 600 words)

Insurance

Remote Provision of Professional Services and E&O Risks

By Christopher Lyon and Scott Barabash

The remote provision of professional services presents challenges for professionals and the lawyers tasked with defending them against alleged failure to provide services meeting the requisite standard of care. (14 minutes to read ∙ 3300 words)

Taxation

Gig Workers and the Tax Ladies

GPSolo podcast regulars Allison Soares and Lauren Suarez join moderator Lynn Howell to discuss how new tax regulations impact gig workers and provide recommendations for independent contractors and those who hire them. (1 minute to read ∙ 100 words)

General Practice

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