GPSolo eReport May 2023

Practice Technology

TAPAs: Video Deposition Presentation Tips

By Jeffrey Allen and Ashley Hallene

Technological And Practice Advice to help you become more efficient and effective. This month: tips on how to present yourself and your client at a video deposition. (4 minutes to read ∙ 1000 words)

Practice Technology

Ask Techie: What’s the Best Platform for Making Short Training Videos for My Staff or Clients?

This month’s tech Q&A column answers your questions about the best platforms for making short training videos and how to create a safe, long, memorable password. (4 minutes to read ∙ 1000 words)

Lawyer Wellness

What to Do When Your Pet Gets Sick but Your Lawyer Life Won’t Stop

By Julie T. Houth

Most lawyers have demanding work schedules and obligations, but what do you do when your pets suddenly fall ill and you need to take them to the veterinarian? (4 minutes to read ∙ 1000 words)

Practice Management

Six Tips for Running a Better Meeting

By Christopher Earley

The better the quality of your meetings, the more your law firm gets done and grows. Follow these six tips to make your meetings as efficient and productive as possible. (4 minutes to read ∙ 800 words)

Lawyer Wellness

Mindfulness 101: Mindfulness of the Body, Habeas Corpus, and Freedom

By Scott L. Rogers

This month we explore a mindfulness practice alongside a bedrock principle of jurisprudence: habeas corpus. (4 minutes to read ∙ 800 words)

Professional Development

Defining Moments, Insights into the Lawyer’s Soul: The Power of Writing Down Your Goals

By Melanie Bragg

The author describes three examples from her own life where putting her goals into words, writing them down, and truly believing in them helped her bring these goals to fruition. (7 minutes to read ∙ 1500 words)

Professional Development

Coach’s Counsel: Rethinking Humor

By Eleanor Southers

Lawyers often use humor to ease tense situations. It works well if it is appropriate, but if it is not appropriate, it can make everything worse. This primer will help you brush up on using humor effectively. (6 minutes to read ∙ 1400 words)

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Stages of a Mediation

This checklist outlines the key stages of a mediation, including the opening, exploration, and settlement phases. (4 minutes to read ∙ 900 words)

Business & Corporate

Hotels: Basics for the Real Estate Practitioner, Part 1

By Robin Zeidel

Hotels are quite different from other real estate asset classes. They involve many unique legal issues and norms and are the subject of hotel-specific case law and statutes. (3 minutes to read ∙ 600 words)

Elder

Elder Care Planning Mediation

By Linda F. Spiegel

When it comes to making caregiving decisions, family members aren’t always on the same page. An elder care mediator may be able to find acceptable solutions for everyone involved. (6 minutes to read ∙ 1400 words)

Litigation & Trials

How the Russian Invasion of Ukraine Is Testing the Might of International Law

By Raika Casey

The war in Ukraine is a devastating human rights and humanitarian crisis. It also serves as a gut punch to the international rule of law. (7 minutes to read ∙ 1500 words)

Professional Development

Public Service

By Randi Brent Starrett

The May/June 2023 issue of GPSolo magazine is themed “Public Service: How Lawyers Can Help the Community.” (2 minutes to read ∙ 400 words)

General Practice

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