Just WHO is Reading Your Email?

Recent tech-blogs have been debating the issue of privilege and confidentiality due to  the terms of service that Google imposes on the users of the free version of Gmail.  Because Google “reads” the content of each email in order to deliver targeted advertising to the readers, this could constitute the dissemination of attorney-client privileged (“ACP”) material, thus waiving the attorney-client privilege.  Furthermore, such dissemination could be a violation of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct.[1] Numerous issues regarding privacy and privilege are therefore implicated and worthy of discussion. (more…)

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Today the ABA Journal posted the first seven profiles of those attorneys it considers to be “Legal Rebels.” Laurel Edgeworth, Founder of Law Clerk Connection, is one of those seven legal professionals committed to innovation in the legal profession. (more…)

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Anthony Luna, a 3L at McGeorge School of Law, was the winner of our iPod drawing earlier this month.  We were able to catch up with Anthony for a few minutes to learn what our Law Clerks are up to.  Here’s what we found out. (more…)

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Don’t Miss This Opportunity to Promote Yourself

Law Clerk Connection is launching its First Annual Video Resume Competition for all Law Clerk Connection Members.  The Top 3 Winners will be featured in the Law Clerk Connection Marketplace and in promotional materials sent to attorneys nationwide. (more…)

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A Quick Guide To Rainmaking

You’ve taken all the classes, criminal law, constitutional law, contract law and property law, walked the stage with honors, interned, clerked, passed the bar and got the new brief case.  The condo, boat and Porsche haven’t appeared yet, but soon.  That shingle looks great and your business cards are on the way.

What’s missing? CLIENTS!!  How do you get clients?  Aren’t they lined up waiting for your wisdom and sympathy (with their checkbook open)? Don’t they KNOW who you are?  No, frankly they don’t.   For all the great education you have received, they probably didn’t teach you the BUSINESS of practicing law.  Don’t worry, you’re not alone.  This isn’t even an industry specific obstacle.  Take the medical field for instance, doctors are notoriously absent of business skills and have to learn quickly, often the hard way. (more…)

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Law Clerk Connection allows attorneys to efficiently share files through a dedicated, confidential MediaShare system.  While this is an excellent tool for short-term document management between two distant parties, many of our clients have asked about longer-term document management solutions.  So, we went to the experts to find answers for you.  Last week, we talked with Toby, an IT Technical & Security Consultant, Certified in Computer Forensics and Network Security to find out what you should look for in a document management system (DMS). (more…)

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Free Tools for Time Tracking

This is not the first time we’ve talked about time tracking applications, but this time we will highlight FREE time tracking applications.  Tracking time is so critical to the revenue that lawyers make, that it might seem funny to talk about free products.  But the software world remains unique in that free products are often as good, if not even better, than products you pay for.

The time tracking products that we’ll talk about here have many of the features of the commercial products that we discussed in the article Tools for Trouble-Free Time Tracking.  (more…)

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As a member of Law Clerk Connection, you are poised to take advantage of a new method of practicing law.  As with all new things, there is a learning curve.  This month, we would like to talk about how you can use Law Clerk Connection to bring you the greatest possible success.

Tips for Lawyer “Buyers”

Many of you have registered as Lawyers with the intent to post legal projects.  If you are like other lawyers we have spoken with, you may be trying to figure out the best way to integrate Law Clerk Connection into your practice.  Since every practice is different, we have provided a few examples on how you can use Law Clerk Connection to make your practice more efficient.  (more…)

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As a Law Clerk Connection Law Clerk Provider, you have the ability to create a “Selling Profile” – which serves as a resume of your background, skills and experience.  Additionally, you can create “Portfolios” within certain legal categories, which allow you to upload writing samples that you have produced either in law school or for other employers.  This month, we would like to discuss techniques for creating Profiles and Portfolios that will increase your chances of getting invited to bid. (more…)

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Part 4 in Our “Go Virtual With Law Clerk Connection” Series

Sitting in waiting rooms.  Sitting in traffic.  Sitting in airports.  Standing in line waiting. Waiting to pick up your kids from one of their myriad of activities.  In our modern world so much of our time is spent just waiting.

However, smart lawyers have hooked up with some new technology to put this down time waiting to full-time use.  Let me give you an example:

Sam is multi-tasking while driving, using his hands-free headset, and talks to a client, Nancy, to nail down the answers to three questions.  He gets all the answers he needs and finishes up his call.  But now he needs to remember to email a document to Mike, his virtual Law Clerk when he logs onto his laptop, and ask him to check on prior cases in a certain state, and he needs to remember to record his talk time for billing purposes. (more…)

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