In private practice, I was threatened several times, always related to domestic and protective order cases. I didn’t consider any of them serious and took no action. But that was decades ago. Today we need to appreciate that threats must
Law Practice Tips
Published By Jim Calloway
Law Practice Tips, published by Jim Calloway, focuses on practical insights for law firm management, legal technology, and innovations in legal practice. The blog addresses topics such as the ethical and effective use of artificial intelligence in legal work, alternative billing methods including value billing, and access to justice issues like civil fee waivers. It also covers legal industry reforms and their impact on service delivery, as well as law office management strategies. The content often includes analysis of studies and reports relevant to legal practice improvements and access to justice challenges, with a particular interest in how technology and policy changes affect lawyers and clients.
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Can Lawyers Legally and Ethically Record Conversations with Clients Using Artificial Intelligence – and Should They?
By Jim Calloway
Technology advances change many things. A few decades ago, most lawyers would likely have rejected the idea that it would ever be a good idea to record a conversation between an attorney and a client. There would have been numerous…
Passwords Are a Major Annoyance of the Digital Age. How to Cope.
By Jim Calloway
“Lawyers have hated passwords since passwords first made their appearance,” some of my colleagues recently wrote. So true.
Emerging AI tools mean it is easier to crack passwords. So, the standard advice for strong passwords is now at least 15…
Ethics Articles in August Oklahoma Bar Journal
By Jim Calloway
ChatGPT, Artificial Intelligence and the Lawyer
By Jim Calloway
In November 2022, OpenAI released ChatGPT. ChatGPT, along with other artificial intelligence (AI) tools, has dominated the conversation about cutting-edge technology and legal technology tools during 2023. The reactions have ranged from “the most entertaining thing on the internet” to…
Generative AI and Copyright: Collision is Inevitable (Podcast)
By Jim Calloway
Our Digital Edge podcast Generative AI and Copyright: Collision is Inevitable tracks the fact that copyright lawyers is buzzing with the rising possibilities of AI-related legal matters. Is this a major concern in our current era of blossoming AI technologies?…
The Ethics of Office Sharing Arrangements
By Jim Calloway
Office Sharing Arrangements with Other Lawyers was the subject of American Bar Association Formal Opinion 507, released July 12, 2023.
The opinion “addresses some minimum ethical requirements and suggested practices arising in the office sharing context, particularly in the areas…
Law Firm Staff Hiring Procedures. More Complicated Than They Used To Be
By Jim Calloway
Suppose next week begins with one of your top paralegals or legal secretaries giving you two weeks’ notice. Maybe they are moving to another location or another local law firm. But now you have an opening to fill.
The first…
New York Times Piece on Using AI to Study Rather Than to Cheat has Great Lessons for Lawyers
By Jim Calloway
As we enter the Artificial Intelligence Age, there is a lot to think about in many aspects of law and society. I encourage you to read Brian X. Chen’s piece in the New York Times Don’t Use A.I. to Cheat…
What’s the Best Legal Pad for You?
By Jim Calloway
I must confess that, although the Attorney at Work website is one of my top resources, some posts there by Analog Attorney. Call it “digital bias” if you will. But sometimes the pieces seem to strain to do something the…