Attorneys need to know about ChatGPT and other AI tools because your clients will use them and at some point there will be a legal issue. So it’s important to understand the basics.
Some lawyers tell me they have never
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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Thoughts on Availability Retainers and Subscription Legal Services After ABA Formal Opinion 505
By Jim Calloway
Prepaid legal fees and refundability of those fees was the subject of American Bar Association Formal Opinion 505. Yesterday I did a blog post about that and noted it tracked the opinion of the Oklahoma Supreme Court released in…
Retainers, Advances or Deposits? ABA Ethics Panel Says the Label Doesn’t Matter Because All Must be Held in Trust
By Jim Calloway
Prepaid legal fees and refundability of those fees was the subject of American Bar Association Formal Opinion 505. The recently released opinion states that under the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, a fee paid to a lawyer in advance…
Tech for the Ideal Home Office — LTRC Roundtable
By Jim Calloway
This month”s LTRC Roundtable focuses on Tech for the Ideal Home Office. I joined five others to discuss what are the best and sometimes the worst about our home office tools. There are several great home office topics covered…
Law Firm Staff Hiring Procedures. Something Else More Complicated Than It 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…
What do you print on the back of your business card?
By Jim Calloway
I’m certain the majority of lawyers would say they don’t print anything on the back of their business cards. That is fine.
A lawyer from southeastern Oklahoma showed me what she prints on the back of her business cards. This…
How to Record a Phone Call on Android
By Jim Calloway
Approximately one year ago, it became more challenging to record phone calls on Android phones. In April 2022, Google announced Android apps in the Play Store could no longer use Android’s accessibility APIs for non-accessibility purposes. Since that was how…
Gmail Tricks You Can Use
By Jim Calloway
I would imagine most lawyers by now have a Gmail account, although many do not use it for their professional email account. Catherine Reach, Director, North Carolina Bar Association Center for Practice Management recently published Gmail Tricks You Can Use…
Alas, poor Fujitsu ScanSnap, I knew it well
By Jim Calloway
For much of my time in legal tech, I’ve had one primary recommendation on desktop scanners: “Buy whatever the latest Fujitsu ScanSnap scanner model is.” There are simply great scanners. They are great for small firm lawyers because they are…
Takeaways from ABA TECHSHOW 2023
By Jim Calloway
Every year we attend ABA TECHSHOW and share our thoughts about the conference. But since we wait for the Oklahoma Bar Journal print deadline, our review is published later than all the other bloggers. So while there have now been…