This post was originally published on Attorney at Work. By Josh Taylor Welcome back to the #LegalWritingReminders series! In this second installment, punctuation takes center stage. Punctuation is perhaps the most variant grammatical rule system among active writers. We need look only to the vigorous arguments surrounding Oxford commas (also known as serial commas). Beliefs around […] The post Honing Legal Writing Skills: Using Colons and Semicolons in Memos and Briefs appeared first on Smokeball.…

by Josh Taylor This article was originally published on Attorney at Work. Throughout my career, I’ve held several positions where learning and training on software was integral to success. In my practice days, learning software was crucial to performing efficient and affordable research for clients. In my software company days, training on practice management software […] The post New Software? Facing Up to Training Hurdles appeared first on Smokeball.…

by Josh Taylor This article was originally published on Attorney at Work. Throughout my career, I’ve held several positions where learning and training on software was integral to success. In my practice days, learning software was crucial to performing efficient and affordable research for clients. In my software company days, training on practice management software […] The post New Software? Facing Up to Training Hurdles appeared first on Smokeball.…

Smokeball’s latest free eBook, “21 Days to a Healthier Practice”, focuses on the most neglected part of a law firm – YOU!  Studies show that lawyers are some of the least healthy and least happy people in the United States.  But why?  The stress and strain of the job obviously takes its toll, but lawyers […] The post [Free eBook] 21 Days to a Healthier Practice by Dr. Jordan Leasure appeared first on Smokeball.…

We have been hard at work adding some fantastic new features to improve the experience of our Smokeball users. Here are some highlights of the new functionality we released in the last month, that we are excited to tell you about! Event History You can now see the history of any changes made to an […] The post Smokeball Continues Developing for Clients appeared first on Smokeball.…

By Josh Taylor This article was originally published on Attorney At Work. “Write well. Your career depends on it.” Those words are etched all around our Writing Resource Center offices at The John Marshall Law School in Chicago. The mantra is so simple it’s almost forgettable, especially to those of us long removed from the halls […] The post Honing Legal Writing Skills: Passive Voice and Parentheticals appeared first on Smokeball.…

Smokeball is thrilled to announce that development is complete for three exciting new layouts affecting the Custody, Support & Visitation, Pre Decree, Post Decree, and Parentage family law matter types in the following states: IL, CA, NY, PA, GA, and FL. These new layouts are the result of a year-long project by Smokeball’s team to […] The post Smokeball Makes Upgrades for Family Law Firms! appeared first on Smokeball.…