Last Second Christmas Gifts for Colleagues and Clients

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If you are like us, you are sitting around today wondering where everyone is and why no one is sending out faxes. 0r responding to your own. And then you realize it’s Christmas Eve. In other words, you forgot to send out Christmas e-cards, failed to order any Hickory Farms Gourmet Summer Sausage gift boxes, or didn’t even send a Blockbuster gift card to any of your clients or colleagues. Don’t fret. According to our office clock right now, it’s 1:37 p.m. on Christmas Eve. You are still in luck. Here’s what to do.
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How to Protect Against Pencil-Wielding Clients

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With the growing trend of clients attacking lawyers with pencils, it’s only natural that you begin to ask practice management gurus like us for help. As in, what should you do to protect yourself from pencil-wielding clients? It’s a fascinatingly nuanced question and, luckily, something we think about often. Here’s our advice.
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Lip Encryption for Added Client Security

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With more and more reports out now on how to encrypt your data, it’s fascinating that experts continue to miss the mark. Though electronic data is all the rage now, the practice of law is all about yakking. And when you yak, your lips move. And when your lips move, people can read them, as in “I think he just said he’s constipated.” With lip-reading at an all-time high, it’s perplexing that law practice gurus have not offered solid advice on how to encrypt your lips. Until now. Here are our top four resources for assuring that no one can read your lips, even if you are raising taxes. [Read more...]

The Ethics of Spanking Your Client

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While legal ethics do not apply on the internet, we occasionally come across some fascinating questions. For instance, is it ethical to spank your client? First, some clarification. We are not talking about poking or even full-frontal poking here, with attorneys poking anything that moves, even judges, clerks, and clients. While that’s certainly happening within the legal profession, it’s not something that should be condoned. Unless it feels good. Or increases SEO. Or Klout. [Read more...]