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Practice and Productivity Blog: 10 Things that Define a True Professional
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010. 10 Things that Define a True Professional. A very thoughtful post. Points out many areas where good work work towards improvement can be done. In summary, professionals:. Identify and satisfy their customer’s needs. Meet or exceed expectations whenever possible. Deliver on promises made. Communicate clearly, concisely, thoroughly, and accurately. Adhere to high values and principles. Are humble and generous in their praise of others. Are pleasant even during trying times. Jason ...
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Practice and Productivity Blog: Another Plug for Podcasts: Go With the Flow
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Sunday, September 11, 2011. Another Plug for Podcasts: Go With the Flow. This is not the first time I have blogged the praises of podcasts, which are a ridiculously easy way to get great content for free and on-demand. While listening to a The Unbillable Hour. Podcast episode called Listening to Learn- Legal Podcasts as Educational Tools. Some comments by guest Dennis Kennedy. Summed up why podcasts are so useful: they increase the value of leisure time, and allow the opportunity for lifelong learning.
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Practice and Productivity Blog: Five Must-Reads for Graduates (And Everyone Else)
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Saturday, May 18, 2013. Five Must-Reads for Graduates (And Everyone Else). It is that time of year again, and if you are looking to give something really meaningful and worthwhile, consider one or more of the following:. This is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life. How Will You Measure Your Life? Toughness: Developing True Strength On and Off the Court. What you think it is. By RA Dickey. Dickey has faced and overcome tremendous challenges, num...
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Practice and Productivity Blog: Computer and KM Stuff Good Lawyers Should Know (First Draft)
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Friday, August 23, 2013. Computer and KM Stuff Good Lawyers Should Know (First Draft). LegalTech West keynote “Raising the Bar on Technological Competence- the Outside Counsel Tech Audit," (described by Flaherty here. Has certainly sparked a fair amount of debate on the topic of just how much computer technology chops attorneys need. (You can also view the entire presentation here. Niki was kind enough to provide her take on lawyers and technology:. Share your knowledge with your colleagues. Before seeki...
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Practice and Productivity Blog: Smarter Than You Think and its Lessons for the Legal Profession
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Sunday, October 13, 2013. Smarter Than You Think and its Lessons for the Legal Profession. I just finished Clive Thompson's Smarter Than You Think: How Technology is Changing Our Brains for the Better. Thompson examines the ways technology tools are changing how we learn, remember and use knowledge, and concludes that these transformations are on balance positive. Shaped the way we think, as well as what we think about. Computer technologies are just the latest tools of our "extended mind" ( Harold Innis.
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Practice and Productivity Blog: Going Paperless, Part II: Securely Storing the Client's Electronic File
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012. Going Paperless, Part II: Securely Storing the Client's Electronic File. As described in this previous post. Advances in technology have made storing the client file (and other documents and information) in electronic format a reality for many attorneys and law firms. Of course, widespread technology adoption and the interconnection of networks, organizations, and people also make protecting the client file more complex. An Attorney's Confidentiality and Security Obligations un...
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Practice and Productivity Blog: Fail, Feed, Focus, and Forgive- Lessons from The Willpower Instinct
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Friday, February 15, 2013. Fail, Feed, Focus, and Forgive- Lessons from The Willpower Instinct. Over the weekend I finished The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do To Get More Of It. I previously wrote briefly about this book in discussing effective New Year's Resolutions here. One reason doing what matters most is difficult is simply the way our brains are wired. Bringing to mind some of the analysis in Thinking Fast and Slow. Channeling more resources to "pau...
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Practice and Productivity Blog: Spend Some Time in the Margins of Your Attention
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Monday, September 19, 2011. Spend Some Time in the Margins of Your Attention. Much has been posted here. And elsewhere about the importance of minimizing distractions and interruptions in order to have the time to create meaningful work.But if focused like a laser on a project with head down, door shut, and router disabled, is there some chance we also limit the ability to create new ideas in our work and life? While reading End Malaria. Johnson praises "slow multitaskers" who work on multiple projects i...
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Practice and Productivity Blog: Checklists and the Action Wizard: Putting the Manifesto into Practice
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Friday, August 12, 2011. Checklists and the Action Wizard: Putting the Manifesto into Practice. This Blog has discussed previously. The utility of checklists, and urged attorneys to read The Checklist Manifesto. As an aside, its author Atul Gawande. Has written several thought-provoking articles about the health care system for The New Yorker. Has written another article. About the importance of checklists for attorneys. Calloway succinctly summarizes why checklists are crucial for attorneys:. This is my...
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Practice and Productivity Blog: Some Thoughts on "Email: The Reality in Law in 2013"
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Sunday, January 13, 2013. Some Thoughts on "Email: The Reality in Law in 2013". My friend and colleague Christian Stegmaier. Over at his new blog Lawyer as Service Professional. The inbox causes us to confuse the urgent with the important. In my view, taking steps to manage and prioritize your inbox. Is critical, if only so you can better separate the wheat from the chaff. If you are serious about prioritizing and managing your inbox, you must explore Scott Hanselman's Computer Zen. As we move forward (i...
