10 Steps to Take if You Are in an Auto Accident
Being involved in an automobile accident can be scary and stressful. Here is some basic information on what you can do to you help you out:
Author: San Diego County Bar Association
Twitter Tips for New Tweeters
By Karen Korr
Social media is, well, pretty social. Twitter is a social platform, but Twitter is not necessarily about checking in with friends you haven’t talked to since high school. It is a great source of news and information, a way to help position yourself and your work, and a mechanism to connect with others worldwide who share your professional and personal interests. One of Twitter’s best attributes is that it gives you access to those who you might not normally interact with in your day-to-day life — from newspaper editors to sports stars to celebrities to industry experts and more across the globe.
Surf Lessons: How Surfing Helps Me Stay Afloat
You’re sitting upright, floating on a carefully shaped piece of foam and fiberglass, staring west across the Pacific Ocean through the early morning mist, waiting.
Finding Yourself on the Internet: 5 Steps to Build a Professional Online Brand
By Jeremy Evans
We live in an age where your first reaction when posed with a question that you do not know the answer to is to “Google it.” We use our phones, tablets and computers to use applications, search for and view information, and connect on social media, not to mention the communication resources of texting, calling and emailing. In our world, it is more likely that you will watch a live sports event on Twitter or Facebook than on your television, and that your first view/meeting of a person or their website is through a social or professional media application like Instagram or LinkedIn or via Google Chrome and Safari.
Time is Money: Maximize Your Time by Incorporating Legal Billing Techniques into Your Daily Office Routine
Whether you’re employed at a large or small firm, one thing is for certain: tracking and billing time is an important and inevitable part of working at a law firm. For many associates, your value at your law firm, at least partially, is directly related to the number of hours you bill per month. And, if you are a solo practitioner, although you may not necessarily have “billing requirements,” billing is still a necessary part of your practice.
Although billing may be one of the most important aspects in the legal profession, it is also likely one of the most dreaded tasks in a young associate’s legal career. Efficient billing is an art — an art that once mastered can guide your way to success at your law firm. Ironically enough, although billing may be one of the most important tasks to master during your first few years of practice, billing is one topic that is hardly, if at all, discussed in law schools.
It is no secret that legal fees have increased over the years. As a result, clients have become more cost-conscious and closely examine their legal bills. Here are several tips to help you meet your law firm’s billable hour requirement while also ensuring that your billing is fair and reasonable for clients:
Reduce Distractions
