Law Practice Management, Lawyer Coaching, Legal Consulting, Law Firm Retreats : LawBiz Blog : Ed Poll

Tom Collins talks about an article in the April 2006 Harvard Business Review entitled

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April 18, 2006
Venice, CA

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Andrea Goldman said, "I walked away from Ed's seminar (last year) with numerous new ... ideas. I was energized and eager to start implementing his suggestions."

Ed Poll is a leading authority in the field of law practice management and the Principal of LawBiz Management Co., a firm that consults with and coaches lawyers and law firms throughout the United States, Mexico, and England. Poll is a Board Approved (SAC®) Coach to the Legal Profession.

For more information, contact The South Carolina Bar Continuing Legal Education Division in Columbia, SC at www.scbar.org/clecalendar or call (803) 771-0333 or (800) 768-7787; Ed Poll at edpoll@lawbiz.com or call (800) 837-5880; also, please see http://www.lawbiz.com and http://www.lawbizblog.com. He is the author of several best-selling books on the topics of law practice management, including, Selling Your Law Practice (http://lawbiz.com) and the most recently released Business Competency for Lawyers: A LawBiz Management Special Report.

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TechnoLawyer is offering its book of listings of the best blogs. See it today!

They're also having a contest: How many folks click on their book from a given blog. So, if you go there from www.lawbizblog.com, for example (from THIS blog), LawBiz gets credit.

Hope you find this book as interesting as I did. This whole world of blogging is still new to me and I'm not sure who's reading my comments and, if you're reading this, what you do with the information and thoughts that I express.

As a side note and request, if you think I've said something significant, please let me know via e-mail (edpoll@lawbiz.com). It's comforting to know that folks are reading these posts. Also, if you have topics you'd like me to address in the management of a law firm, please let me know that as well.

As a further side note, look for our podcasts! We will make an announcement in the next few days. I'm really excited about converting the efforts of the last ten years of publishing our monthly Audio Magazine to the new technology, podcasts.

Stay tuned!

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TechnoLawyer member Edward F. Harney, Jr. asks:

"I am somewhat baffled at why folks would want to use GoToMyPC.com, especially in a small firm setting. We used PCAnywhere for years but switched to the Remote Desktop Connection application that comes free with Windows XP...

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The question was asked: Is voice recognition software a viable option today? Is it ready for prime time?

My short answer is: Definitely. Yes.

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Tom Collins said it as well or better than I could have, but our sentiments are the same ....

Create a strategic plan for your firm that enables you to think about things that are not yet on the horizon (some call this the latent pain of clients) and prepare your law firm to handle those opportunities as and when they arise.

Being prepared for change, being prepared for opportunities that others might not see, is more than dumb luck, though a little bit of that doesn't hurt. Being prepared for change results from broadening your horizon, your perspective and your vision of what might occur.

Put on your thinking hat and be prepared ... to take advantage of the opportunities that will arise for your firm.

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April 14, 2006
Venice, CA

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Disaster Recovery: It's Not If, But When

Ed Poll, nationally renowned law firm consultant and coach to lawyers discussed his experiences developing disaster recovery plans for large firms. Poll highlighted both the process and the substance of the plans that large firms developed with him after their experiences with the tragedies of September 11, 2001.

Poll observed two recent studies. The first indicated that 39% of all U.S. companies still don't have recovery plans in place. Poll suggested that, among law firms, the percentage is likely to be closer to 80%. Further, Poll mentioned another study that concluded most businesses will not be in existence 5 years after a disaster hits them.

LawBiz Management has just released the first in a new series of publicatins, Business Competency for Lawyers: A Special Report. More information is available at www.lawbiz.com. A new Special Report on Disaster Recovery will be issued in the Summer 2006. Those interested should contact Ed Poll

LawBiz Management Co. consults with and coaches lawyers and law firms throughout the United States, Mexico and England. For more information, contact Ed Poll at edpoll@lawbiz.com or call (800) 837-5880; also, please see http://www.lawbiz.com , http://www.lawbizblog.com.

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Do You Really Need to Return Every Client Call Promptly? Bottom line answer: Only if you want to keep clients!

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" ... high stress can be a symptom of a poorly managed practice - or, more likely, an under-managed one. Don't take this personally, however. It doesn't mean you're incompetent. You simply were never taught practice management skills."

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A writer, former managing partner, suggests various formulae for determining compensation among partners and especially managing partners. He concludes by suggesting that it's not important what formula is used so long as all involved perceive that the process of determining that number is fair.

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TechnoLawyer published today an article I wrote about the Dos and the Don'ts of starting a new law practice.

Synopsis:

Think you know everything about starting a new practice? Notwithstanding your legal talent, you also need business talent - a key ingredient in the launch of a successful law firm. In this article, legal coach and consultant Edward Poll differentiates business from law and explains how to create an environment in which both can thrive. In doing so, Ed lays down ten Do's and Don'ts.

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