Laptop Legal
Have laptop. Will travel. Practice Management for the mobile office.
Any suggestions – I’m working on tweaking my system and there are so many choices out there that it’s a bit overwhelming. I’m going to test out OmniFocus for the next week as so far it looks like a leader. Any other recommendations? My Moleskine and Hipster PDA system needs expanding.
Just discovered iPhoneJD for all the tips and tricks for you iPhone lawyers out there.
I don’t actually plug my iPhone into my computer that often, but when I do iPhoto always pops up. I like using iPhoto to import photos from it, but don’t want it to auto load. But I do like it when iPhoto autostarts when I plug in my proper digital camera. 37 signals has a [...]
Doodle allows you to easily organise a meeting by setting out some slots for people to select their availability. Stop sending rounds of emails to figure out who can make what and just schedule it already!
Managed to update one of my other blogs to WordPress 2.7 and the latest Thesis theme — went pretty smoothly especially with OpenHook for Thesis. I did a whole new install and imported my old site and had my plugins installed and site configured pretty quickly (couple of hours total). I very much recommend upgrading [...]
Haven’t used IRC hardly at all in years – I think it’s been since my first year of college in Norman, Oklahoma (yes, “Boomer Sooner”) that I used it heavily. And by use it heavily I mean lots of downloading, but it was more than ten year years ago. Anywho, I have a few groups [...]
WordPress doesn’t have a linkroll export function, though it does have an import function. Want access to your full set of links to export? Go to: /wordpressinstallfolder/wp-links-opml.php In your browser, and “save as”, making sure the extension is “.xml”. Bonus – Firefox 3 already recognises that it’s an OPML file (what links are stored) in [...]
Class actions are making their way into Europe, and for those jurisdictions considering them (or figuring out what to do with them), West’s Headnote of the day has flagged a pertinent thought: Purpose of a class action is to simplify the resolution of complex litigation, not complicate it. State ex rel. Davis v. Pub. Emps. [...]
I’ve just migrated one of the sites I maintain and had to re-edit the .htaccess file to allow /stats to be available. Before, every time I tried to visit foo.com/stats it went to a 404 error on my WordPress install (it couldn’t find the page). This is because I had URL rewriting turned on with [...]
Wow – I had no idea how much better the Finder could be in OSX until I watched this video about Pathfinder. Might have to check it out…
Have laptop. Will travel. This site is for the solo and small firm mobile legal professional on both sides of the Atlantic -- including barristers, advocates, lawyers, attorneys, and solicitors of all stripes.
Laptop legal covers legal practice management for people who are in charge of it all -- marketing and rainmaking, web presence, client development, and of course, advising on the law. I like to use a mac and write about their use for legal professionals, but this site isn't limited by OS and if I see a useful tool, I'll write about it. Solutions for solo and small firms up to 25 people.
I'm an American lawyer living in the United Kingdom working as a legal consultant and IP strategist for universities, the public sector, and private clients. I've been to 36 US states and 12 countries, and am already on track to add a whole lot more. I still haven't been to Canada, but make me an offer and I'll be there.
I've worked on my laptop in planes, trains, and automobiles, in coffee shops, pubs, bars, and restaurants, in libraries and in parks. You'll probably find me looking for a power outlet and an open wireless network.
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