Modern Practice: Law & Technology - June 2, 2011

Modern Practice Newsletter June 2, 2011 FindLaw.com Modern Practice Newsletter Quick Links Cases & Codes Careers Legal Market Center Lawyer Directory Lawyer Marketing Table of Contents Attorney Leadership Mistakes: 7 Ways Not to Wear Down Your Firm DC Firm Breaks Billable-Hour Mold: No Rainmaking, Office Face Time Social Media for Law Firms: Which Way Should Your Firm Go? Silver Gavel Awards: ABA Announces Winner of its Highest Honor Court to clarify witness identification rules Addicted to Outlook: Credenza Takes Microsoft Outlook Deeper PowerSearch Software Launches Affordable Option for Searching and Collecting Relevant Documents for E-Discovery and Records Management By PowerSearch You may forward this e-mail in its entirety. SPONSOR FEATURED ARTICLES: ATTORNEY LEADERSHIP MISTAKES: 7 WAYS NOT TO WEAR DOWN YOUR FIRM (FindLaw's Strategist) - Of all leadership mistakes, the law firm manager whose self-deceipt leads to an illusion things are going okay must surely be the most dangerous. "Failing elegantly" is a sophisticated form of coping behavior to avoid, says John Hamm, Santa Clara University management professor and consultant. DC FIRM BREAKS BILLABLE-HOUR MOLD: NO RAINMAKING, OFFICE FACE TIME (FindLaw's Greedy Associate) - Otaku: a Japanese term for a person who stays at home all day, playing video games and surfing the net. Essentially, a hermit, who's only association with the outside world is through online communication. Ever wanted to be a law firm otaku? You could, if you worked for Clearspire, a new D.C. firm that has an unconventional business strategy that includes virtual home offices and no billable hours. SOCIAL MEDIA FOR LAW FIRMS: WHICH WAY SHOULD YOUR FIRM GO? (FindLaw's Technologist) - Social media for law firms - it's the dawn of a new era in marketing and publicity. With the increase in Web 2.0 traffic, many law firms have begun to acknowledge the importance of maintaining some sort of social media presence. SILVER GAVEL AWARDS: ABA ANNOUNCES WINNER OF ITS HIGHEST HONOR (FindLaw's Strategist) - The ABA has announced its 54th annual Silver Gavel Awards for Media and the Arts, recognizing outstanding work fostering public understanding of law and the legal system. COURT TO CLARIFY WITNESS IDENTIFICATION RULES (AP) - The Supreme Court will decide whether a witness identification of a man suspected in a break-in of a car should be thrown out. The high court on Tuesday agreed to hear an appeal from Barion Perry, who is in prison for breaking into a car in 2008. SPONSOR STRICTLY GADGETS: ADDICTED TO OUTLOOK: CREDENZA TAKES MICROSOFT OUTLOOK DEEPER (FindLaw's Technologist) -Are you addicted to your Outlook Calendar and Inbox? Do you go through withdrawal when you can't connect to Outlook's folders away from the office? Credenza might be the application that you are looking for. POWERSEARCH SOFTWARE LAUNCHES AFFORDABLE OPTION FOR SEARCHING AND COLLECTING RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FOR E-DISCOVERY AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT BY POWERSEARCH (PowerSearch) - PowerSearch Software, the leading developer of affordable and accessible search technologies, today announced the launch of its eponymous application that enables users to cull their data prior to collection and to quickly find all files while reducing collection time and costs by 80 percent or more. SPONSOR Feedback We value your comments! Please take a moment to tell us what you think by sending us an e-mail. Subscription Information Click here to subscribe to a FindLaw Newsletter. To unsubscribe, click here. Advertising Information For more information about advertising in FindLaw Newsletters, click here. 800 W. California Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086

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