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How to Save the Office. By: Eric Lamontagne. Current Issues. Poor schedule management Lack of organization Informal and unorganized website. Short-Term “Fixes”. Electronic Appointment Scheduling Defined Organization Efforts Update Website. Electronic Appointment Scheduling.
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How to Save the Office By: Eric Lamontagne
Current Issues • Poor schedule management • Lack of organization • Informal and unorganized website
Short-Term “Fixes” • Electronic Appointment Scheduling • Defined Organization Efforts • Update Website
Electronic Appointment Scheduling • Various easy-to-use programs available online. • Allows for easy synchronization among multiple users. • Viewable by multiple parties • Allows for email reminders for important meetings/events. • One of the more popular services available is Google Calendar.
Defined Organization Efforts • Reach out to local law school(s) for volunteers to help scan and organize paper documents. • Large project to get “caught up” on scanning/organizing. • Invest in hand-held scanners for each lawyer. • Alternative: 2-3 hand-held scanners to share. • Magic-wand type, or traditional mini-scanner. • Would encourage a regular scanning practice.
Update Website • “Area of law”-based blogs/information • Regular updates • Simple, yet full of relevant information • Market “new website” to consumers/peers
Website • Example of a simple, yet effective website: • http://www.familylawfirmflorida.com/
General Tips • In today’s economy, many law students begging to get work in a law firm, no matter the task. • Use this to help complete non-legal work first, then they could help with legal research, etc. • In the short term, volunteers can help organize what paper has accumulated, and help to prevent mountains from forming in the future.