Tips Tuesday

Here are excerpts from the most recent tips on SlawTips, the site that each week offers up useful advice, short and to the point, on technology, research and practice.

Technology

Go for a Fresh Start With a Device Reboot
Dan Pinnington

Smartphones, tablets, laptops and computers are more reliable and stable than ever before. Most of us take this for granted and we leave our devices turned on 24/7. However, that . . .

Research

New Articling Students – Legal Reseach Methods Cafe
Shaunna Mireau

Most law firms have an orientation program for articling students. I am certain that ‘legal research’ is part of the program – if not, my tip is to add it! A look back at the conference site for last weekend’s Law and Society Association conference showed a Methods Cafe as part of the program. . . .

Practice

Realizing Realization
David Bilinsky & Garry Wise

There are at least two types of realization that comes to play in the financial management of a law firm. In this context we are speaking of Billing Realization and Collection Realization. Both of these represent potential ‘leaks’ in the financial boat of the firm if the firm is not properly attentive to these numbers. . . .