Practice Management & Technology

Following a values-driven approach to legal careers helps individual attorneys build longstanding success and assists firm managers with hiring and retaining productive professionals.

In a competitive legal marketplace, attorneys must find the most time-efficient way to get real value when attempting business development.

This course introduces simple, effective marketing strategies that can transform your real estate law practice. This class is specifically designed for real estate attorneys who want to maximize their marketing efforts without overcomplicating the process.

Ethical and strategic use of technology is a practice essential, especially in the face of cutting-edge breach attempts, increasing demands on attorneys for fast and efficient digital communication, and the promises and perils of generative AI as a practice aid.

This course examines how Artificial Intelligence impacts practice before the Worker's Compensation commission, as well as the before the Appellate Court? The course includes a discussion of what AI is, AI tools that are available, their limitations, and the ethics of AI use in legal practice. It includes discussion of how this technology can impact work done before the Workers' Compensation Commission and Appellate Courts. Originally presented as part of the Workers’ Compensation Institute 2024: How to Handle High Stakes Claims Plus How to Avoid Having Robots Write Your Brief.

This course discusses the process of building up your book of business in your trusts & estates legal practice. Topics include: Moving into your own practice, business infrastructure, issues once you have started, staffing, use of Artificial Intelligence, and adding partners. Originally presented as part of the Estate Planning for the 99%.

This course looks at: The expected impact of Artificial Intelligence on the practice of law; different types of AI models, how they are trained, and their limitations; and some AI services currently in the market. Originally presented on 01/15/24 as part of the Business Valuation, Financial & Tax Issues in Divorce 2024: The Business of Working with Other Divorce Professionals and Attorneys.

Real estate continues to be a top target for cybercrime. Over the past five years, business email compromise (BEC) has impacted real estate transactions to the tune of $1.6B in wire fraud losses, according to the recent FBI IC3 I-060923-PSA.

Get up to speed quickly with generative AI, current AI regulations worldwide, and the professional conduct implications of AI in the practice of law.

Join attorneys Becky Howlett and Cindy Sharp as they present strategies designed to help attorneys manage and even unplug from the digital world — ethically and mindfully — with special emphasis on MRPC 1.1, comment 8 (“benefits and risks associated with relevant technology”); MRPC 1.6, confidentiality; MRPC 1.3, diligence; and MRPC 8.4, professional misconduct.

Gain valuable insights into the world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the law. Through real-life examples and demonstrations, explore how ChatGPT can enhance legal research, drafting, client communication, and even marketing while also considering potential ethical considerations as you incorporate ChatGPT into your legal practice.

Understanding the Current State of Blockchain

Learn why blockchain technology is important beyond cryptocurrencies and how the technology is being used today.