Comments for Nerino Petro's Compujurist.com http://compujurist.com Practice Management, Legal Technology and items of interest for the Modern Lawyer Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:41:09 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on Get your FREE PDF of the Federal Rules of Evidence 2010 by Scott Mickelson http://compujurist.com/2010/02/18/get-your-free-pdf-of-the-federal-rules-of-eveindence-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-24935 Scott Mickelson Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:41:09 +0000 http://compujurist.com/?p=684#comment-24935 Great find! Now, which device is going to allow the PDF to be most efficient and functional in an office or courtroom? Kindle, Nook, Sony Reader, laptop, or iPad? Great find! Now, which device is going to allow the PDF to be most efficient and functional in an office or courtroom? Kindle, Nook, Sony Reader, laptop, or iPad?

]]> Comment on Marketing Tip: Always Give your Client 2 Business Cards by Steve Miller http://compujurist.com/2010/03/01/marketing-tip-aways-give-your-client-2-business-cards/comment-page-1/#comment-24933 Steve Miller Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:10:43 +0000 http://compujurist.com/?p=657#comment-24933 Recently I attended a local state-wide CLE seminar as an exhibitor for Time, Billing, Accounting and Practice Management software. It was attended by over 200 lawyers and 50 other exhibitors. One of the features of the event are the many raffles for $25-$50 gifts offered by many of the exhibtors, including my company. Easily half of the attendees who stopped at our booth had no business cards to drop in the bowl, so we had to enter them in our raffle with a hand-written form. Every lawyer before leaving their office or house ought to confirm that they have their: 1) wallet, 2) keys and 3) <strong>business cards</strong>. Recently I attended a local state-wide CLE seminar as an exhibitor for Time, Billing, Accounting and Practice Management software. It was attended by over 200 lawyers and 50 other exhibitors. One of the features of the event are the many raffles for $25-$50 gifts offered by many of the exhibtors, including my company. Easily half of the attendees who stopped at our booth had no business cards to drop in the bowl, so we had to enter them in our raffle with a hand-written form. Every lawyer before leaving their office or house ought to confirm that they have their: 1) wallet, 2) keys and 3) business cards.

]]> Comment on Cover Your Assets: CrossLoop – Affordable IT Support for Small Practices? by George http://compujurist.com/2009/03/03/cover-your-assets-crossloop-affordable-it-support-for-small-practices/comment-page-1/#comment-24932 George Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:16:34 +0000 http://compujurist.com/?p=311#comment-24932 This is a very good program.  I have been using it with my dad now for over a year.  He is 87 years old and he oftens needs help when things go wrong.  I live on in Washington state and he lives in Wyoming.  We use Skype computer to computer with headsets.  My greatest fear is that Crossloop will eventually get too big and then they will want to charge for everything like eBay, Microsoft, Google, etc, etc. This is a very good program.  I have been using it with my dad now for over a year.  He is 87 years old and he oftens needs help when things go wrong.  I live on in Washington state and he lives in Wyoming.  We use Skype computer to computer with headsets.  My greatest fear is that Crossloop will eventually get too big and then they will want to charge for everything like eBay, Microsoft, Google, etc, etc.

]]> Comment on Marketing Tip: Take a Client to Lunch by Nerino Petro http://compujurist.com/2010/02/15/marketing-tip-take-a-client-to-lunch/comment-page-1/#comment-24921 Nerino Petro Sat, 20 Feb 2010 03:46:23 +0000 http://compujurist.com/?p=655#comment-24921 After you've completed the representation, use this as an opportunity to follow-up and see if everything is going well. For divorce clients, you can use it to see if the terms of the property settlement and support orders are being complied with by the other ex-spouse. If you do estate planning as well use it to talk about the needs to update their estate plan. It's a little more difficult for criminal clients, but think about what they might need and use this to offer additional services or to refer them to someone that does offer the services they might need. After you’ve completed the representation, use this as an opportunity to follow-up and see if everything is going well. For divorce clients, you can use it to see if the terms of the property settlement and support orders are being complied with by the other ex-spouse. If you do estate planning as well use it to talk about the needs to update their estate plan. It’s a little more difficult for criminal clients, but think about what they might need and use this to offer additional services or to refer them to someone that does offer the services they might need.

]]> Comment on Marketing Tip: Take a Client to Lunch by Mark Slate http://compujurist.com/2010/02/15/marketing-tip-take-a-client-to-lunch/comment-page-1/#comment-24919 Mark Slate Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:53:05 +0000 http://compujurist.com/?p=655#comment-24919 Another good tip I heard was to have a client take you to lunch.  Suppose you have a client who wants free advice.  Instead of just giving the client advice over the phone, tell them if they buy you lunch, you'll discuss their matter for free.  It gives the client legal advice, while still showing them that your advice isn't free.    Another good tip I heard was to have a client take you to lunch.  Suppose you have a client who wants free advice.  Instead of just giving the client advice over the phone, tell them if they buy you lunch, you'll discuss their matter for free.  It gives the client legal advice, while still showing them that your advice isn't free.   

]]> Comment on Marketing Tip: Take a Client to Lunch by jennifer rose http://compujurist.com/2010/02/15/marketing-tip-take-a-client-to-lunch/comment-page-1/#comment-24917 jennifer rose Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:52:01 +0000 http://compujurist.com/?p=655#comment-24917 Good advice, Nerino. But what about divorce clients and criminal defendants?  Good advice, Nerino. But what about divorce clients and criminal defendants? 

]]> Comment on Hardcore Scanning for Law Offices of ANY Size Named one of Best of ABA TECHSHOW by Tweets that mention Hardcore Scanning for Law Offices of ANY Size Named one of Best of ABA TECHSHOW -- Topsy.com http://compujurist.com/2010/01/27/hardcore-scanning-for-law-offices-of-any-size-named-one-of-best-of-aba-techshow/comment-page-1/#comment-24879 Tweets that mention Hardcore Scanning for Law Offices of ANY Size Named one of Best of ABA TECHSHOW -- Topsy.com Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:39:41 +0000 http://compujurist.com/?p=664#comment-24879 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Jim Calloway, nerinopetro. nerinopetro said: Hardcore Scanning for Law Offices of ANY Size Named one of Best of ABA TECHSHOW: Lawyers are afloat in a sea... http://tinyurl.com/yhb76up [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Jim Calloway, nerinopetro. nerinopetro said: Hardcore Scanning for Law Offices of ANY Size Named one of Best of ABA TECHSHOW: Lawyers are afloat in a sea… http://tinyurl.com/yhb76up [...]

]]> Comment on Microsoft Office OneNote is no one-trick pony! by Finn Casper http://compujurist.com/2008/03/08/microsoft-office-onenote-is-no-one-trick-pony/comment-page-1/#comment-24855 Finn Casper Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:30:32 +0000 http://compujurist.com/2008/03/08/microsoft-office-onenote-is-no-one-trick-pony/#comment-24855 here is how u can do it here is how u can do it

]]> Comment on How to Create a Word 2007 Macro to Insert the Path & File Name Anywhere in a Word Doc by Nerino Petro http://compujurist.com/2008/12/22/how-to-create-a-word-2007-macro-to-insert-the-path-file-name-anywhere-in-a-word-doc/comment-page-1/#comment-24828 Nerino Petro Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:33:43 +0000 http://compujurist.com/?p=272#comment-24828 Brad, If you want this to appear on every new document that you open using the New command in Word 2007 (or earlier versions for that matter) you need to make the change to the Normal Template (Normal.Dotm) or in the document template for the document that you have created (you should always save things like letterhead, stationary, forms, etc. as document templates not as Word files). In Word 2007 the easiest way is to use the template to add a building block for inserting the path and file names from Microsoft at http://tinyurl.com/cvqj3x . Brad,

If you want this to appear on every new document that you open using the New command in Word 2007 (or earlier versions for that matter) you need to make the change to the Normal Template (Normal.Dotm) or in the document template for the document that you have created (you should always save things like letterhead, stationary, forms, etc. as document templates not as Word files). In Word 2007 the easiest way is to use the template to add a building block for inserting the path and file names from Microsoft at http://tinyurl.com/cvqj3x .

]]> Comment on Marketing Tip: Create Your Brand by Marketing Tip: The look of your brochures and other marketing is important http://compujurist.com/2009/10/12/marketing-tip-create-your-brand/comment-page-1/#comment-24823 Marketing Tip: The look of your brochures and other marketing is important Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:04:38 +0000 http://compujurist.com/?p=573#comment-24823 [...] tip also ties into the idea of branding mentioned in an earlier post here. Branding is more than a logo, it should encompass a consistent look and feel for all of your [...] [...] tip also ties into the idea of branding mentioned in an earlier post here. Branding is more than a logo, it should encompass a consistent look and feel for all of your [...]

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