IndyBar: Practice Toolkit: Pick Up Line: Managing Reception in a Modern Law Firm
If you want to get your phone picked up every time (which you should want to have happen), there’s a combination of services available that could cover you 24/7.
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Hart: Building resilience when life throws you a curveball
Life isn’t always a sunny day at the ballpark with a cool breeze, a hot dog and tickets to the show in home run territory.
Trimble: Solo, small firm management: Ideas to become more profitable
I recently sat down with Cory and Mitch Sprunger to learn more about the business model they have created in SprungerPEO.
IndyBar: Effectively Utilizing a Paralegal
To hear more about how attorneys can effectively utilize paralegals, I welcome you to attend IndyBar’s CLE titled “How to Maximize Your Paralegal in Research, e-Discovery, and Trial,” at 4 p.m. on Aug. 10 (link found on IndyBar website).
Hammerle on… “Being Mary Tyler Moore” and “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”
Indianapolis criminal defense attorney Robert Hammerle gives us his take on “Being Mary Tyler Moore” and “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.”
IndyBar: Pro Bono Opportunities Abound with IndyBar
Because the need is great, volunteers are always being sought for three IndyBar pro bono programs that allow members to choose to dedicate just an hour or two or a longer-term commitment.
Wilson: What’s your system for capturing, processing, completing actions?
This article outlines some ideas for your personal system to capture the various types of projects you may face in the legal context and how to work those through a process to completion.
IndyBar: Practice Toolkit: Role Models: To Better Ensure Data Security, Check Your User Permissions
To have a truly effective data security program, law firms need to consider the access that internal staff enjoys.
Achenbach and Eckerle: Rapid modernization: Major changes coming to PLA
After the passage of transformative legislation and the announcement of groundbreaking new administrative processes, the Professional Licensing Agency is poised to undergo a rapid modernization.
IndyBar: Bar Leader Class XIX Celebrates Service and Success
Class XIX of the Indianapolis Bar Association’s Bar Leader Series recently completed the course and celebrated their success while sharing details of the community service program they designed and staffed.
IndyBar: Cultural Competence: The Challenges and Opportunities of Serving English as Second Language Clients
When your clients are of diverse backgrounds, are nonnative English speakers and are often immigrants, how do you best serve their needs?
DTCI: Working with a professional coach has big career benefits
Working with a coach is an investment in your career. It is not cheap, and it can make you ask difficult questions about yourself. But it can also help you determine what you want out of your career and the steps you can take to get there.
IndyBar: On Demand with IndyBar Celebrating 10 Years of Service
IndyBar’s On-Demand CLE service is celebrating its 10th anniversary providing hundreds of online options for free or at a nominal cost.
IndyBar: Play a Part in Welcoming New Americans
About every six weeks, IndyBar is fortunate to provide a representative of the legal community to participate in a Naturalization Ceremony at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana to welcome newly naturalized American citizens.
IndyBar: Practice Toolkit: Is AI for U?: Lawyers Should Keep an Eye on Artificial Intelligence
ChatGPT is all anyone can seem to talk about these days, from grandmas to grade schoolers. That is how you know when a technology has captured the popular zeitgeist.
IndyBar: Indianapolis Bar Foundation Grants $35,000 To You Yes You!
The Indianapolis Bar Foundation, funded by donations from the local legal community, recently gifted a Community Empowerment Grant of $35,000 to You Yes You!, a Indianapolis-based organization.
IndyBar: Artificial Intelligence: Colleague Or Competitor?
Recent artificial intelligence and, more specifically, ChatGPT articles seem to be indicating a need for law firms to prepare for another upcoming major pivot in the technology we use to draft legal documents and provide services.
IndyBar: Looking to Connect with Diverse Future Lawyers? IndyBar to Host Diversity Events July 24-25
Dozens of diverse law students from across the country will soon travel to Indianapolis to meet leaders from Indianapolis-area law firms, agencies, courts and businesses at the 16th annual Indianapolis Bar Association Diversity Job Fair.
Chamberlain, McMath: Filing a tort claim against a governmental entity
It is crucial for practitioners and claimants to understand these legal principles and procedures to navigate the complexities of filing a tort claim against a governmental entity in Indiana
Bravo: IU McKinney initiative supports rural justice
Programs such as IU McKinney’s Supporting Rural Justice Initiative seek to introduce more law students to the opportunities for fulfilling lives and careers experienced by those who practice in rural communities.