Tips from the CPM ICYMI Newsletter (May – July 2021)
Every week subscribers receive the ICYMI enewsletter from the NCBA Center for Practice Management. The newsletter highlights tips, tools, trends, and techniques to help your law practice. Following are a few popular links from the past issues of the newsletter.
Update Your iPhone, iPad, Mac Immediately, Apple Warns (July 30, 2021)
If you have not yet updated your Apple devices do so now. A zero-day exploit is actively infecting Apple smartphones and computers. Follow the instructions in this article to keep this exploit at bay.
Top 6 Ways to Recover Unsaved Word Documents (July 23, 2021)
While you know you should open a document, (re)name it, save it and then start to work sometimes that doesn’t happen. This article provides some helpful hints for finding those unsaved documents if they are lost (like Word shuts down or you accidently close the document), like looking for files with a .wbk (word backup) or .asd (autosave file) extension or looking in the Task Manager. Bookmark this article!
11 Clever Google Maps Settings Everyone Should Be Using (July 16, 2021)
If you need to be somewhere at a certain time, did you know you can set an “arrive at” time in Google Maps and you will get a reminder when you need to leave based on real time traffic? Did you know you can share your location in real time with someone (useful if you are taking a road trip and want to keep someone aware of your movements for safety)? Did you know you can download Google maps to your smartphone for offline use in case you are going through an area with scant cell phone reception? This article describes how to use these Google Maps settings and more.
Prevent Identity Theft with These 10 Essential Steps (July 9, 2021)
Identity theft is a huge problem and can cause quite a lot of stress and anguish, not to mention the amount of time you will spend cleaning up the mess. Follow these steps to help reduce your risk and share this article with your clients too, especially if you do consumer protection work.
How to Work with Page and Section Breaks in Microsoft Word (July 2, 2021)
How can you take advantage of Page and Section Breaks, and their subcategories, within a Microsoft Word document? This tutorial shows you how.
Practice Aids and Forms from the Oregon State Bar Professional Liability Fund (June 25, 2021)
This is a treasure trove of free practice forms, reviewed by attorneys at the Oregon State Bar. The forms are amazing and cover a wide range of topics. Checklists, forms, and more are available in PDF and Word formats. You can search or view forms by category. If you are not an Oregon Bar member you cannot add the forms to the cart, rather just click on the form name to download directly individually. And don’t miss these great practice guides from Lawyers Mutual.
How to Add a Signature in Word on a PC or Mac (June 18, 2021)
You may know how to add a signature stamp in Adobe Acrobat, but did you know that it is just as easy to add your signature to a Word document? It is easy to do and can make quick work of adding your signature to template documents like engagement agreements and closing letters.
11 Things That Should Never Be on Your Resume After 10 Years (June 11, 2021)
An odd find in an article on Apartment Therapy, but this is good advice. If you are trying to whittle down a lengthy resume or tighten up your LinkedIn profile, these are things you can (and probably should) remove from your resume, like jobs you held less than 6 months or your GPA when you graduated in 1989.
Ten Tips to Speed Up Your Work (June 4, 2021)
There are so many ways to save yourself keystrokes and headaches while you are using your computer, whether dealing with email, opening a website, sharing information, requesting information, or interacting with social media. Following are just a few tips that can help you speed activities up for little to no cost.
TED’s Top Speaking Coach Says These Are the 3 Biggest Zoom Mistakes People Are Still Making (May 28, 2021)
Even as COVID restrictions lift, it is likely you will continue to address your team, your colleagues, and your clients via Zoom or another video conferencing platform. These short tips remind us how to humanize the experience as much as possible.
An Example of The Perfect LinkedIn Profile, According to Harvard Experts (May 21, 2021)
While this article does not highlight the profile of an attorney, it does make some great points about what constitutes a strong LinkedIn profile and provides additional insights in how to make LinkedIn an effective tool for relationship building and client development.
Stop iPhone Apps from Tracking You in iOS 14.5. Here’s How. (May 14, 2021)
Apple has rolled out a Track Transparency feature for iOS 14.5 that helps guard your privacy by blocking targeted ads, third party identifiers, and sharing your location with advertisers. This is a welcome move by Apple, and you can opt out of all app tracking in your privacy settings. You will still get ads, just not the creepy ones that appear to be reading your mind.
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