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A template for federal district court pleadings – my gift to you. Uncategorized

A template for federal district court pleadings – my gift to you.

Today is the last in this week's series on improving typography in legal pleadings.  Courts…

Ernie SvensonJanuary 7, 2011

Good typography promotes readability; and remember the 5 monkeys law practice

Good typography promotes readability; and remember the 5 monkeys

Continuing on with this week's theme (e.g. Typography for Lawyers is a great book and…

Ernie SvensonJanuary 5, 2011

Speaking in New Orleans tomorrow on Paperless lawyering Uncategorized

Speaking in New Orleans tomorrow on Paperless lawyering

 Tomorrow I'll be teaching a skills class at Loyola Law School on how to build a…

Ernie SvensonOctober 15, 2010

Why PDF Security for Lawyers is Crucial PDF skillssecurity

Why PDF Security for Lawyers is Crucial

I haven't abandoned my efforts at my PDF for Lawyers weblog; I've been busy. Nevertheless,…

Ernie SvensonSeptember 8, 2010

Advice for law students: pay attention to the ones and zeros law practice

Advice for law students: pay attention to the ones and zeros

 I was fortunate that when I got out of law school there were more opportunities…

Ernie SvensonSeptember 6, 2010

How you look at problems is vital Law Practice Managementpsychologysuccess mindsetwisdom

How you look at problems is vital

When I was five years old my parents separated and announced they were getting a…

Ernie SvensonAugust 23, 2010

The hidden value of social media: a case study for lawyers Uncategorized

The hidden value of social media: a case study for lawyers

 In our buzzword-driven world the phrase “social media” ranks high, at least these days. Veteran…

Ernie SvensonAugust 19, 2010

Top notch office service for solo lawyers law practice

Top notch office service for solo lawyers

 Back in 1985, when I started practicing law, a firm could distinguish itself by using…

Ernie SvensonAugust 13, 2010

What telephone system should solo lawyers have? basic assistance

What telephone system should solo lawyers have?

I got an email the other day from a lawyer who had a couple of…

Ernie SvensonDecember 10, 2009

What’s common sense got to do with it? Uncategorized

What’s common sense got to do with it?

In my first year of law school I had to take a course called Common…

Ernie SvensonDecember 4, 2009