Tech adoption by lawyers has traditionally been dismal. But not for Monty McIntyre, a San Diego trial lawyer who started leveraging technology in the 198os and remains open-minded about using it to continue to improve his practice.
Show Notes
- Monty McIntyre’s California Case Summaries™ (podcast listeners can click here to get, for free, Monty’s one-paragraph summaries of every new civil case published by the CA Supreme Court in 2022.)
- Monty’s Mediation, Arbitration and Referee
- Monty’s ADR Services
- Monty’s Master Lawyer Mentoring™
- Monty’s Twitter stream
- The 80/20 Principle: The Secret of Achieving More with Less, by Richard Koch (about using the power of 80/20 leverage in any business)
- Subscribe to 80/20 Lawyering – a Substack-published newsletter for solo & small firm lawyers who are looking for ways to get more of what they truly want without unnecessary stress or strain.
- Join ‘Inner Circle‘ – a private discussion group for lawyers interested in making massive improvements in their law practices.
General Resources
- Check out my Inner Circle (to participate in ongoing discussions about tech tools I discuss and recommend)
- Check out this Law-Tech Assessment if you want specific recommendations for improving based on the technology you’re using in your practice
- Click for a list of the Best Tech Tools for Lawyers
- Subscribe to: The 80/20 Principle newsletter (it’s free)
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