There are 3 levels of automation. You need to progress through these levels to fully harness the power of the 12 most essential tools that will transform your practice.
Episode Show notes:
There are 12 Automation Essentials (see my YouTube video if you want a visual refresher), and here are links to the topics discussed in the episode
- Styles; in Word Processing – Training by LawTech Partners (Adriana Linares)
- [Templates in Word Processing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_(word_processing)); – Typography for Lawyers, by Matthew Butterick
- Email Filtering – Sanebox; software
- Email Templates – Spark Email iPhone app (There is a Google version)
- Password Managers – 1Password; or Lastpass; are both good
- Text Macros – TextExpander; software
- Appointment Scheduling – Acuity; is Ernie’s top recommendation
- Email Broadcasting – ConvertKit; is Ernie’s top recommendation
- Watched Folders – Hazel; is a Mac-based tool and David Sparks’ online course is incredibly helpful for learning how to leverage it (and check out MacPower Users podcast if you are a Mac user)
- Online API connections – Zapier; is the best service. Check out this event for lawyers who want to use Zapier better. It’s organized by the folks who do the Maximum Lawyer podcast (which I highly recommend)
- Keyboard scripting – Ernie is learning to use Keyboard Maestro by taking David Sparks’ online course (well worth the $29).
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