I love speaking to groups of thoughtful lawyers who are eager to learn about better leveraging the power of technology.
I know the value of technology because about twenty years ago I created a 100% paperless, highly automated law practice.
One that was both financially rewarding and immensely satisfying. Now, my full-time mission is to help other lawyers who want to do the same thing.
Even though I’ve won awards, like this one from the ABA, my approach and style don’t appeal to everyone. These are the lawyers I’m best suited to help.
So, if you believe I’d be a good fit for your audience, scroll down to learn more.
I understand the challenges that event organizers face, and I try hard to make their lives easier. People who’ve invited me to speak say some nice things.
Here are some things you should know before you invite me to speak.
I only speak on the topics that I’ve refined through frequent presentations (scroll down to see the list).
My “LawFirm Autopilot” presentation is foundational. The other topics I cover build off of this presentation, so you should request this topic above all others.
I have developed written materials for all of my presentations and carefully refined them. I will not create new written materials, so if that’s required do not ask me to speak.
I’m happy to help promote your events through Twitter and Facebook. I will also send a broadcast notification to people on my email list.
I love meeting folks at the events and will happily attend any dinners, receptions, or other social gatherings.
I don’t charge for speaking to bar association groups (or similar organizations) because I know that they operate on limited budgets. But if getting to the event requires me to travel outside of Louisiana then I need to have the following costs reimbursed: plane fare (or car mileage) and two nights’ hotel stay (or an additional hotel night per each additional day of speaking that you want me to do).
Developing and refining a solo presentation is hard enough, so I don’t do joint presentations or panel presentations.
My talks are created to last for 60 minutes. But some state CLE rules call for 50-minute talks to get 1 hour of credit. Bottom line? I will adjust the time of my speech to meet your requirements.
I know how disruptive it is for event organizers when speakers exceed their allotted time. So I’m obsessive about ending on time (or before my time is up).
(If you book me to speak feel free to copy whatever you want to use as a biography)
Ernie Svenson worked in a big firm for 18 years handling complex, paper-intensive business litigation matters.
Then he learned to leverage technology to create a paperless solo practice. His low-cost website attracted a steady flow of good clients, which made his practice financially successful as well.
Now, through his LawFirmAutopilot website, he helps other lawyers build their own dream practices. Ernie is a nationally recognized speaker and author on various topics such as paperless lawyering, email efficiency, document automation, and online marketing.
He speaks regularly at state bar association events and industry conferences, including the ABA TechShow. He has written two ABA-published books: Acrobat in One Hour for Lawyers, and Blogging in One Hour for Lawyers.
He has received numerous awards for his work, including the ABA’s 2018 Solo & Small Firm Trainer Award. Ernie was also chosen to be a FastCase 50 honoree.
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Most lawyers want to work less, but need to earn more. They also want more time with family, hobbies, and other things that make life worth living.
Are these things incompatible? It might seem so, but not if you learn to work smarter. Technology is a big part of working smarter, but it’s not the most important part. Come discover the elusive keys to getting everything done faster and more easily —and with much less stress.
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Imagine instantly accessing information in your client files, anytime, anywhere—even if you’re out of the office. Or imagine being able to automate workflows so things get done more quickly, more reliably and less expensively. That’s what being paperless means, and that’s what this session will help you achieve in your practice.
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Most marketing is unseemly, expensive and not very effective. Online marketing is also complex and mysterious.
Here’s a simple truth that most of us overlook: lawyers should earn trust by being sincere, approachable, and empathetic. There is a little-known process for doing this well, even online—with people that have never met you before.
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Remember dealing with Redweld folders stuffed with legal briefs, agreements, paper clips, and old
school fasteners called staples? Oh, are you STILL doing that?! Well, let’s talk about using modern age cloud services instead.
The cloud is easy and affordable but are cloud services secure enough for lawyers? Come to this session and find out.
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Hackers are a constant, serious threat. They’ve set up automated bots that scour the web for vulnerabilities, and odds are you’re on their hit list. And yet, if you know what to do, you can protect yourself against virtually all of those common attacks.
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Psychology & neuroscience have uncovered simple but powerful methods for persuading people to accept messages in text or visual form. This session will show you step-by-step tactics for getting people to better remember, and later act on your messages.
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Email is now the bane our existence: necessary, but overwhelming. Email often keeps us from accomplishing more important tasks. And it definitely stresses us out. But, there are ways to keep email in its place, be productive, and minimize stress. This session will show you how.
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