Helping lawyers leverage technology is harder than most people realize.
You can’t just give them a list of recommendations. You must help them adopt tools that make a big difference in their practice (i.e., not just the shiny objects).
I love helping lawyers use technology strategically, which is why I created the Small Firm Bootcamps.
My approach focuses on results, not recommendations (e.g., I don’t do 60-tips in 60 minutes presentations).
I’ve helped thousands of lawyers over the past decades (and even won awards like this one from the ABA). But what matters most are the RESULTS I help lawyers achieve.
If you want me to help the lawyers in your group, 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 must request this topic. If you ask me to do more than one topic, this is the one I need to present first.
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 live events I’m invited to, 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 need a speaker kit (with photo, biography etc.), shoot me an email and I’ll send it out to you right away.
(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.
How to Run an Enjoyable, Stress-Free Law Practice
Technology can help you create a hyper-efficient, profitable and enjoyable practice. Unfortunately, for most attorneys, tech winds up being more frustrating than helpful.
In this session, you’ll finally discover the vital keys to harnessing paperless automation, low-cost outsourcing, and well-crafted systems.
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How to Shed Paper and Gain Freedom
In this session, you’ll learn how to reduce paper and create more frictionless workflows. You’ll also discover the best way to organize digital files, and ensure they’re safe from loss or damage, as well as infiltration by hackers.
The result will be that you’ll have less stress — and more freedom, flexibility & peace of mind.
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Get More Good Clients By Leveraging Trust
Referrals are far and away the best way of getting new clients for most professional service businesses, especially lawyers. According to one key study, 81% of prospective clients who shop for a lawyer seek a referral. Existing trust is why referral marketing is so powerful.
But to get referrals, you must be in the forefront of a referral source’s mind at the moment they’re thinking of whom to send the case to. How can you make sure this happens in the best, most cost-effective way? That’s what this session is all about.
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How to Tame Your Inbox
Email is now the bane of our existence: necessary, but overwhelming. Email often keeps us from accomplishing more important tasks. And it definitely stresses us out. However, there are ways to keep email in its place, so you can be much more productive, and much less stressed. This session will show you how.
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The Key to Gaining More Control and Freedom
If you want a smooth-running practice that gives you more time away from work, you need to create documented systems. But what does that mean, exactly? And how do you best make that happen? That’s what this session will show you.
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