by thelawyersgeek | Oct 4, 2023 | Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technology, Legal Cybersecurity, Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Legal Technology, Small Law Firm, Tech Tips, Uncategorized
Hot Off the Presses: The Meta AI chatbot trained with user posts, and ChatGPT is no longer limited to September 2021 data. Follow along with Sharon Nelson, John Simek and Michael Maschke as they explain what that means for users. Table of contents Lawyers complained...
by thelawyersgeek | Oct 3, 2023 | From Panic to Profits, Law Firm Financial Management, Law Firm Profits, Managing a Law Firm
Unlike budgets, law firm profit plans set goals, not limits. Your profit plan tells the story of how you will spend money to make a lot more money. What will you be doing next year? Table of contents OK, I’ve said it: Budgets suck. I don’t like anything that tells me...
by thelawyersgeek | Sep 11, 2023 | Wisbar
There are a lot of sentences people use today that my pre-law-school self would not understand – and it’s not because they contain any legalese. “I have to replace my refrigerator because it won’t connect to the Wi-Fi.” “Hey Alexa, turn down the thermostat before I...
by thelawyersgeek | Jul 19, 2023 | Wisbar
On July 1, Dean Dietrich began his one-year term as the 68th president of the State Bar of Wisconsin. Photos: Emily Voss, Voss Studios, WausauDean Dietrich learned early in his career that a lawyer’s calling carries with it an awesome responsibility. An elderly widow...
by thelawyersgeek | Jul 19, 2023 | Attorney Client Relations, Attorney Compensation, Law Firm Website, Wisbar
In March 2020, the Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) and the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Ethics and Practice411™ programs launched the Wisconsin Law Firm Self-Assessment. As we explained then, “the free tool helps lawyers and law firms mitigate risk, elevate competence,...
by thelawyersgeek | Jul 19, 2023 | AI, Wisbar
Recent breakthroughs in generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology have made many attorneys question how the legal field will survive AI’s takeover. The solution is to embrace it. Programs like Open AI’s ChatGPT have shown AI’s capability of producing written...
by thelawyersgeek | May 31, 2023 | Cloud Computing
Four Best Practices To Safeguard Your Cloud-Based Data When you rely on a cloud-based platform to store your business data, you need it to be secure. However, many popular platforms like Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and Salesforce fall short in the backup...
by thelawyersgeek | May 17, 2023 | Cloud Computing, Legal Technology, Uncategorized
The pandemic proved a great motivator for reluctant law firms to finally make the move to the cloud. Now, firms are faced with learning how to use their cloud-based technology more effectively and efficiently — and get the most from their cloud budget. Table of...
by thelawyersgeek | May 9, 2023 | Wisbar
Jump to a Section Creditor-Debtor Law Mortgage Liens – Superiority of Lien Over Contract Claims Casanova v. Polsky, 2023 WI 19 (filed March 16, 2023) HOLDINGS: 1) Under Wis. Stat. section 128.17, the bondholders’ mortgage lien is superior to the contract claims of...
by thelawyersgeek | May 9, 2023 | Wisbar
Did you know that it is possible to increase billable hours while spending less time in the office? To get started, you can start by mapping out your daily nonbillable and billable tasks. The next step is to determine the technology and artificial intelligence (AI)...
