small firm legal tech guide 

Are you a solo or small firm lawyer looking to get the best value for the dollar for your legal technology purchases?  If so, The 2010 Solo and Small Form Legal Technology Guide is the book for you.  You’ll find current information and recommendations on “computers, servers, networking equipment, legal software, printers, security products, smartphones” and anything else a law office might need.  The authors make recommendations based on what they themselves would do for their own practice.  As one user put it, it’s the “Consumer Reports” for legal tech products.

This book can be viewed and borrowed at the Ramsey County Law Library.  Come visit us on the 18th floor of the Ramsey County Courthouse.

 

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The Law Library has just received the Third Edition of How to Get & Keep Good Clients, by Jay G. Foonberg.   The author focuses on practical information that can be put to use minutes after reading the book.  There are hundreds of useful suggestions, including:

  • “Foonberg’s Favorite 51 Rules of Good Client Relations for the Busy Lawyer”
  • “How Turning Down my First Case Led to 19 Cases”
  • “How to Handle People Who Hate Lawyers or the Legal System”
  • “Fee Allocation Formulas to Encourage Marketing”
  • Numerous sample letters, homespun advice, and personal experiences, written in Foonberg’s straightforward, no-nonsense style
  • And much, much more!

This book can be viewed and borrowed at the Ramsey County Law Library.  Come visit us on the 18th floor of the Ramsey County Courthouse.

 

p32000029-148812LHot off the presses is Sonya Hamlin’s new book on juries and the trial process.  The book is designed to build upon itself to provide an in-depth analysis of the trends in society that surround the internal minds and external appearances of today’s jurors.  A great resource for both new and experienced attorneys, the book provides insights that add to their tools and techniques, gaining useful tips and “outside the box” tricks that increase effectiveness in the courtroom.

This book can be viewed and borrowed at the Ramsey County Law Library.  Come visit us on the 18th floor of the Ramsey County Courthouse.