Day: June 26, 2018

Categories : Wisdom1 Comment

Three Ways To Improve Your ​Speaking

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How to improve your speaking in and out of the courtroom from a lawyer comedian

By Ken Turek

Americans are more afraid of public speaking than death. To Jerry Seinfeld that means if we go to a funeral we’d rather be in the casket than giving the eulogy. I have walked off stage to a thundering ovation and have been booed off by a swearing mob. Using the same material! I’ve also had jurors tearfully cheer me after a verdict and had other times I’ve heard crickets. How can we do our best? Or at least improve our chances the boos will be polite? Here are three items to consider. Read More

Categories : Technology

4 Tips for Securing Mobile Devices

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By Adriana Linares

In today’s world, it’s common, if not downright expected that you and your support staff use mobile devices to timely communicate with clients and access firm documents and resources. While this may be great for productivity and reacting to client needs while away from the office, the influx of laptops, tablets and mobile phones in the workplace can pose a significant risk to a firm’s data if they are lost or stolen. On top of that, California, like most other states, has breach notification laws that require all business entities (yes, law firms included) to report breaches that may have lead to the unauthorized access of “personally identifiable information” of 500+ California residents (if your practice is multi-jurisdictional you’ll have to comply with those state laws too). Read More