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AILA’s Top 25 Practice Success Tips of 2012

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Practice Success Tips

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  • Reinvigorate Your Practice with PPC (5/23/2013)
    Lately it seems that everyone has been so caught up in their work there hasn’t been much time for anything else, let alone spending some time on their practice. If this sounds like you, then make time to see how business is running and strengthen your practice with ideas from this week’s PST.
    AILA Doc. No. 13052341.
  • An Ethical Look at Attorney Advertising Across State Borders (Updated 5/22/13) (5/9/2013)
    Whether to advertise legal services across state borders is proper is not black or white. There are many gray areas when it comes to attorney advertising. This week’s practice success tip reviews the rules in place to help guide lawyers to ethically market their practices. AILA Doc. No. 13050946.
    AILA Doc. No. 13050946.
  • There’s an App for That… (Part II) (5/16/2013)
    We just couldn’t get enough, so here are some more of our favorite apps that help make practicing law a little bit easier. Get connected, be productive and manage your busy practices with this week’s practice success tip. AILA Doc. No. 13051647.
    AILA Doc. No. 13051647.
  • Stop SCREAMING in Your Emails (5/2/2013)
    Have you ever made the mistake of writing an email without looking up at the screen and realized only after you were done typing that the entire message was in caps lock? Beat this common mishap with a simple shortcut in this week’s practice success tip. AILA Doc. No. 13050241.
    AILA Doc. No. 13050241.
  • Three Simple Steps to Stop Notario Fraud (4/25/2013)
    Immigration reform hasn’t happened, but as a result of the new immigration bill we know notarios are already out telling unsuspecting immigrants about the “new law” and exhorting them to pay to “get in line”. Help Stop Notario Fraud with this week’s Practice success tip. AILA Doc. No. 13042550.
    AILA Doc. No. 13042550.
  • Devote Some Extra Time (4/18/2013)
    Potential clients are more willing to retain a lawyer who they feel will make time to communicate with them. In this week’s practice success tip, learn how spending some extra time on the phone with these individuals can be an excellent marketing and client retention tool. AILA Doc. No. 13041840.
    AILA Doc. No. 13041840.
  • How to Make Social Media Work for Your Law Firm (4/11/2013)
    This instructive 40-minute video is aimed at lawyers who are beginners or skeptics in the new media of social networks, but who know they need to learn more. Expand your marketing reach with this week’s practice success tip. AILA Doc. No. 13041140.
    AILA Doc. No. 13041140.
  • There’s an App for That... (4/4/2013)
    With hundreds of thousands of apps, which ones help us stay connected, be productive, deliver client service, manage our busy practices and lives, and let us have a little fun at the same time? Check out some of our favorites in this week’s practice success tip. AILA Doc. No. 13040444.
    AILA Doc. No. 13040444.
  • A Few Ethical Pointers Before You File H-1B Cap Cases (3/28/2013)
    Many of you are working furiously to get in your H-1B filings between the April 1-5 window in order to be considered under the H-1B cap for FY2014. As you work away, be sure to consider some of the ethical pointers in this week’s practice success tip. AILA Doc. No. 13032850.
    AILA Doc. No. 13032850.
  • Taming March Madness in Your Office (3/21/2013)
    ‘Tis the season of March Madness, and by now you and your staff have created pools and are anticipating who will win bragging rights or that large pot of gold; however don’t forget that work still needs to get done. Tame your workplace with this week’s practice success tip. AILA Doc. No. 13032141.
    AILA Doc. No. 13032141.
  • How to Buy Affordable Custom Graphics for Your Firm (3/14/2013)
    Looking to redesign your firm logo or website theme? In this week’s practice success tip find out which crowdsourcing marketplace can help you get the design you want with a price that won’t break the bank. AILA Doc. No. 13031441.
    AILA Doc. No. 13031441.
  • Six Questions to Consider When Searching for a New Hire (3/7/2013)
    Attracting the right applicants begins first with identifying your firm’s needs. Put a system in place that reduces the uncertainty and helps you find the individual that is the right fit for your firm by considering the questions in this week’s practice success tip. AILA Doc. No. 13030740.
    AILA Doc. No. 13030740.
  • Dual Representation Matters… (2/28/2013)
    It’s never a good day when the once happily married couple that came to your office in the beginning for a simple AOS case is not-so-happy anymore. In this week’s practice success tip, make it your practice to have clients understand and sign an advance conflict waiver. AILA Doc. No. 13022849.
    AILA Doc. No. 13022849.
  • Getting Paid in Advance for the Work You Do (2/21/2013)
    As lawyers, we’d like to get paid in full in advance from each client. But, that isn’t always possible. Find various forms of advance payment that can be used for hourly or flat-fee engagements in this week’s practice success tip. AILA Doc. No. 13022148.
    AILA Doc. No. 13022148.
  • Is Your Office Suffering from the Winter Blues? (2/14/2013)
    If you’ve noticed that your staff has recently lost its spark, is unmotivated or displays low energy, it’s probably due to the winter blues. Spread some love this Valentine’s and get even your most disgruntled employee working again with this week’s practice success tip. AILA Doc. No. 13021460.
    AILA Doc. No. 13021460.
  • Navigating Between Different Windows (2/7/2013)
    Mastering a few simple key strokes can greatly increase your productivity. If you find yourself having too many open or minimized windows and don’t know which application is which, then try the two finger key stroke in this week’s practice success tip. AILA Doc. No. 13020740.
    AILA Doc. No. 13020740.
  • Selecting Good Clients (1/31/2013)
    One of the best and most effective ways of ensuring that an attorney will be profitable in his or her immigration practice is by reducing the number of potential collection problems. Learn how to select good client from the onset of a case in this week’s practice success tip. AILA Doc. No. 13013143.
    AILA Doc. No. 13013143.
  • Devise, Monitor and Enforce an Internet Usage Policy (1/24/2013)
    Nothing is so great a time-waster as the Internet. Keep control of your firm’s bandwidth with this week’s practice success tip. AILA Doc. No. 13012440.
    AILA Doc. No. 13012440.
  • Networking in New Networks (1/10/2013)
    The value from attending a conference or a networking event isn’t just based on the information you take in, it is also based on the opportunities. Maximize your networking opportunities with this week’s practice success tip. AILA Doc. No. 13011045.
    AILA Doc. No. 13011045.
  • Don’t Get Trapped in a Scammer’s Web (1/3/2013)
    If it seems like more scam artists are taking the streets and the internet, than you’re right, they are. Protect yourself and your money with this week’s practice success tip. AILA Doc. No. 13010356.
    AILA Doc. No. 13010356.