PLEASE NOTE: Due to the rapid changes in computer technology (hardware and software), articles focused primarily on office productivity tools were not included. Publications and periodicals that are available at the Association’s library are denoted by an asterisk (*).

Business Planning
Get control of your time: planning each work day and prioritizing tasks can make ‘free’ time more productive, by Steven C. Bennett (New Jersey Law Journal, March 3, 2003 v. 171, i. 10, p. S-7(1))*

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Firm Management
Ancillary businesses: success depends on marketing effectively and complying with ethics rules (Law Firm Administration: A Special Report), by James W. Jones and Terri Pepper Gavluc (Legal Times, May 12, 2003, v. 26, i. 19, p. 29, col. 1)

Implementing performance-linked pay system: defining vision for firm and goals of individual partners is important starting point, by J. Mark Santiago (New York Law Journal, April 7, 2003, v. 229, i. 65, p. S3, col. 1)*
10 sure ways to fail, by David J. Bilinsky and Reid F. Trautz (Law Practice Management, April 2003, v. 29, i. 3, p. 20(6))
Is your firm’s part-time program a retention tool? by Joan Williams and Cynthia Thomas Calvert (Law Practice Management, April 2003, v. 29, i. 3, p. 33(4))

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Marketing/Advertising (including Web Sites)
Frame another web site on your own? Best not to try, by Michael Cantor and Pamela Chestek (Legal Times, June 9, 2003, v. 26, i. 23, p. 24, col. 1)

Directories: some firms just say no: firms weigh cost versus the value of being listed in Martindale-Hubbell and other guides, by Anthony Lin (Legal Times, June 2, 2003, v. 26, i. 22, p. 19, col. 1)

Build it, they will come: hanging your shingle on the information superhighway, by Chris Moschovistis (New York Law Journal, May 27, 2003, v. 229, i. 100, p. 5, col. 1)*
What works, what doesn’t: don’t rely on image advertising: firms need a mix of activities, some painful, to attract clients, by John Sterling (Legal Times, May 26, 2003, v. 26, i. 21, p. 19, col. 1)

Affordable marketing: you can get big firm results without big firm budgets, by Laurel-Ann Dooley (Legal Times, May 26, 2003, v. 26, i. 21, p. 34, col. 1)

Keeping your firm’s online content up-to-date, by Carole Levitt (The Computer & Internet Lawyer, May 2003 v. 20, i. 5, p. 24(3))

How to conduct client surveys, how not to conduct client surveys, by Mark T. Greene (Of Counsel, March 2003 v. 22, i. 3, p. 17(6))

How to net new clients: if you practice law, you need a web site, says this marketing expert. here’s how to get a good one without blowing the budget, by Susan L. Sipe (Trial, January 2003, v. 39, i. 1, p. 44 (5))*

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Technology
Painless ways to boost productivity: take word processing, legal research and your use of web resources to the next level, by Richard Simon (New Jersey Law Journal, May 12, 2003, v. 172, i. 6, p. 38(2))*

Web conferences: new generation of software: latest programs make online meetings workable, by Matt Kelly (The National Law Journal, May 5, 2003, v. 25, i. 37, p. C5, col. 1)*

Tips for computer-shopping solos: Mac versus pc? Laptop or stand-alone? And what about peripherals? by Brian Harris (New Jersey Law Journal, March 3, 2003, v. 171, i. 10, p. 30(2))*

10 steps to transform word into a legal tool, by John Heckman (Law Practice Management, March 2003, v. 29, i. 2, p. 20(2))

How to buy a new computer: solo and small firm practitioners need a plan before they go computer shopping, by Brian R. Harris (Legal Times, February 24, 2003, v. 26, i. 8, p. 32, col. 1)

Scanning the horizon: know what you need a scanner to do before you decide to buy, by Roland Simonis (Legal Times, Technology: A Special Report, January 20, 2003, v. 26, i. 3, p. 34, col. 1

Power tools: holiday gifts for small-firm lawyers, by Laura Gentile (New York Law Journal, January 3, 2003, v. 229, i. 2, p. 16, col. 1)*

Declaration of attorney independence, by David Beckman and David Hirsch (ABA Journal, July 2002, v. 88, p. 60(2))*

Do dictation digitally, (Trial, May 2002, v. 38, i. 5, p. 101(1))*

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E-Filing
The rising tide of e-filing, by James I. Keane (Law Practice Management, May-June 2003, v. 29, i. 4, p. 32(1))

E-Filing: a fully automated way of meeting deadlines, by Pat O’Donnell (New York Law Journal, March 31, 2003, v. 229, i. 60, p. T9, col. 1)*

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E-Mail
Beware the ease of e-mail: e-mail’s informality offers pitfalls in interaction with clients, opposing counsel, by Jeffrey A. Fuisz and Allison M. King (Legal Times, April 21, 2003, v. 26, i. 16, p. 18, col. 2)

Don’t let your e-mail ‘papering’ hurt your client, by Joel Cohen and James L. Bernard (Legal Times, March 24, 2003, v. 26, i. 12, p. 20, col. 1)

E-Mail strategies: battling message overload, by Kathleen Call (Law Practice Management, March 2003, v. 29, i. 2, p. 29(1)

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Internet Research
What a concept! new computer search methods promise better e-discovery results, by Jason Krause (ABA Journal, August 2003, v. 89, p. 60(1))*

Organized intelligence: lawyers can use familiar west software to find internal documents, check cites, by Jason Krause (ABA Journal, June 2003, v. 89, p. 65(1))*

What a concept (about legal search engine) (American Lawyer, March 2003, v. 25, i. 3, p. S8 (2))*

Use the internet to sharpen discovery: a little homework on the web can make all the difference in the outcome of your case, by Chris Iles (New Jersey Law Journal, January 27, 2003, v. 171, i. 4, p. 30 (1))*

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Retirement Planning
The single-participant 401(k): the who, what and why of this new benefit for small businesses, by Juliette Fairley and Peter D. Fleming (Journal of Accountancy, March 2003, v. 195, i. 3, p. 49(4))

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Client Relations (including Billing)
Resolving a dispute over legal fees: the firm’s bills kept mounting – as the company’s prospects for recovery diminished, by Wendeen Eolis (Legal Times, May 19, 2003, v. 26, i. 20, p. 23, col. 1)

Show me the money, by John C. Tredennick Jr. (Law Practice Management, April 2003, v. 29, i. 3, p. 50)

Know your billing software: don’t waste potential billable hours billing other clients, by Kevin P. Cronin and Ronald N. Weikers (Legal Times, March 31, 2003, v. 26, i. 13, p. 35, col. 1)

The client’s hour: customer relations is once again topic a for law firms. that is long overdue, and ultimately speaks to the best values in the profession, by Aric Press (American Lawyer, March 2003, v. 25, i. 3, p. 72(2))*

Success depends on attracting new clients: consider the trilogy business development, marketing and public relations, by David Geyer and Elizabeth Lampert (New York Law Journal, January 27, 2003, v. 229, i. 17, p. S11, col. 1)*

Implementing an alternative billing program, by Joel A. Rose (Lawyers Competitive Edge: The Journal of Law Office Economics and Management, January 2003, v. 5, i. 1, p. 1(6))

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Associates and Support Staff
Secretarial assets: new approaches can better meet the modern needs of lawyers and firms (Law Firm Administration: A Special Report), by Ron Fredmann (Legal Times, May 12, 2003, v. 26, i. 19, p. 31, col. 1)

Why associates leave, and strategies to keep them, by Stacey Beck (New Jersey Law Journal, March 26, 2001, v. 163, i. 13, p. 31)*

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Ethics and Professionalism
The ten commandments of professionalism: a misguided effort, by Elizabeth A. Alison (The Professional Lawyer, Summer 2002, v. 13, i. 4, p. 24(4))

Toward abandoning organized professionalism, by Thomas D. Morgan (Hofstra Law Review, Spring 2002, v. 30, i. 3, p. 947-976)*

Ethical, legal and practical implications of attorney referral fees, by Barry R. Temkin (New York Law Journal, August 7, 2002, v. 228, i. 25, p. 4, col. 3)*

Toward a community of professionalism, by Elliot L. Bien (Journal of Appellate Practice and Process, Fall 2001, v. 3, i. 2, p. 475(29))

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Malpractice
Distinctions emerge on attorney liability for lost punitives: courts split on making lawyers responsible when malpractice hurts chance for windfall, by Thomas C. Moore (New York Law Journal, October 15, 2002, v. 228, i. 72, p. S6, col. 2)*

The fine line between strategic miscalculation and harmful error: consequences and repercussions of legal malpractice to the criminal defense attorney, by Nick Hedding (Journal of Legal Advocacy and Practice, Annual 2002, v. 4, p. 222-234)

Attorneys: be leary about advising clients on novel legal theories, by Norman B. Arnoff and Sue C. Jacobs (New York Law Journal, February 13, 2001, v. 225, i. 29, p. 3, col. 1)*

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Career Satisfaction
Focus on the positive: transitions within the profession, by Katherine Foldes (Law Practice Management, Jan.-Feb. 2003, v. 29, i. 1, p. 33(5))

Figure out what AILS you: aptitude, interest, lifestyle, and self-actualization are good predictors of career satisfaction, by Sheila Nielsen (Legal Times, August 5, 2002, v. 25, i. 31, p. 20, col. 1)

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Case Management and Litigation Support
Courtroom conduct: how you act before the judge and jury can help you win – or lose – the case, by James W. McElhaney (ABA Journal, June 2003, v. 89, p. 34(2))*

How smart firms implement case management systems, by Ross L. Kodner (Law Practice Management, May-June 2003, v. 29, i. 4, p. 7 (11))
Case management is doable, by Frank M. Petosa (The National Law Journal, April 7, 2003, v. 25, i. 33, p. A17, col. 1)*

Choosing Case Management Software: Tops Shopping Tips, by Andrew Z. Adkins III (Law Practice Management, March 2003, v. 29, i. 2, p. 38 (4))
Litigation support: a special report (Various Authors), (Legal Times, March 10, 2003, v. 26. i. 10, pp. 35-37)

Learn to use the litigation support tools you may not know you already own: beginners can get started with microsoft corp.’s windows and its office suite, by Chris Janak (New Jersey Law Journal, February 3, 2003, v. 171, i. 6, p. 30(1))*

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