State Bar of Wisconsin

Managing a practice/law office systems

Law office systems

• Association of Records Managers and Administrators, Madison, Wisconsin Chapter: Join ARMA, learn about educational opportunities and access the free newsletter.
• Legal Management Resource Center: Created by the Association of Legal Administrators, the LMRC provides access to comprehensive information about legal management issues.
• Microlaw Legal Tech CLE: Tech/Practice Management Topics: Outlines from Microlaw regarding technology in the law practice.
• TechnoLawyer: TechnoLawyer consists of newsletters and archives covering many topics, including Accounting, Case Management, Digital Copiers, Document Assembly, Document Management, Handhelds/PDAs, Knowledge Management, Law Office Management, Legal Marketing, Litigation Support, Word Processing, and much more.
• Wisconsin Association of Legal Administrators: The Wisconsin Association of Legal Administrators (WALA) offers educational programs and information on law office systems, including technology.

Timekeeping

• ABA LPM: Finance Resources: Finance resources from the Law Practice Management Section of the ABA.

Billing and collection

• Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: The text of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, from the Federal Trade Commission.
• Law-Soft.com: Resources to help you choose effective legal software.
• LMRC Documents: Billing and Collection: Articles provided by the Legal Management Resource Center.
• LMRC Documents: Billing Practices: Articles provided by the Legal Management Resource Center.

Calendaring and docketing

• LMRC Documents: Find articles on calendaring and docketing easily by doing a word search in the Legal Management Resource Center.

Risk management

• Risk Management articles from Wisconsin Lawyer Magazine: Articles from Wisconsin Lawyer Magazine's Risk Management column.
• Planning for Disaster and Recovery is NOT Optional: Planning what to do in the event of a natural or human disaster is imperative to protect your staff, clients, work product, and physical office and equipment. Here are some steps to take before an unexpected disaster hits.
• ABA Division for Bar Services Web Disaster Relief Resources: This site includes disaster planning practice management resources, law-related disaster relief resources, and the legal community's response to recent terrorism events
• Disaster Recovery: Steps to take in Recovery Effort: Steps to take in disaster recovery efforts, from the Tennessee Bar Association.
• LawNet, Inc. White Papers: Disaster Preparedness / Disaster Recovery: This white paper presents several articles that focus on preparation for and reaction to disasters, ranging from the annoyance of hardware failure or data corruption at the low end to the devastation of full-scale physical destruction of facilities at the other. 133 KB
• Legal Management Resource Center Documents: Risk management: Articles provided by the Association of Legal Administrators' Legal Management Resource Center.

File maintenance

• Association for Information Management Professionals Records/Info Management: Records/information management topics from ARMA International.
• LMRC Documents: File Maintenance: Articles provided by the Legal Management Resource Center.
• Opening and Maintaining Client Files: A comprehensive article published by the Law Society of British Columbia. 607 KB