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<h2 style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 7px;"><img src="
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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">No one wants to be stuck inside as the weather gets nicer. Improving your time management skills and delegating work appropriately can help you free up time for yourself, friends, and family. Here are a few tips to get you going.
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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>Track your time for a week.</strong> Is email interrupting you frequently? Are you constantly putting out fires? Note any patterns you see. This will be your baseline to help you improve your time management moving forward. </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>Make to-do lists.</strong> Whether you use a list app or simple pen and paper, to-do lists help you capture important tasks in one place. From there, you can begin to group and prioritize items as needed. </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>Follow the 80/20 Rule.</strong> Also known as <a href="
https://www.thebalance.com/pareto-s-principle-the-80-20-rule-2275148">Pareto’s Principle</a>, it suggests that roughly 20 percent of your actions should be responsible for 80 percent of the value created. In other words, focus on the few, larger items on your to-do list that will generate the most significant results. </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>Minimize task-switching.</strong> Every time you switch tasks, it takes several minutes to re-establish your focus. Try concentrating on one task for an extended period of time. Set a time to check your emails, then return client calls, then go through your invoices, etc., instead of bouncing back and forth. </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>Set a timer. </strong>The <a href="
https://cirillocompany.de/pages/pomodoro-technique">Pomodoro Technique</a>, created by Francesco Cirillo in the 1980s, works like this:
<ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><li>Pick a task
</li><li>Set a timer for 25 minutes
</li><li>Focus on that task—and only that task—for the entire 25 minutes
</li><li>Take a five minute break when the timer goes off
</li><li>Repeat as needed (take a longer break if you’re doing three to four cycles in a row)</li></ul>
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<h3 style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 7px;"><a name="delegate">To Delegate or Not to Delegate – <br />It’s Not Really a Question</a></h3>
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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">We’ve all heard the saying, “if you want something done right, do it yourself.” We can assure you; a lawyer who lives with the billable hour did not utter these words.
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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Delegation allows you to be more effective and get more done. It's also necessary when you wish to realize your full billable rate as well as spend less time on tasks for which you are not an expert, or that take too long to master. These are just a few of the dozens of reasons why you should practice delegation. The next step is determining what you should delegate.
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Here are a few guidelines:</p>
<ol style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><li>If someone else can do something, especially if they can do it better than you can, delegate it.
</li><li>Administrative tasks should always be delegated; they take away time from your billable hours.
</li><li>Delegate things you will procrastinate doing.
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<li>Delegate things you don’t know how to do (or will take too long to learn).
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<li>Delegate routine or process-heavy tasks.</ol>
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<h3 style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 7px;">Early-Bird/Hotel Discounts Expire May 15 for AMC</h3>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><img src="
http://images.wisbar.org/Images/DigestEmails/AMC_2016_250w.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="83" align="right"/>This Monday (May 15) is the last day you can take advantage of discounts on the registration fee and hotel rooms for the 2017 <a href="
http://amc.wisbar.org/">Annual Meeting & Conference</a>, June 15-16 in Wisconsin Dells. </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Register <a href="
http://marketplace.wisbar.org/Pages/eventDetails.aspx?category=&cat=&pid=MA0733">online</a>, by phone at (800) 728-7788, or via <a href="
http://amc.wisbar.org/downloads/AMC-2017-Reg-Form.pdf">mail or fax</a> by May 15 to save on your registration fee. First-time member-attendees save an additional $100 off the registration fee no matter when they register – but registering by the early-bird deadline saves you even more! </p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">To enjoy discounted room rates at the Glacier Canyon Lodge, just call the reservation desk at (800) 867-WILD (9543) and mention you are with the State Bar of Wisconsin Annual Meeting & Conference at Glacier Canyon Lodge, <strong>Block #526959</strong>. </p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">You can even extend your stay with extra nights at the discounted Conference rate. Additional room nights are available at a discount on June 11 & 12, and June 18 & 19. Remember, if you make your hotel reservations after May 15, you <strong>may</strong> <strong>not</strong> receive discounted room rates for any nights. </p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>NOTE: After May 15, Glacier Canyon Lodge will NOT be able to guarantee rooms for the dates of AMC. To ensure a room for yourself, you must make your reservation by May 15.
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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Enjoy the start of summer while connecting with colleagues, learning about the latest trends at CLE sessions, and relaxing in picturesque Wisconsin Dells. </p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>Reserve your room and register now for AMC 2017!</strong></p>
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<h3 style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 7px;">NEW This Year – Pay Your Dues Online!</h3>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">This spring, for the first time ever, State Bar of Wisconsin members in good standing have the option of paying their court assessments and bar dues online from a computer or mobile device with a credit card. In seven steps, you can now pay your Supreme Court Assessments and State Bar Dues and complete your Trust Account Certificate online. It’s quick, convenient, and secure.
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">You can access the system in two ways. </p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">• Direct link to the system via <a href="
http://www.wisbar.org/mydues">www.wisbar.org/mydues</a></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0px;">• Through the <em>my</em>StateBar page:</p>
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<li>Log in to wisbar.org
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<li>Select <em>my</em>StateBar at the top of the page </li>
<li>Select the <em>my</em>Dues on the page tab</li></ol>
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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">If you opt to pay your dues online, you will receive a payment confirmation by email. You may also choose to print a receipt. Your official receipt, with Bar Card, will be mailed to you within 10 business days of processing your payment.
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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">If you’re interrupted during the online processing, you can log in and pick up where you left off.
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>12th Annual Intellectual Property Academy Registration is Open!</strong></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">July 13-14, 2017<br />
Stone Harbor Resort and Conference Center<br />
Sturgeon Bay, WI</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><img src="file://///net.wisbar.org/shares/imageLibrary/Images/DigestEmails/IP_photo_125w.jpg" alt="" width="125" height="83" align="right"/>This year’s IP Academy provides a strong framework for lawyers just starting out in the Intellectual Property field and is perfect for seasoned veterans who want updates on the ever changing world of IP. <a href="
http://marketplace.wisbar.org/Pages/eventDetails.aspx?category=&cat=&pid=SA6713">Click here for more information</a>. </p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>Nevada Chapter of the Nonresident Lawyers Division to Host Reception</strong></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Wednesday, May 24, 2017<br />
5:30 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.<br />
Tommy Bahama's Restaurant and Bar <br />
6605 Las Vegas Blvd S.<br />
Las Vegas, NV </p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">5:30 p.m. Registration, Meet and Mingle<br />
6:15 p.m. CLE Program - Nudging Better Behavior by Nancy Rapoport, Special Counsel to the President of UNLV<br />
7:15 p.m. Dessert and Q&A</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Please RSVP by sending Lois Berning (<a href="
mailto:lberning@wisbar.org">lberning@wisbar.org</a>) your name, the name of your guest, and your State Bar ID number no later than May 15, 2017.</p>
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<p style="margin-top: 8px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong>Law Students – There’s Still Time to Attend the State Bar AMC – Free!
</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10px;">Join members of the State Bar of Wisconsin June 15-16, 2017, in action-packed Wisconsin Dells for outstanding CLE, networking events, and social activities in the heart of Wisconsin. As a State Bar Law Student Associate, your conference tuition is <u>FREE</u> and walk-in registrations are welcome!</p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10px;"><li>25 CLE sessions
</li><li>2 Plenary speakers
</li><li>Dozens of networking and social events</li></ul>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10px;">Find full details or register at the <a href="
http://amc.wisbar.org">AMC website</a>.</p>
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<h3 align="center" style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 7px;">May 12, 1843<br />
First Recorded Session of Crawford County Court
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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Five years before Wisconsin statehood, the Crawford County court held its first session in Prairie du Chien, which was one of three territorial counties.
Source: <a href="
http://www.wishistory.com/may12.html">Wisconsin History Timeline</a> </p>
<h3 align="center" style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 7px;">May 13, 1918<br />Lusk Murder Trial Begins in Waukesha
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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10px;">Accused of murdering her lover’s wife, Grace Lusk, a Waukesha high school teacher, made headlines when her trial became a national media sensation. Lusk was found guilty and sentenced to 19 years, but was pardoned by the governor due to ill health after serving only five.
Source: <a href="
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/thisday/index.asp?month=5&day=13">Wisconsin Historical Society</a> </p>
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