Category Archives: Legal Practice Management

Introducing the Legal Productivity Blog

Well, we’ve had a good run talking about legal practice management and productivity here on the Rocket Matter blog. But the times, they are a-changin’.
In an effort to more clearly articulate our ideas and vision on legal productivity techniques, we’ve created a dedicated blog, Legal Productivity, so that any Rocket Matter product and company [...]

Notes from the Legal Productivity Webinar: How to Avoid A Lawyer Meltdown with Allison Shields

Do you know how to delegate effectively? Many lawyers don’t. Being able to let go of work that others can do and knowing how to follow up are key abilities in learning how to lessen workloads and reclaim your life.
Allison Shields of LegalEase Consulting Inc. and the popular website LawyerMeltdown.com hosted Rocket Matter’s [...]

Thanks to the ALA For a Wonderful 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Something unusual happened to us at the 2010 Association of Legal Administrators Annual Conference & Exposition which hasn’t happened at any other trade show we’ve been to. Attendee after attendee came up and thanked us for exhibiting and supporting the ALA.
Once in a while we hear appreciation like that at other shows, [...]

Practicing Law and Using Rocket Matter on an iPad

One of the great things about cloud computing is that it works on pretty much any device. Apple’s new iPad is no different.
Without any installs or upgrades, Rocket Matter customers are able to access their clients, matters, billing, calendar, and to-do list from their iPhone, Droid, office desktop, and now, their iPad.
In [...]

Rocket Matter Law 2.0 Webinar: Increase Revenues and Understand Alternative Fee Engagements

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With Jason Mendelson

The most comprehensive assessments of Legal Technology in 2010

Amazing work by Reid Trautz for his piece Is the Apple iPad the Tipping Point? Practicing Law in the Cloud Goes Mainstream in 2010. It’s one of the most, if not THE most, comprehensive assessments of the state of legal and how it’s changing before our eyes. A snippet:
Right before our eyes a [...]

ROCKET MATTER CELEBRATES TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY BY LAUNCHING ROCKET MATTER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

ROCKET MATTER CELEBRATES TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY BY LAUNCHING ROCKET MATTER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Company marks milestone and expands services to include custom import work and tailored training options
BOCA RATON, FL – February 2, 2010 – Rocket Matter®, the leading Web-based legal practice management and time and billing solution for small to mid-sized law firms, today announced the two-year [...]

Legal Project Management : A Shared Vision

We’re big proponents of legal professionals thinking of their cases as projects.  Why?  So that powerful techniques of the project management discipline, honed by years of experience in manufacturing and technology, can be leveraged to create an efficient and quality product for law firms.
That’s why we’re excited to see Paul C. Easton’s blog, Legal Project [...]

Law Practice Today: Do Lawyers Really Need Practice Management Software?

Allison C. Shields, Esq., President of Legal Ease Consulting, Inc. wrote a great piece in Law Practice Today about the need for attorneys to embrace practice management software (or as we at Rocket Matter like to call it, legal productivity software).
Allison knows a thing or two about making law offices more profitable and efficient:  she’s [...]

Legal Business Development Through Writing

 Operating out of South Florida, we often receive thought leaders visiting their parents. Such was the case yesterday, when I had the pleasure of meeting with Ari Kaplan, legal technology writer, speaker, and consultant.
I had a great talk with Ari, learning about his book “The Opportunity Maker” and his business philosophies. We conversed [...]