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Automate & Levitate: Annual Solo and Small Firm Conference

SAVE THE DATE!  Feb. 24, 2023, 8 AM–12:30 PM. Details and registration for “Automate & Levitate:  Tactics for Small Firm Business Owners” will be available soon. Thank you to Conference Chair Camara Williams of Orlando. Learn skills and strategies that will take your firm up, up, and away!

Presenters and tentative topics:

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The Best Holiday Gifts for Lawyers

If you’re still holiday shopping for your lawyer friends and colleagues—or for anyone on your list—here’s an excellent gift guide with practical (and brilliant) lawyer gift ideas.

This year, branch out from gift certificates or generic presents and give the lawyers in your life something they’ll use.

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FREE Law Practice Tips by Jim Calloway

If you’re interested in a great resource for law practice and technology tips, check out Jim Calloway’s blog. Jim is the Director of the Oklahoma Bar Association’s Management Assistance Program. He’s a former as co-chair of the ABA TECHSHOW 2005 and the first two GPSSF National Solo and Small Firm Conferences. He frequently writes and speaks on legal technology issues, internet research, law office management and organization, and legal ethics. Read it here.

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NEW Initiative:  Life’s Legal Moments

In case you missed it, The Florida Bar recently launched “Life’s Legal Moments” to help Floridians navigate legal issues. The “LLM” program is an initiative of Florida Bar President Gary Lesser that provides helpful resources on how to hire lawyers, where Floridians may find lawyers to meet their specific needs, and how to navigate the legal system.

The recently launched Life’s Legal Moments website (FloridaLawyersCanHelp.com) provides a host of resources including research showing the benefits of hiring a lawyer. The LLM initiative was developed after a June 2022 survey found three out of every four Floridians consider the state’s legal system difficult to navigate.

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Florida Appeals

Florida Appeals was founded by Shannon McLin in 2019 after practicing at the firm she founded in 1997, The Carlyle Appellate Law Firm. The firm provides comprehensive, high-quality appellate and litigation-support services to trial lawyers and their clients throughout Florida. They believe that success at any level of litigation starts with thorough research, clear and concise writing, and well-reasoned legal analysis.

Trial lawyers provide an important role as advocates who present the case to the factfinder. The most effective legal teams feature both trial and appellate lawyers, each playing to their respective strengths for the client’s benefit. Florida Appeals’ appellate lawyers represent clients in appeals in all of Florida’s district courts of appeal, the Supreme Court of Florida, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States. The Florida Appeals team looks forward to working with solo and small firm lawyers throughout Florida.

We appreciate Florida Appeals’ support as an annual Section Supporter.

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5 Techniques for Instant Stress Relief

For some lawyers, the uncertainty and unpredictability of law practice make life more exciting. They thrive under pressure — or seem to. For a lot of others, the pressures of law practice lead to depression and burnout. What can you do if you begin spiraling into negativity? Try practicing these simple techniques for stress relief.

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Aftermarket CLE Available Online 24/7

Some of the section’s most popular programs are available as online seminars (on-demand) and downloadable audio. Check out the InReach catalog’s Solo & Small Firm CLE options here, and bookmark this URL — bit.ly/SSF_CLE — to go straight to the sort. Here are some new additions to the catalog:

Thank you to our 2022-23 section sponsors.