winter survival kit for lawyers
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Winter Survival Kit for Lawyers
Joshua Lenon Lawyer-in-Residence
Clio
Winter Troubles
2014 Winter Statistics
• Chicago - 67.9 inches of snow – 41.5 inches above normal
• New York – 4 feet of snow – 14 snowstorms this season
• New Orleans – First snowfall in 10 years – Temperature dropped below 23 degrees
Winter Car Kit
You shouldn’t travel in winter without being prepared. You should also be prepared for winter’s impact on your practice.
Lawyer’s Winter Survival
• When you must go out. • When you can’t go out. • Why go out?
WHEN YOU MUST GO OUT
1.3 Diligence
“A lawyer shall act with reasonable diligence and promptness in representing a client.” [1] A lawyer should pursue a matter on behalf of a client despite opposition, obstruction or personal inconvenience to the lawyer, and take whatever lawful and ethical measures are required to vindicate a client's cause or endeavor.
Make Sure You Have to Go
Have the Right Gear
Galoshes (swims.com)
Have the Right Gear
Professional dress layers • REI - Smartwool • Patagonia - Capilene • Uniqlo - Heattech
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Have the Right Gear
Smartphone-enabled gloves
Have the Right Gear
WHEN YOU CAN’T GO OUT
1.4 Communication (a) (3) keep the client reasonably informed about
the status of the matter;
(4) promptly comply with reasonable requests for information;
[7] A lawyer may not withhold information to serve the lawyer's own interest or convenience or the interests or convenience of another person.
Pick Resilient Tools
• Tools that overcome: – Lack of Power – Lack of Physical Access
• Tools that let you communicate
• Tools that work together • Tools that you will use everyday
Resilient Tools Pick technology that has its own power storage. Pick services over software to allow mobility.
Resilient Tools Have multiple communication channels. Software and hardware should work together.
Resilient Tools
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Everyday use means no loss of productivity
in an emergency.
WHY GO OUT?
The same tools that let you stay productive on snow days work for personal days too.
