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Welcome to
www.calbar.ca.gov/lpmt
the website for the
Law Practice Management
and Technology Section
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Available Now in Our Online CLE Catalog...
 Webinar
AB 5 as Enacted: the New
Amendments to the California Discovery Act for Electronically
Stored Information (ESI)
Program from Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Earn 1.5 Total Participatory MCLE
Credits
This program is available in our online catalog.
On June 29, 2009, the new amendments to the California Discovery
Act (C.C.P. Title 4) for Electronically Stored Information (ESI),
“AB5,” came into force. Until now, California law has
not specifically addressed ESI and its acquisition, production, and
use. Although treated similarly to “documents” under
the previous statutory regime, critical differences will have a
dramatic impact on California litigation
Faculty:
- Hon. Richard Best
- Robert D. Brownstone, Esq
- William E. Hoffman, Esq.
For more information, click HEREor visit www.calbar.org/online-cle and select Tele-seminars and
Webinars for our full range of upcoming programs.
Now Available: The California Guide to
Opening and Managing a Law Office
 The California Guide to Opening
and Managing a Law Office, newly written and published by the State
Bar of California, is now available for purchase online. As a sole
practitioner or the head of a small firm, you must act as so much
more than just CEO; you also must also wear the hats of Chief
Financial Officer, Human Resources Director, Chief Technology
Officer, and more. This is the guide, created by experts, to help
you with all the roles you must undertake and tasks you must
accomplish to make your practice flourish. See the Sections Bookstore for more details.
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The Bottom Line on
CD-ROM. The Section is pleased offer 24 years of articles on
CD-ROM free to members! The Bottom Line is the official publication
of the State Bar of California Law Practice Management &
Technology Section.
The LPMT Exectuvie Committee has created a
CD-ROM containing a full-text searchable archive of articles from
all available issues of The Bottom Line as an added benefit
exclusively for members of the Section.
- Full-text archive of Bottom Line articles
- More than 100 issues from 1979-2002
- Browse Individual Issues by year
- Keyword search the entire archive
Current, active members of the Section received
a complimentary copy of this CD-ROM included in the envelope with
the August issue of The Bottom Line. For questions regarding the
use of the CD, e-mail lpmt-cd@netforlawyers.com.
For More
Information on Using Your New CD, Click Here
Books
Authored by Current and Former LPMT Executive Committee Members
- Carole A. Levitt (former
Chair of the LPMT Section and current Advisor)
- The Cybersleuth's Guide to the
Internet: Conducting Effective Investigative & Legal Research
on the Web, 9th edition, IFL Press 2008. See
http://www.netforlawyers.com/prod01.htm.
- The Lawyer's Guide to Fact Finding
on the Internet, Third Edition by Carole A. Levitt and Mark Rosch has recently been published by the
American Bar Association. Written especially for legal
professionals, this newly revised and expanded 640-page edition is
a complete, hands-on guide to the best sites, secrets, and
shortcuts for conducting efficient research on the Web. The book
describes the difference between legal research and fact-finding,
demonstrates the distinction between the "visible" and "invisible"
Web, and illustrates how to find information on each. For more
information, contact Carole Levitt or go to www.internetfactfinder.com.
- Ed Poll (former Chair and current Advisor of
the LPMT Section) has written many books. For more information, see
http://store.lawbiz.com/books.php.
- Law Firm Fees & Compensation:
Value & Growth Dynamics: A LawBiz® Management
Special Report
- Disaster Preparedness & Recovery
Planning for Law Firms: A LawBiz® Management Special
Report
- The Successful Lawyer – Banker
Relationship: A LawBiz® Management Special
Report
- More Secrets of The Business of
Law®
- Business Competency for Lawyers: A
Lawbiz® Management Special Report
- Selling Your Law Practice: The
Profitable Exit Strategy
- Collecting Your Fee: Getting Paid
from Intake to Invoice
- Attorney & Law Firm Guide to The
Business of Law: Planning and Operating for Survival and Growth,
Second Edition
- Secrets of The Business of
Law®: Successful Practices for Increasing Your
Profits!
- The Profitable Law Office Handbook:
Attorney's Guide to Successful Business Planning
- Carol Langford (former Chair
and current Advisor of the LPMT Section) co-authored two books:
- Legal Ethics in the Practice of
Law
- The Moral Compass of the American
Lawyer: Truth, Justice, Power, and Greed
- Coming soon: Russell Jackman and Alex Lubarsky "Electronic Discovery".
SAVE MONEY WITH CEB
 Continuing Education
of the Bar, California (CEB) is extending some special discount
offers to our section. As a member of the Law Practice Management
and Technology Section, you're eligible for:
- 10% off selected CEB print or online books
- A rebate on your section dues that can be applied to the cost
of a CEB Gold CLE Passport or a CLE program ticket
A complete list of the products eligible for a discount is
available on a CEB web page accessible through our Members Only Area. Information about the section dues
rebate program can be found on the CEB Web site.
PUBLIC AREA
SERVICES
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Recent Articles -- Selected recent articles from the Law
Practice Management & Technology Section's "The Bottom Line"
newsletter. Every member of the section receives a complimentary
copy of this newsletter. Non-members can earn one hour of MCLE
credit for only $20.00. This credit is free to Section
members.
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Education -- a calendar of Section events and information about
ongoing opportunities for MCLE, including online audio and video
and self-study by audiocassette.
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Section Executive Committee -- The full roster of the Section's
Executive Committee is available here.
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Section Membership Information
LPMT Section, 180 Howard
Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, 415-538-2520 , FAX
415-538-2368
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