things i carry by allison c shields
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Things I CarryAllison C. Shields, Esq.President, Legal Ease Consulting, Inc. [email protected] www.LegalEaseConsulting.com (blog)
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Hi! I’m Allison. I’m a lawyer, author and President of Legal Ease Consulting, Inc. I help lawyers improve their office functions, productivity and billing and work with them on marketing and business development to attract the kinds of clients they want. These are 5 of my most indispensable “tools” that I carry with me every day.
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Smart phone – Droid Razr Maxx
I’m on the go a lot, so I’m often checking my calendar, emails and social media from my smartphone – not to mention taking client calls. And although it might not be the best camera out there, it still is a camera in my pocket, and it takes pretty good photos – like this one.
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Curiosity
There’s always something new to learn and do!
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An Open Mind
I like to be open to whatever surprises might come my way, and try not to approach things with a preconceived notion of what they might – or “should” be.
I also don’t believe in “best practices” and try not to blindly accept conventional wisdom.
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Evernote + Lists
…to keep track of all of the great ideas and inspiration that result from being curious and having an open mind…and all of the things I have to do on a daily basis!
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Whether RSS feeds, feeds from social media sites like Twitter, Facebook or Google+, I rely on my feeds for interesting links, articles to share and inspiration (which I’d like to say I carry, but it doesn’t always come without help)
News Feeds
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Now it’s YOUR turn…
What things do YOU carry? Let me know in the comments, or post your own slideshow!
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Allison C. Shields• President, Legal Ease Consulting, Inc.
• Practice Management, Productivity, Marketing and Business Development for Lawyers
• Services include individual coaching, training, assessments & surveys, business and marketing strategy and social media
• Practicing lawyer for over 15 years
• Former law firm Administrative Partner
• Co-author, LinkedIn in One Hour for Lawyers, and Facebook in One Hour for Lawyers, published by the American Bar Association Law Practice Management Section