194 - Effective Information Processing for Lawyers

Lawyers need to learn the new rules for effective, efficient information processing. These rules have arisen because the information we deal with has become increasingly digital. That part is obvious, but learning how to deal better with digital information is definitely not obvious.   Show Notes

• A Lawyer's Guide to Processing Digital Information (YouTube video)
• Episode 13 - Paperless Practice - Document Management
• Episode 98 - Essential Search Skills
• Episode 107 - Managing Information in Age of Digital Disruption
• Episode 117 - Frameworks, Tags & Two Books
• Episode 139 - Information Sherpas
• Episode 178 Mental Models (Charlie Munger)
• Episode 179 Mental Models - Part II
• Axios - daily email newsletter
• Morning Brew - daily email newsletter
• Milk Road email newsletter (about cryptocurrencies)
• The Hustle - an email newsletter about tech/startup news

General Resources

• The 80/20 Principle (my email newsletter)
• The 5 Pillars of a Tech-Powered Law Practice
• The Inner Circle (an online community for law firm owners)

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