Family law practitioner Elise Buie has built a paperless practice that is super streamlined and optimized for remote work. She and Ernie share thoughts about how Hurricane Katrina helped motivate lawyers to adopt technology that improved their practices.

Listen in and find out why she says that learning to practice virtually not only helps your firm run smoother but also dramatically improves your quality of life.

For example, she observed that "it's so much easier to file a difficult brief from a beach in New Zealand than from your office." She knows this from direct personal experience, and you can learn from her experiences by listening closely to this episode. And it would probably help to take careful notes as you listen.

• Elise Buie's firm website.
• Check out Ernie's course on paperless lawyering that Elise mentioned that she took.
• Check out Ernie's LawFirm Autopilot Slack Group
• Read Ernie's article about why Slack is valuable as a form of group chat.
• Sign up for a Zoom account and learn how to do virtual meetings with video.
• Get Ernie's free Tech Resource Guide for solo and small firm lawyers, which includes recommendations about working remotely.

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EPISODE CREDITS:

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BTW, I'd love to get your feedback or hear about your questions (which I'll answer in upcoming episodes).

And when you get a chance, download my free Guide to Working Smarter in the Digital Age (which will help you streamline & optimize your practice —so you start working less and relaxing more). Oh, and if you're interested in making changes sooner, check out my new Working Smarter course.