If you have a question about your legal business, who can give you a better answer than fellow lawyers? That’s the idea behind LawyerSlack, an online community where lawyers can network, get advice, or even just hang out in the presence of other lawyers. In this On the Road report from the 2017 Clio Cloud conference, host Jason Tashea discusses LawyerSlack, what it is and how it works, with Keith Lee and Brian Lynch. They discuss the benefits and pitfalls of this community including getting quick, helpful answers directly from another lawyer and building human connections.

Keith Lee writes for Above The Law while he practices law at Hamer Law Group, LLC in Birmingham, Alabama.

Brian Lynch started Lynch Legal Consulting where he helps small businesses launch, develop a web presence, and comply with State and Federal laws.

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If you have a question about your legal business, who can give you a better answer than fellow lawyers? That’s the idea behind LawyerSlack, an online community where lawyers can network, get advice, or even just hang out in the presence of other lawyers. In this On the Road report from the 2017 Clio Cloud conference, host Jason Tashea discusses LawyerSlack, what it is and how it works, with Keith Lee and Brian Lynch. They discuss the benefits and pitfalls of this community including getting quick, helpful answers directly from another lawyer and building human connections.

Keith Lee writes for Above The Law while he practices law at Hamer Law Group, LLC in Birmingham, Alabama.

Brian Lynch started Lynch Legal Consulting where he helps small businesses launch, develop a web presence, and comply with State and Federal laws.

As the first deafblind person to graduate Harvard, Haben Girma understands limitations for people with disabilities in the legal profession. In her TEDx talk in Baltimore, Haben Girma asked a question that a lot of people with disabilities ask themselves: do I accept the limitations and challenges set before me or do I do something about it? As well as being the first deafblind person to graduate from Harvard, Haben actively works to increase accessibility for disabled people in the legal profession. In this On the Road report from the 2017 Clio Cloud conference, host Rian Gauvreau talks to Haben Girma about how to increase accessibility in websites, applications, education, and law firms. She discusses how technology innovations are helping those with disabilities and her most frustrating and rewarding experiences as an advocate and lawyer.

The first deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law School, Haben Girma advocates for equal opportunities for people with disabilities.

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It’s sometimes hard to see your law firm as a business, especially one driven by the customer, but the success of companies like Avvo has shown that using demand-driven tactics can sometimes be what allows a business to thrive. In this On the Road report from the 2017 Clio Cloud conference, host Chris Anderson talks to Mark Britton, founder of Avvo, about what it means to be a demand-driven organization and why more lawyers should invest in client feedback. Mark gives his tips on the best way to communicate with clients and questions you can ask them to get truly honest, valuable information.

Mark Britton is the founder, CEO, and President of Avvo, an online legal forum and directory.

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Counter Tax Lawyers is a law firm that’s driven to succeed and is doing so in a way that differs from a lot of other firms. They are future-oriented and have even created their own software in order to improve the quality of their services. Peter Aprile and Natalie Worsfold, both leaders at the company, gave their presentation at the 2017 Clio Cloud conference about their unique work processes and what makes them efficient. In this On the Road report, host Sam Glover talks to them about their presentation and the three things lawyers should be doing or thinking about along with tech adoption. These three things include having goals, mapping out processes, and thinking deeply about these processes and how they will impact the future of your company.

Peter Aprile is a senior lawyer specializing in tax dispute resolution and litigation and founder of Counter Tax Lawyers.

Natalie Worsfold is a tax lawyer at Counter Tax Lawyers. He represents individual taxpayers and owner-managed businesses in disputes with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).

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Counter Tax Lawyers is a law firm that’s driven to succeed and is doing so in a way that differs from a lot of other firms. They are future-oriented and have even created their own software in order to improve the quality of their services. Peter Aprile and Natalie Worsfold, both leaders at the company, gave their presentation at the 2017 Clio Cloud conference about their unique work processes and what makes them efficient. In this On the Road report, host Sam Glover talks to them about their presentation and the three things lawyers should be doing or thinking about along with tech adoption. These three things include having goals, mapping out processes, and thinking deeply about these processes and how they will impact the future of your company.

Peter Aprile is a senior lawyer specializing in tax dispute resolution and litigation and founder of Counter Tax Lawyers.

Natalie Worsfold is a tax lawyer at Counter Tax Lawyers. He represents individual taxpayers and owner-managed businesses in disputes with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).

It’s sometimes hard to see your law firm as a business, especially one driven by the customer, but the success of companies like Avvo has shown that using demand-driven tactics can sometimes be what allows a business to thrive. In this On the Road report from the 2017 Clio Cloud conference, host Chris Anderson talks to Mark Britton, founder of Avvo, about what it means to be a demand-driven organization and why more lawyers should invest in client feedback. Mark gives his tips on the best way to communicate with clients and questions you can ask them to get truly honest, valuable information.

Mark Britton is the founder, CEO, and President of Avvo, an online legal forum and directory.

As the first deafblind person to graduate Harvard, Haben Girma understands limitations for people with disabilities in the legal profession. In her TEDx talk in Baltimore, Haben Girma asked a question that a lot of people with disabilities ask themselves: do I accept the limitations and challenges set before me or do I do something about it? As well as being the first deafblind person to graduate from Harvard, Haben actively works to increase accessibility for disabled people in the legal profession. In this On the Road report from the 2017 Clio Cloud conference, host Rian Gauvreau talks to Haben Girma about how to increase accessibility in websites, applications, education, and law firms. She discusses how technology innovations are helping those with disabilities and her most frustrating and rewarding experiences as an advocate and lawyer.

The first deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law School, Haben Girma advocates for equal opportunities for people with disabilities.

Clio fans rejoice! The company has spent over 600 hours interviewing customers in order to implement around 220 feature improvements, dubbing this epic redesign New Clio or project Apollo. In this On the Road report from the 2017 Clio Cloud conference, host Joshua Lenon discusses New Clio with Eric and Ernie Bin. They talk about the steps they have taken to ensure changes customers want to see are implemented and what has driven them to make certain design decisions.

Eric Bin is the director of product management at Clio. He and his team are responsible for setting the product strategy and building the roadmap that keeps a 60+ person engineering organization humming and a 230+ person company growing.

Ernie Bin is the director of product design at Clio. He has spent over 15 years working with leading companies like Nike, Starbucks, EA, Microsoft, Lululemon, The North Face, along with provincial governments and crown corporations.

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“Leadership is the art of influencing human behavior to accomplish a mission in the manner desired by the leader.” - Canadian Forces definition of leadership

So it's too late to be the first Canadian to walk around in space, but as lawyers we should take a leaf out of his book; excelling as leaders and adapting to unforeseen challenges benefits astronauts and lawyers alike. In this On the Road report from the 2017 Clio Cloud conference, Jack Newton, Phil Brown, and Rian Gauvreau talk to retired Canadian astronaut and International Space Station Commander Chris Hadfield about what molds a true leader and how to anticipate failure without letting it overwhelm you. He also discusses his experiences in the Royal Canadian Air Cadets and how they shaped his ideas of leadership and self discipline.

Chris Hadfield is a retired Canadian astronaut who was the first Canadian to walk in space. An engineer and former Royal Canadian Air Force fighter pilot, Hadfield has flown two space shuttle missions and served as commander of the International Space Station.

Jack Newton is the founder of Clio, a pioneer in the cloud-based practice management industry.

Phil Brown is currently a member of the Ontario Criminal Lawyers Association and is the Photo Editor of “For The Defence” magazine.

Rian Gauvreau is the co-founder and chief operating officer for Clio where he combines his years of experience in law firm IT with his in-depth software development experience.

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