| About the Authors | p. ix |
| Acknowledgments | p. xiii |
| Introduction | p. xv |
| Afraid of Losing Your Job? Lost it Already? | p. 1 |
| Remember That Economies Are Cyclical | p. 3 |
| Take Good Stock of Yourself | p. 5 |
| Educate Yourself in Another Area of Law Which Isn't Suffering | p. 7 |
| Consider a Lateral Move If Your Firm Is Shaky | p. 9 |
| Turn to Nonlegal Employment | p. 11 |
| Think About Going Global | p. 15 |
| Consider Becoming a Boutique or Regional Firm | p. 16 |
| Are You or Were You with a Big Firm? Think About Becoming a BigSolo | p. 18 |
| With a Smaller Firm and Going Solo? | p. 24 |
| Utilize Your Real Life Network | p. 26 |
| Get Up to Speed on Social Networking | p. 30 |
| Be Careful with What You Do and Say on Social Networking Sites | p. 33 |
| Perfect Your Elevator Speech | p. 35 |
| Keep Your Résumé Up to Date | p. 38 |
| Preparing a Résumé | p. 38 |
| The First-Draft Components | p. 40 |
| Education | p. 40 |
| Employment Experience | p. 41 |
| Memberships, Certifications, Affiliations, and Activities | p. 42 |
| The Visual Effect | p. 43 |
| Appearance | p. 44 |
| Layout | p. 44 |
| Organization | p. 45 |
| Don't Be a Slave to Geography | p. 49 |
| Find a Good Legal Recruiter | p. 50 |
| Don't Badmouth Your Former Employer | p. 51 |
| Looking for a Legal Job? Use Your Safety Net. The Internet, That Is | p. 52 |
| Online Resources | p. 52 |
| Law Related Blogs (Blawgs) | p. 58 |
| If You're Still Employed, You Can Only Do So Much to Prove Your Value to the Firm | p. 61 |
| If you Feel the Guillotine About to Drop | p. 62 |
| Get Unwired | p. 63 |
| Alcohol, Drugs, and Other Addictions: Don't Create an Additional Problem for Yourself | p. 65 |
| Keep Your Sense of Humor and a Positive Outlook! | p. 69 |
| Managing and Marketing Your Law Firm in a Down Economy | p. 71 |
| Recession Proof Your Firm | p. 73 |
| Careful Screening of Potential Clients Is Now Critical | p. 75 |
| Tips on Dealing with Collection of Fees from "Slow Pay" and "No Pay" Clients | p. 77 |
| Questions for Staff to Ask When First Contacting Clients for Payment | p. 83 |
| Take a Hard Look at Staffing and Associates | p. 85 |
| Consider the Alternatives | p. 85 |
| Delivering the Bad News to Good Lawyers | p. 88 |
| It's Your Money: Pay Attention and Watch for Trouble Signs | p. 91 |
| Get and Keep Good Credit and Have Cash Reserves | p. 94 |
| Everything Is Negotiable | p. 95 |
| Cut Fat, Not Muscle | p. 96 |
| Trust, But Verify | p. 97 |
| Check Your Checks and Balances System | p. 98 |
| Look at Your Personal Budget as Well | p. 100 |
| Consider Your Bank and Whether to Change It | p. 103 |
| It's Time to Contemplate Alternative Billing | p. 104 |
| Be Mindful of Employees Who May Know Your Finances Are Shaky or Who Are Disgruntled | p. 110 |
| Consider Less Expensive Office Space | p. 112 |
| Keep an Eye on Morale | p. 113 |
| Manage Your Public Image | p. 115 |
| Take Good Care of Current Clients | p. 116 |
| Keep Sniffing the Air | p. 119 |
| Outsource Your Financing by Accepting Credit Cards | p. 121 |
| Consider Whether Your Retainers Should Be "Evergreen" | p. 123 |
| Don't Abandon Strategic Planning | p. 124 |
| Don't Stop Marketing in Bad Times, But Look at HOW You Are Marketing | p. 125 |
| If Work Slows, Use Your Spare Time Productively for Business Purposes | p. 129 |
| Closing Files Can Be a Marketing Opportunity | p. 131 |
| Do it Better, Cheaper, Faster with Technology: Using Technology to Boost the Bottom Line | p. 133 |
| It's About "Time in a Bucket" | p. 135 |
| The Time Bucket Meets the ROLTI Factor | p. 139 |
| Shifting the Time Bucket: The Paperless Versus the Paper LESS Office: What Really Works | p. 152 |
Tightwad Technology for Tough and Trying Times:
25. Tips for Buying Right, Buying "Free," Spending Smart | p. 160 |
| Paying for Technology in Tough and Trying Times-Enter "Smart Leasing" as an Alternative Financing Source | p. 185 |
| Finding the Right "Smart Leasing" Source | p. 187 |
| Minimum Daily Technology Requirements-The Technology Every Small Practice Needs to Function | p. 191 |
| Your Computer | p. 192 |
| Solo/Small Firm Mobile PC System | p. 192 |
| Your Peripherals | p. 195 |
| Printer | p. 195 |
| Backup Systems | p. 197 |
| Scanning | p. 197 |
| Electrical Protection | p. 198 |
| Routers, Switches, Firewalls and Such | p. 199 |
| Application Software | p. 199 |
| Utility Software | p. 210 |
| Smartphone | p. 203 |
| Virtualizing Yourself Versus Adding Staff and Paid Services | p. 203 |
| Daily Dosage of Legal Tech Smarts | p. 204 |
| Conclusion | p. 206 |
| Further Resources | p. 207 |
| Index | p. 209 |
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