Free Stuff for Going Solo an excerpt from Launching a 21st Century Law Practice by Carolyn Elefant

1. Free Stuff for Going Solo
excerpt from Launching a 21st
Century Law Practice
By
Carolyn Elefant

2. Rule 2: Evaluate
Free versus Fee
 Is it secure?
 Will it support your law firm’s mission critical functions?
 Is it convenient for your clients?
 Is it professional?

3. Function Free or Freemium
Business Plan Template canvarise.com
Planning Tools freelanceswitch.com, MyShingle.com
Word Processing Google Docs, Open Office
Legal Research Google Scholar, Fastcase App.
Timekeeping Toggl
Invoicing Quicken, simple invoice
Credit card payments Squareup.com paypal.com
Appointments Online appointy.com, bookfresh.com
Scheduling whenisgood.net
Document Storage Dropbox, Google Docs, Box.net
Forms Google Docs, Wufoo
Web Development Wix, Weebly, Google sites
Blogging Blogger, WordPress
Client Portal Total Attorneys ($1/month), [Clio, MyCaseInc, RocketMatter, more}
Email, Fas Gmail, Yahoo, [add domain, Google Apps for added security] efax
Voicemail Google Voice
E-signing echosign
Conference Call freeconferencecall.com
Web Platform & recording Anymeeting.com (up to 200 free)
Event Registration eventbrite.com
Online Presence Social Media (LinkedIn, FB, Twitter, JDSupra, Avvo, all free)
Invitations/Announcements evite.com
Photos flickr.com
Infographics visual.ly

4. Business Plan Template

5. Planning Tools
Planning Tools

6. Planning Tools
Planning Tools

7. Word Processing
Word Processing

8. Legal Research
Legal Research

9. Timekeeping

10. Invoices

11. Credit card processing

12. Appointments Online

13. Scheduling

14. Document Storage

15. Organization/Knowledge management

16. Forms

17. Web Development

18. Blogging

19. Client Portal/LPM

20. Email

21. Fax

22. Voicemail

23. e-Signing

24. Conference Call

25. Web Platform & Recording

26. Event Registration

27. Online Presence

28. Invitations/Announcements

29. Photos

30. Free Newsletter

31. Where to find me online
www.twitter.com/
carolynelefant
http://www.linkedin.com/in/carolynelefant
www.linkedin.com/in/
carolynelefant
www.pinterest.com https://plus.google.com/
112199202096472402474
/myshingle
Email: carolyn@carolynelefant.com/ Web: carolynelefant.com