Breakout 1 | My love/hate relationship with email: How to make sure it's not a toxic relationship (qualifies for 1.0 ethics hour)

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Lawyers spend an average of 2 - 3 hours per day on e-mail communications. Learn techniques to reduce the amount of time you spend on e-mail communications daily. We will discuss strategies you can implement immediately to drastically reduce the number of e-mail communications you receive and send. Communicating effectively, responding timely and setting boundaries with clients and other professionals will be highlighted.

Takeaways:

• Be in control of your caseload, communication and how you spend your day.
• Adapt your attorney client representation contract to specifically address e-mail communications.
• Set boundaries; respect and enforce those boundaries.
• Only check, review and respond to e-mail communications between __ and __ Monday through Friday.

Speaker: N. Carol Hutcheson, Carol Hutcheson Law Office, Springfield

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