I was recently asked by someone in an audience I was to use one word to best describe OneNote Tags for lawyers and attorneys.  The word I responded with?  Invaluable.  "Why such a strong word," was the response.

First, a little background.  Since I am an attorney, I can say this with credibility:  we all sometimes drop the ball.  Gasp! The hope is that they are not important things, like statutes of limitations, court deadlines and the like.  For most of us, missed items really aren't these big ticket things.  It is usually the little things like calling someone back or following up on something.  You ...

OneNote is a very adaptable program.  Using a shared notebook (see previous entry) allows teams to work together and share notes.  As I have mentioned before, I am a solo practitioner but I do have one great assistant.  Most of my law practice OneNote notebooks are shared with her though my server.  One notebook I set up is "Phone Calls."  I set up sections for each month and then the pages within the section are the days of the month (1, 2, ect).  When my assistant takes a phone message for me, she types it in this shared notebook.  When I am connected to my network, ...

As many of my readers know, I am a big fan of Microsoft OneNote, particularly the 07 version.  Using OneNote in a law firm (big or small) provides better organization.  I am going to be running a "mini-series" on various uses of OneNote in a law firm.

Since "Shared Notebooks" are a a critical component to using OneNote in a law firm, I want to start off this series explaining how to set one up.  First, decide where the particular notebook will be hosted/stored.  Then select File>New>Notebook.  Next, name the note book and select the color you want associated with it.  Click Next.  ...