Five indispensable tools by Allison Shields of Legal Ease Consulting, Inc.

1. Things I Carry
Allison C. Shields, Esq.
President, Legal Ease Consulting, Inc.
Allison@LegalEaseConsulting.com
www.LawyerMeltdown.com
www.LegalEaseConsulting.com (blog)

2. Hi! I’m Allison. I’m a lawyer, author and President of Legal Ease Consulting, Inc. I help lawyers
improve their office functions, productivity and billing and work with them on marketing and
business development to attract the kinds of clients they want. These are 5 of my most
indispensable “tools” that I carry with me every day.

3. Smart phone – Droid Razr Maxx
I’m on the go a lot, so I’m often checking my calendar, emails and social
media from my smartphone – not to mention taking client calls. And
although it might not be the best camera out there, it still is a camera in
my pocket, and it takes pretty good photos – like this one.

4. Curiosity
There’s always something new to
learn and do!

5. An Open Mind
I like to be open to whatever
surprises might come my way,
and try not to approach
things with a preconceived
notion of what they might –
or “should” be.
I also don’t believe in “best
practices” and try not to
blindly accept conventional
wisdom.

6. Evernote + Lists
…to keep track of all of the great
ideas and inspiration that result
from being curious and having an
open mind…and all of the things I
have to do on a daily basis!

7. Whether RSS feeds, feeds from social media
sites like Twitter, Facebook or Google+, I rely
on my feeds for interesting links, articles to
share and inspiration (which I’d like to say I
carry, but it doesn’t always come without
help)
News Feeds

8. Now it’s YOUR turn…
What things do YOU carry? Let me know in the comments, or post your own
slideshow!

9. Allison C. Shields
• President, Legal Ease Consulting, Inc.
• Practice
Management, Productivity, Marketing
and Business Development for Lawyers
• Services include individual
coaching, training, assessments &
surveys, business and marketing
strategy and social media
• Practicing lawyer for over 15 years
• Former law firm Administrative Partner
• Co-author, LinkedIn in One Hour for
Lawyers, and Facebook in One Hour for
Lawyers, published by the American Bar
Association Law Practice Management
Section