Winter. Whether you love it or hate it, you have to admit that digging your car out of the snow as part of your morning routine is not ideal. Living with these conditions day in and day out may lead you to consider alternative ways of getting work done, avoiding the outdoors – and office – altogether. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could just roll out of bed to the kitchen, grab a hot coffee, and work productively from your couch? You can, and here’s how. Learn how to: - Identify the tools that will help you be productive when working remotely - Prepare your clients for when bad weather strikes - Be ready for when courts close unexpectedly

1. Winter Survival Kit
for Lawyers
Joshua Lenon
Lawyer-in-Residence
Clio

2. Winter Troubles

3. 2014 Winter Statistics
• Chicago - 67.9 inches of snow
– 41.5 inches above normal
• New York – 4 feet of snow
– 14 snowstorms this season
• New Orleans – First snowfall in 10 years
– Temperature dropped below 23 degrees

4. Winter Car Kit
You shouldn’t travel in winter without being prepared.
You should also be prepared for winter’s impact on your practice.

5. Lawyer’s Winter Survival
• When you must go out.
• When you can’t go out.
• Why go out?

6. WHEN YOU MUST GO OUT

7. 1.3 Diligence
“A lawyer shall act with reasonable diligence
and promptness in representing a client.”
[1] A lawyer should pursue a matter on behalf
of a client despite opposition, obstruction
or personal inconvenience to the lawyer,
and take whatever lawful and ethical measures
are required to vindicate a client's cause or
endeavor.

8. Make Sure You Have to Go

9. Have the Right Gear
Galoshes (swims.com)

10. Have the Right Gear
Professional dress layers
• REI - Smartwool
• Patagonia - Capilene
• Uniqlo - Heattech
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11. Have the Right Gear
Smartphone-enabled gloves

12. Have the Right Gear

13. WHEN YOU CAN’T GO OUT

14. 1.4 Communication
(a) (3) keep the client reasonably informed about
the status of the matter;
(4) promptly comply with reasonable requests
for information;
[7] A lawyer may not withhold information to
serve the lawyer's own interest or
convenience or the interests or convenience of
another person.

15. Pick Resilient Tools
• Tools that overcome:
– Lack of Power
– Lack of Physical Access
• Tools that let you communicate
• Tools that work together
• Tools that you will use everyday

16. Resilient Tools
Pick technology that has its own power storage.
Pick services over software to allow mobility.

17. Resilient Tools
Have multiple communication channels.
Software and hardware should work together.

18. Resilient Tools
Everyday use means
no loss of productivity
in an emergency.
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19. WHY GO OUT?

20. The same tools that let you stay
productive on snow days work
for personal days too.

21. Thank You
Joshua Lenon
joshua@goclio.com
@JoshuaLenon
Linkedin.com/in/joshualenon