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

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.

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.

Curiosity

There’s always something new to learn and do!

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.

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!

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

Now it’s YOUR turn…

What things do YOU carry? Let me know in the comments, or post your own slideshow!

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