About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

4 Solo [i] (1996-1997)

handle is hein.journals/sololoi4 and id is 1 raw text is: E-mail: Come Out and Play by Mary L. Bryant E-mail, the latest toy, has all kinds of bells and whis- tles---compose, reply, reply all, forward, personal address books, personal groups, inbox, folders, sub- folders, attach, save attach- ment, and other features. We grownups get to play with our e-mail every day. A few years ago, some of my younger clients started asking me, So, when are you going to ge. e-mail? E-mail'? I didn't even have a modem. Certainly, e-mail is a good news/bad news form of communication. Some of its downsides will be addressed elsewhere in this issue of Solo. But there's a lot of' good news surrounding e- mail. Just when your voice-mail is being 0mt filled to capacity, along comes e-mail. Now clients can send You instantaneous messages as long as their hearts desire-never once being told they only have 30 seconds left. The use of e-rnail is highly therapeutic, not only for clients but also for lawyers. Your client can talk about all of those legal questions and con- cerns that have been keep- ing him or her from getting a good night's sleep. All he or she has to do is type them up and hit the send button; then, it becomes your problem. The client feels instantaneous relief. When you 1j do eventually speak with the client by phone, you'll have had a chance to pre- pare-and the client will be considerably calmer. comruni- cating with clients via e-mail has another benefit-you get a written transcript of exactly what your client said. It's like having a transcript of a (continued inside) GENRALPRCTIESOADSNALFRSETO AMRCNBRSOITIN Solosez Let the E-mail User Beware E-mail Ethics and Confidentiality Encryption Test Drive Some E-mail Programs Enhanced E-mail Programs LAW OFFICE INFORINIA'HON FOA SOLO & SMALL 1:1104 PRACI'rriONERS I FEATURES

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Short-term subscription options include 24 hours, 48 hours, or 1 week to HeinOnline.

Purchase Access

Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most