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On Thursday, October 10 I was lucky enough to see the northern lights here on Long Island. They were hard to see with the naked eye, but my phone camera captured one or two decent shots (including this one). It was a truly impressive and unexpected surprise, since the northern lights aren't generally something we'd see here. I saw lots of people posting some pretty spectacular shots on social media on Friday.

In this last quarter of 2024, I hope you have some good surprises coming your way. But a not-so-good surprise was learning that LinkedIn is, by default (at least in the U.S.) using your data from the platform to train its AI. Watch this month's featured video to find out how to change that setting.

Visit my YouTube Channel for more tips and videos, not just on marketing, but on productivity and practice management topics.

Let me know what good surprises you've had so far this year!

Featured Video

Is LinkedIn Using Your Data to Train Its AI?

If you post anything on LinkedIn, by default—at least in the U.S.—LinkedIn has opted you in to using your data and content to help train and refine its AI. That may mean that anything you have already posted to your account may have been used for training purposes.

Watch the video or scroll down to see how to change the setting.

Allison Johs: Is LinkedIn Using Your Data to Train Its AI?

How to change the AI setting on LinkedIn

If you don’t want LinkedIn to use your data and content for training its AI in the future, head on over to your Settings, click on Data Privacy, and turn off the setting, “Data for Generative AI Improvement” under “How LinkedIn Uses Your Data.”

This is a good reminder to regularly go through your LinkedIn settings to see if there is anything new or if you would like to change any of your existing settings.

If you want help with your LinkedIn presence, contact me!

For more tips, head on over to the Lawyer Meltdown website.

Recent Columns and Articles

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The current issue of the American Bar Association's Law Practice Division's Law Practice magazine is the Finance issue. My column in this issue is Identifying Leaks in Your Billing Process.

If you can't access the article, remember that once you become an ABA member, you can become a member of the Law Practice Division (where this content is published) for free. But if you'd like a copy of the article, please feel free to contact me directly.

Identifying Leaks in Your Billing Process

On the topic of AI, the ABA recently released an opinion that discusses lawyers' use of artificial intelligence. It is an important topic, and even though the opinion is advisory, many states may adopt a version of it, so it's worth knowing about. I did a breakdown of the opinion over on the Legal Ease blog. You can find the article, Recent ABA Opinion Discusses Use of AI, here.

I'd love to get your comments on the videos, my columns, or ideas you have for future articles or newsletters. Let me know what you're thinking! Email me at Allison@LegalEaseConsulting.com.

Speaking Engagements

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Here are some of my recent and upcoming speaking engagements:

If you want more information about billing and how you can improve your billing processes, you might be interested in this program I did recently for CELESQ on Billing Ethics: Get Paid Faster While Meeting Clients' Expectations. You can view the recorded program for CLE credit here.

If you're interested in having me speak to your firm or organization, contact me here.

How to Do More In Less Time

The Second Edition of How to Do More in Less Time: The Complete Guide to Increasing Your Productivity and Improving Your Bottom Line, which I co-authored with Daniel J. Siegel, can be purchased from the American Bar Association. If you're looking for actionable productivity tips, this book might be for you.

If you pick up a copy, I'd love to hear what you think about it.

Make LinkedIn Work for You

Co-authored with Dennis Kennedy, Make LinkedIn Work for You, A Practical Handbook for Lawyers and Other Legal Professionals is available on Amazon.com in both paperback and Kindle versions.

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