Ask Vickie: How Carefully Do Certified Legal Nurse Consultants Need to Proof Revised Contracts?
When proofing a revised draft of a contract for my CLNC® business, do I really need to read it word for word?
When proofing a revised draft of a contract for my CLNC® business, do I really need to read it word for word?
Vickie and I travel a lot, so I’m always on the lookout for travel apps. I’ve come across some great apps that legal nurse consultants can use everywhere from Paris to Poughkeepsie and, with the exception of XE, I use all of these right in my hometown. Most of these are free and I’ve indicated where they’re available for iPhone®, Windows® Phone 7, Blackberry® and Android® users.
Here’s six of my favorite travel apps.
A marketing strategy I teach in the CLNC® Certification Program is to show the attorney what you can do. Telling is not enough. Carol Ann McLawhorn, RN, BSN, CLNC used this principle with an attorney-client who hired her to consult on a case and set a budget. Carol Ann knew she could do more, so she did just that.
I know many Certified Legal Nurse Consultants, both new and “seasoned,” like Google for their searching. Did you know you can personalize it and set how many search results it displays? I recommend that CLNC® consultants customize both Yahoo!® and Google® in their browsers. Customization can take a couple of different paths. This week I’m going to talk about customizing your Google homepage. The more things change, the more they stay the same – this is a quick update of an earlier Tech Tip.
Plaintiff and defense attorneys have been given an incredible gift by Mark Zuckerberg and the Facebook team. I’m not sure that Facebook had the plaintiff or defense bars in mind when they added the upgrade that allows Facebook users to download a “complete” copy of the postings to their profiles. This tool won’t capture messages sent back and forth by members using the messaging function but does a pretty good job of capturing postings to your profile, video, photographs, etc.
Terry Van Olst, RN, BS, CLNC explains that one of the most rewarding parts of her CLNC® business is having attorneys thank her and praise her work-product as “exactly what I needed.”
I believe in dragons – at least the Dragon Naturally Speaking® software on my laptop and the accompanying app on my iPhone®. I’m so in love with my Dragons that I can’t imagine life without them. If you’ve ever had a “eureka” thought but no paper to write it down, you’ll appreciate the mobile Dragon. The app allows me to dictate up to a minute of pure brilliant thought or instructions, save them and then, if necessary, edit or add onto them. Once I’ve completed my “voice memo” or “voice directive” I’ll email it to myself or the responsible staff member and have an electronic paper trail to keep them (or me) on track.
In today’s brave new world Certified Legal Nurse Consultants are learning that the potential for privacy intrusions and data loss comes in many different forms. One form could be a laptop computer becoming a zombie, having its hard drive ransacked and then joined into a botnet after its operator visits a poisoned website. Another could be a laptop with confidential documents stolen from a locker or the trunk of a car during a Zumba® class or taken from a legal nurse consultant’s briefcase while at lunch. In extreme cases overly intrusive customs agents have been found to image and copy the contents of a laptop’s hard drive upon entry into a foreign country. Even sending email over a free but non-secure hotel or coffee-shop “Wi-Fi” hotspot can give the bad guys a chance to get your documents.
Margaret Gallagher, RN, BSN, MSN, CLNC shares how carefully going through the medical record and the autopsy report with the attention that only a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant can bring to it has made a huge difference for the defendant nurses in a case.
Vickie,
I live in Las Vegas but grew up in North Carolina and still have plenty of contacts there. Many of those contacts know attorneys. One friend even works at the courthouse. They have all offered to put me in touch with attorneys they know. Should I make a trip to North Carolina to interview these potential attorney-clients face-to-face or should I contact them by phone and email first?
Joseph, RN, CLNC
Hi Joseph,
Congratulations on recognizing that friends and contacts everywhere are valuable to expanding your Certified Legal Nurse Consulting business. Aim to set up 4-6 interviews over a 2-day period. Call or email the attorneys to schedule interview dates and times. You have a higher probability of successfully getting a case if you can get your foot in the door and meet the attorneys face-to-face. Alternatively, if the attorneys trust your contacts enough to hire you based on their references and an email, schedule a telephone call or Skype interview and go for it!
Congratulations on making the most of this great opportunity.
Success Is Inside!
P.S. Comment and share how you’ve used contacts to expand your legal nurse business or used Skype with attorney-clients.
*The opinions and statements made by Vickie Milazzo, the founder of Medical-Legal Consulting Institute, Inc. are based on her experiences and expertise, should not be applied beyond the specific context provided, and do not guaranty or project actual results. Vickie Milazzo is no longer involved in the operations or management of the business, but is involved as an independent education consultant.
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