Welcome to the first part of our series entitled, Clean Lawyer: An Attorney’s Guide to Going Green.  This series is devoted to changing the world, no small task.  The more we take a stand and change the way we live and work in the world, the more impact we can have on our environment (or less impact if that makes more sense).

In the legal profession, there are many things that we can do to reduce our carbon footprint on the world.  And even the smallest of things, however insignificant as they may seem, can go a long way to reversing the trend that we have set for generations.  If every lawyer in the world were to do just one thing differently, one more environmental friendly task, that would make a huge difference.

In each edition of this blog series, we will introduce something new that you or your firm can do to help the cause.  Some of our suggestions may seem small and insignificant.  Others may seem difficult and expensive.  But all are doable, and all will help our society in the long run.

There are so many parts of your day to day life as a lawyer that you can change.  And the benefits of these changes are too great to ignore.  Not only will it benefit the environment, many of these changes will lower your operating costs, boost your promotional marketing, and leave your new and improved practice in better shape than ever before.

In 2009, Lawline.com turns 10 years old.  We are celebrating this with some incredible new initiatives and business practices.  It will be the year that Lawline.com goes Green, and we are sharing our knowledge and information with the rest of the legal community.  Together, we can take small steps toward a cleaner, more efficient planet.

To see more about our mission, click here.