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Legal Technology Spending: Biggest Money-Wasters
The internet is really helpful at listing common ways people waste their money. But legal technology spending is a bit trickier to control than your gym fees or cable bill. Even when it’s just you and...
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How Learning Improv Gives Lawyers an Edge
Paul Farahvar on stage at the Laugh Factory. (Photo courtesy of Paul Farahvar.) There are places where you can tell a joke and places where you definitely shouldn’t. Generally, the courtroom is not the...
View ArticleFive Things That Slow Growth in a Law Firm
Many lawyers who own their own firms are frustrated by a lack of growth compared to other firms. I often hear “It’s too hard,” “That firm has a secret sauce,” “They get better cases” or “Law firms that...
View ArticleLegal Incubators Help New Solo Practitioners Overcome Hurdles
It is said that new lawyers only face two challenges when opening their own practices: not knowing how to practice law and not knowing how to manage a practice. Other than that, the rest is easy. In...
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The Right Way to Start a Law Blog?
In this new feature, the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism will be answering questions about ethical quandaries and issues in the business of practicing law. QUESTION: “I’ve been...
View ArticleCan You Relocate Without Taking a New Bar Exam?
Whether you’re a military spouse, an adventurous spirit, want to be with aging parents or just want to move to another state, relocating once you are a licensed attorney brings special headaches....
View ArticleThe ‘Keep It Simple, Stupid’ Marketing Plan
If you’ve searched the web for marketing plans, you’ve likely noticed that most so-called legal marketing experts recommend putting together a formal marketing plan. I suppose I fall into that camp —...
View ArticleFive Word Styles Lawyers Need to Know
Have you ever spent hours fine-tuning a Microsoft Word document to ensure a consistent “look and feel” throughout? If so, I suspect you don’t want to do that again. You especially don’t want to repeat...
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Nine Ways to Think Differently About Your Practice
Finally, law is beginning to shift: new business models, intriguing new ways of delivering legal services, emerging markets driving new demand. But what does it all mean for your law practice? A few...
View ArticleSeven Ways to Optimize Your Law Firm’s Website
Gone are the days when people relied only on personal recommendations or traditional advertising to find a lawyer. Google has stepped into the role of the “trusted friend” recommending a lawyer, and...
View ArticleClient Won’t Pay: What Are You Going to Do About It?
You may recall this LexisNexis report: “Law Firm Billing Survey: Collections Conversations Leave Lawyers Uncomfortable.” Duh. In what industry is a “collections conversation” a comfortable thing? The...
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Trending: Ditching Apps for Analog
Recently, I was scrolling through family photos on my phone when I found a very moving shot of my extended family at a dinner with their heads bowed. They looked so devout, so meditative, so centered...
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The Stoic Associate: How to Deal with Feedback and Worry Less
For many young associates, their first “real” job is at a law firm. If you fall into this group, it’s likely that you’re receiving honest — sometimes glowing, sometimes harsh — feedback about your...
View ArticleHow Charity Can Play a Role in Your Marketing Plan
Good marketers are good networkers. They meet lots of people in all kinds of settings and turn those people into clients. Chances are, you can be more focused about how your charity time and money...
View ArticleUse Billing Best Practices to Strengthen Client Relationships
Today’s large corporate legal and insurance claims departments are learning from their peers in purchasing and HR how to leverage technology. And they are training a new category of professionals to...
View ArticleUsing Encryption for Secure Client Communication
Secure client communication is a major concern for lawyers. Encryption is your best option for protecting confidential and sensitive information you exchange by email, text, voice and video calls with...
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Must-Have Technology for Better Client Service
The lack of basic technology where it’s expected can be extremely frustrating. But forcing technology on clients without a human touch can backfire, too. We asked law practice technology pros Heidi...
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Aligning Your Tactics With Your Client’s Objectives
Perhaps a bit unconventionally, I would like to start by defining some terms: Objective: An intended result that is specific and measurable. Goal: A broad statement identifying a mission. Tactic: Any...
View ArticleNiche Blogs: Why 100 Readers Can Be Better Than 1,000
A whopping 91 percent of in-house counsel rate an attorney’s articles and speeches as very to somewhat important when evaluating who to hire, according to the latest data from Greentarget. Just as...
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10 Minutes With Legal Technology Entrepreneur Fred Cohen
Technology enthusiast Fred J. Cohen took a detour from tech opportunities to study the law and then practice for a few years. Instead of settling for the practice management and marketing tools he...
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