Daily Dispatch

Five Fitness Trends in 2016: Keep Them or Let Them Go?

Now that we are in the third quarter of 2016, we can look back and assess some of the year's health and fitness trends. Which ones have real staying power? There are always many predictions for what will be the go-to diets, workouts and ...

Jamie Spannhake - October 21, 2016
Nothing But the Ruth
Take It to the Wall: Be Organized

“My life sucks.” That’s what I said during the weekly video call with my mastermind group a few weeks ago. My life is actually awesome, but it’s challenging with the amount of work I’ve heaped on my plate. Between clients, speaking engagements ...

Ruth Carter - October 19, 2016
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Getting the Right Clients

Next month, Merrilyn Astin Tarlton's new book hits the streets, and we couldn't be more excited.  Merrilyn Astin Tarlton - October 18, 2016

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Six Fundamental Gaps in Online Marketing for Law Firms

Earlier this month in San Francisco while speaking at the Legal Marketing Technology Conference West, I made a startling observation. Marketing automation in the vast majority of law firms is either nonexistent or 10 years behind the ...

Adrian Dayton - October 17, 2016
Five Legal Marketing Trends to Watch

The Legal Marketing Technology Conference West in San Francisco, produced by the Legal Marketing Association and its Bay Area Chapter, is a forum for product debuts and first looks at new ways of doing business. This year’s conference (held Oct. ...

Susan Kostal - October 14, 2016
client relationships
Email Is a Second-Class Form of Communication

Email may be good for maintaining a relationship, but it is not good for building one. Both email and texting are fast, convenient and essentially allow nonstop 24/7 communication. The downside is they are easily misinterpreted — and emails ...

Michael Baker - October 12, 2016
What Broadway’s Hamilton Teaches about Legal Interpretation

Comma placement matters. Broadway musical Hamilton’s Angelica Schuyler sings in “Take a Break”: In a letter I received from you two weeks ago I noticed a comma in the middle of a phrase It changed the meaning. Did you intend this? One ...

Theda C. Snyder - October 11, 2016
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Pull It Together: Defining Projects and Next Action Items

You spend the whole day in court, or in meetings and conferences with clients. And what do you have to show for it? A legal pad filled with scribbles, a few random thoughts on sticky notes — and more scribbles on the back of an envelope because ...

Daniel Gold - October 10, 2016
Tech Tips Friday Five
Productivity-Boosting Tech Tips for Your Law Practice

Where Does Your Time Go? Lawyers' utilization rates and productivity measures have been hot topics since Clio announced it will release its first “Legal Trends Report” later this month. Among the most stunning revelations will ...

Joan Feldman - October 7, 2016
How Effective Communicators Help Clients Understand

I read an article recently called “Marketing Yourself as an Expert: What Clients Look For.” According to the research presented, there are five key factors that clients associate with “visible experts”:

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