Daily Dispatch

Five (Cheap) Marketing Tips from LMA Technology West

The annual Legal Marketing Association Technology West conference is the equivalent of the State of the Union for law firm marketers. It’s a hands-on, application-oriented meeting with presentations from those at the top of their fields. Many ...

Susan Kostal - October 23, 2015
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Disengaging from a Dead-End Networking Conversation

We’ve all found ourselves trapped in a dead-end conversation at a networking event. Someone drones on about a topic in which you have no interest. Or, it’s simply someone you don’t like. Or maybe you just don’t want to spend that much time with ...

Mike O'Horo - October 22, 2015
What Do You Have on Your Desk?

By now you've probably seen the video The Evolution of the Desk. It got us thinking (and looking askance at our own desks!). If this is the space where we spend our days, it says so much about us. But … what exactly does it say? Attorney at ...

The Editors - October 21, 2015
Legal Technology Product Beat
Practice Management Tech Update

What's new in the practice management technology zone? Here are a few quick links to new products and updates — some debuting this week — plus a few applications to help you prepare for trial. Clio announced two new major ...

Joan Feldman - October 20, 2015
How to Make a News Release Work

First, let’s get some terms straight. These days, journalism schools are teaching students that a "press release" should be called a "news release." Last time I heard, television, radio, cable and the Web don’t use printing presses. So starting ...

Jon Quick - October 19, 2015
Five Things I Loved at the 2015 Futures Conference

Once a year, the College of Law Practice Management meets at its Futures Conference to induct new Fellows into the College and discuss issues of importance to the delivery of legal services. This year’s meeting took place October 8-9 at ...

Patrick Lamb - October 16, 2015
Is Ohio Gagging Lawyers Speaking at Seminars?

Every few years, state ethics officials issue a questionable decision in the legal marketing ethics area. The ones that make you scratch your head and think, “Really? What planet do they live on?” In Florida, for example, officials thought a ...

Roy S. Ginsburg - October 15, 2015
Brain Fun: Work Smarter, Not Harder

Good ideas come from all sorts of unlikely places. A Walgreens insert in a recent Sunday paper contained a list of ways to make our brains healthier and more productive. A few of the recommendations were particularly interesting to ...

Paul H. Burton - October 14, 2015
Fork in the Road: Do You Take the Job, or Stay Solo?

You’ve got a nice little Saturday going: You didn’t get the job you wanted coming out of law school, but you’ve been running your own solo law practice for a few years now, and it feels like you’re starting to turn the corner. You’ve kept up on ...

Jared Correia - October 13, 2015
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A More Purposeful Life: Rethinking Time

How did we decide our days would be broken up into “weekdays” and “weekends” and “business hours” and “personal time?” If you are someone’s employee, these concepts make sense. But not necessarily if you’re an entrepreneur or in an ...

Ruth Carter - October 8, 2015
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