Daily Dispatch

Online Communications
Build Trust in Online Legal Communications

Trust: It’s a quality that supports ease of communication and smooth case management and secures your colleagues’ and clients’ loyalty. But with so much happening today in the online space, how do you establish it? Here are four building blocks ...

Matt Spiegel - April 29, 2014
law practice management
Strategic Planning: Not Just for Big Law Firms

If you know their names — and there's a good chance you do — you may think of Peter Giuliani and John Remsen as consultants who advise AmLaw 200 firms. But today they are also the experts for the Association of Legal Administrators' edition of ...

The Editors - April 28, 2014
The Local Search Game

Let's say you're an average Joe who needs to find a local lawyer. Finding the right one can certainly be a difficult quest. Where do you start? Many might think a person's automatic first step would be to ask a few friends if they've used a ...

The Editors - April 23, 2014
New Math New Money
The Money-Making Proposition

It’s simple math, actually. You can fiddle around with yearly billables expectations, “pieces of the pie” and annual hourly rate adjustments — and even stop stocking free coffee in the break room. But your ability to build a legal business that ...

Merrilyn Astin Tarlton - April 22, 2014
Cure Bad Speech Habits: “It’s, Like, Y’know, Amazing!”

Your vocabulary is probably better than the average reality-show star, but if, you know, you are addicted to “amazing,” or find yourself, like, OK, wanting to, like, break some of your, uhm, bad speech habits, this post is for you.

Theda C. Snyder - April 21, 2014
Attorney at Work Friday Five
Your Next Big Step: Career Experts’ Advice

The legal world really is starting to work differently. And while the path is uncertain, change is certainly creating opportunities for new career directions. For our "New Math, New Money" download, legal careers expert Wendy Werner asked a few ...

Wendy Werner - April 18, 2014
I Landed the Sales Opportunity, So Now What?

Question: “After several networking lunches and casual meetings with a potential client, she invited me to come meet with her and her staff to “tell us what you can do for us.” What should I do? How can I make sure I stand out ...

The Editors - April 15, 2014
The Welcome Mat
Instilling Client Confidence in Your Practice

In this series, Oklahoma attorney Noble McIntyre has been offering tips on rolling out the welcome mat for clients and prospective clients. His first two posts provided pointers on phone etiquette and office appearance — but it's the people ...

Noble McIntyre - April 14, 2014
Friday Five
What’s the Buzz with Legal Marketing?

The Legal Marketing Association (LMA) held its annual conference last week in Orlando, Florida, attended by more than 1,200 professional marketers. The buzz focused on a range of topics, from adapting to the “new normal” and sophisticated ...

Mark Beese - April 11, 2014
Video
Lawyers: Get (In) Credible with Video

The best way for potential clients to gauge chemistry and competence — short of meeting you in person — is by watching you in an online video. With a mere tap on their tablet or smartphone, they can get up close and personal for a sample of your ...

Drew Keller - April 10, 2014
envelope

Welcome to Attorney at Work!

       

Sign up for our free newsletter.

x