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Sticking with Evernote: Post-its and Paper, Oh My!

Productivity apps like Evernote may be hugely helpful — and popular — but some of us still like to use paper reminders like sticky notes and paper notebooks to keep on task. Dan Gold says Evernote has that covered, too, with two features that ...

Daniel Gold - January 14, 2014
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Going Brick-and-Mortar

Well, I took the plunge this past December and signed a lease for a brick-and-mortar office. I’d had a virtual office for almost two years, using a box at the UPS Store for my mailing address and meeting clients in the conference rooms at the ...

Ruth Carter - January 13, 2014
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Cloud Computing and the NSA: The U.K. Weighs In

Cloud computing in the practice of law has been a hot topic recently. Regulators in the United Kingdom have issued guidance to solicitors commenting on the practice as it stands in the United States and — of far greater interest — devoting a ...

Megan Zavieh - January 8, 2014
Turning the Tiger: How to Handle the Aggressive Client

When you are paid to argue for a living, it’s pretty much a given that your job description will encompass some teeth-gnashing, hand-wringing and good old-fashioned tantrum-throwing. But even though a lawyer's world can be filled with anger, it ...

Ryan Sullivan - January 7, 2014
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Searching for Law Firm Website Search Traffic

In the quest to drive traffic to their law firm website, many regard search traffic as the Holy Grail. While both direct traffic and referral traffic can be highly valuable to business development efforts, there can be little question that, in ...

Gyi Tsakalakis - January 6, 2014
Rise to the Top: Five Super Marketing Tips for Lawyers

"People don't want to hire at the bottom or middle of the barrel, they want to hire at the top of the barrel." At the Third Annual Super Marketing Conference, Boston lawyer David White pointed out that, "We're all experts, we all have our law ...

Joan Feldman - January 3, 2014
Don’t Make These Lead Intake Mistakes

A lot of lawyers spend good money to generate leads for new business through marketing, advertising, promotions and networking, in both online or offline venues. But much of that money is lost because of inconsistent and unsystematic intake when ...

Ryan Pitz - January 2, 2014
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Best Online Marketing Advice: Be Authentic

This time last year, we asked Gyi Tsakalakis to gaze into his crystal ball and give his best lawyer marketing predictions — along ...

Gyi Tsakalakis - December 31, 2013
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Timeless Marketing Tips from the Pros

Marketing isn't rocket science. More than anything, it demands "the little engine that could" approach, just putt-putting up the mountainside. For one of our favorite collections from the archives, we asked some widely known legal marketing pros ...

The Editors - December 27, 2013
Career-Building: The Importance of Saying Thank You

I always emphasize the importance of remaining optimistic when coaching lawyers on the topic of job hunting. And, lawyers being lawyers, I always need to provide some reason why they should remain upbeat. I have a simple answer: The job ...

Roy S. Ginsburg - December 26, 2013
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