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When Potential Clients Ask About Your Fees

In this edition of "Ask the Experts," Legal Marketing Association members Paul Bonner, Stewart Hirsch and Stacy Smith take on the question, "I always have a hard time talking about my fees with potential clients. Do you have any tips?" ... The Editors - September 12, 2013

Free Your Law Practice’s Computing Budget

From 1997 to 2001, I worked for Verio, marketing and selling Internet access and web hosting to businesses. Early on, we had a small marketing budget and relied heavily on direct mail and cold (actual warm) calling. While I was reviewing my ...

Erik Heels - September 9, 2013
Five Books to Get Your Clock Ticking

Yes, we know, you live and die by the clock, and you’re already pretty savvy about time management. That said, a tune-up never hurts. Especially when getting the most out of every chunk of time may make the difference between the box seats at ...

Mary Ellen Sullivan - September 6, 2013
Legal Technology Product Beat
Windows Programs on a Mac? The CrossOver Option

I had expected to give CrossOver a resounding “buy” recommendation for anyone with a need to run Windows programs natively on a Mac computer. Unfortunately, even though CrossOver is the perfect answer to our office's specific needs, that will ...

Bob Christensen - September 5, 2013
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Top WordPress Plugins for Your Law Blog and Website, Part 2

What makes WordPress so appealing for blogs and even your law firm's website is that it works right out of the box but can also be customized with themes and plugins. Fred Faulkner - September 3, 2013

Fee Tale: This Is Not Your Father’s Client Engagement Agreement

Jared Correia |Client engagement agreements, or fee agreements, are an underused tool in a lawyer's arsenal. Here are 5 smart upgrades

Jared Correia - August 28, 2013
What Do Clients Want? It’s Screamingly Obvious

I suppose there are still lawyers and law firms out there asking themselves the question: “What is it that clients want?” Some of them continue to invest a substantial amount of money and time in detailed surveys of their existing clients, ...

Jordan Furlong - August 27, 2013
Back to School for Your Law Practice! Fall Conferences

You just can't avoid talk of school this time of year. It seems everyone is scurrying along on a scavenger hunt for essential supplies and first-day fashions, or losing sleep over what our "babies" will need in the dorm room. It's all about ...

The Editors - August 23, 2013
What’s Your Law Firm’s Red Velvet Rope Policy?

When I hear the phrase “red velvet rope,” I picture a Studio 54-esque scene with a line of people outside of a night club who are either on the VIP list or hoping they're hot enough to convince the bouncer to let them through. Many of us have ...

Ruth Carter - August 20, 2013
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How Can Our Law Firm Recoup More of Its Costs? Ask the ALA Experts

Question: I know we're not recouping many of our law firm's costs from clients. How do you effectively manage a cost recovery program? Four members of the Association of Legal Administrators — Grace Carr Lee, Vicki Hughes, ...

The Editors - August 19, 2013
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