Managing a Law Firm

Is Work-Life Balance a Fraud?

In an interview earlier this year, Laurel Bellows, managing partner of her Chicago business and employment law firm and current president of the American Bar Association, was asked, “How do you do it? How do you do work-life balance and is it ...

Ruth Carter - May 8, 2013
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Redefine Productivity and Do More of What Matters

In the midst of a recent conversation about how to leverage Evernote to become more productive, I was asked a simple yet thought-provoking question: "Daniel, how do you define productivity?" My definition may be a bit nonconformist, but here it ...

Daniel Gold - May 7, 2013
Law Firm “Image” Is a Mirage

Years ago, in a remarkably successful marketing move, a designer specializing in logos, letterheads and the like came up with the concept of "corporate image." A brilliant concept, but more mirage than image. Now one of the most successful ...

Bruce W. Marcus - May 6, 2013
Attorney at Work Friday Five
Law Firm Marketing Advice from Famous Jacksons

With the Third Annual Super Marketing Conference in Boston mere weeks away, LOMAP's Jared Correia has lawyer marketing on the brain. The day-long conference is live at Suffolk University School of Law—and via webcast—May 16, but today the ...

Jared Correia - May 3, 2013
Law Firm Marketing and the Power of Video

Last year I went to a reunion of sorts with a couple dozen former colleagues from my college newspaper. Itinerant profession that it is, journalism had scattered us across the country into a broad range of media industry jobs. Over the years I ...

Steven Andersen - May 2, 2013
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Boost Your Law Practice’s Visibility in Search Results

Everybody knows more consumers are going online when searching for legal services. It follows that a good way to reach new clients is by showing up in their online searches—and it's particularly important to be in the top on the search engine ...

Court Cunningham - April 29, 2013
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The Future of Lawyers: Five Big Ideas

Future of lawyers: Five big ideas from Suffolk Law Institute. With Professor Andrew Perlman at the helm, Suffolk University Law School in Boston recently created the Institute on Law Practice Technology & Innovation. Its purpose: To “study ...

Heidi Alexander - April 26, 2013
They Had Relations: Five Tips for Better Client Communications

Do Your Clients Know, Like and Trust You? If you’re wavering on the answer, Jared Correia has some suggestions for you respecting your client communications.

Jared Correia - April 25, 2013
Enterprising Lawyer
Enterprising Lawyer: Kelly Phillips Erb

Who are these “enterprising lawyers”? Actually, they are easy to spot. Look for the happier, more engaged lawyers. Deeply invested in the power of the work they do for their clients, they have ample interests beyond the practice of law as well. ...

The Editors - April 23, 2013
How to Automatically Capture All Your Email and Mobile Phone Time

As you know, it’s nearly impossible to accurately track your email time with merely a start/stop timer. You’re probably bouncing from email to email in rapid fire mode. The last thing you want to worry about is timekeeping, ...

Brett Owens - April 22, 2013
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