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While building my law firm’s website this year, I looked at quite a few law firm sites to learn what works and what doesn’t. In the process, I learned how hard it is to design and construct a site for a law firm. I ...
Ruth Carter - November 30, 2012I love it when law firms sponsor community events, little league teams, and when their associates and partners serve on the board of directors for charities. It’s wonderful when law firms are dedicated to supporting ...
Ruth Carter - November 8, 2012Anyone with a computer has a virtual soapbox to share their opinions on any topic, including their feelings about you and your firm. One of the biggest mistakes you can make is being oblivious to what others are ...
Ruth Carter - October 26, 2012Here’s something I don’t understand: clients who are late for meetings. They set up the meeting based on their availability, and even confirm it the day before—yet sometimes I find myself sitting in a conference ...
Ruth Carter - October 10, 2012When you open a solo or small law practice, making money may be your biggest concern, and you may feel like you have to accept every job that comes in the door. I’ve been to networking events where other law firm ...
Ruth Carter - September 4, 2012Google+ is Google’s effort to create a social media community. It seems like a lot of people have a Google+ account but don’t really use it. There is, though, one aspect of Google+ that differentiates it from the ...
Ruth Carter - July 20, 2012Like most attorneys starting a new firm, I want to know the best way to build my reputation—and my client base—so I asked for some advice from Erika Napoletano and Ari Kaplan. Napoletano is Redhead Writing and ...
Ruth Carter - March 27, 2012Law practices, like automobiles, require regular maintenance checkups to perform at their best. Think of all the moving parts that determine your practice's profitability, from billing rates to overhead to your ...
Frederick J. Esposito Jr. - March 19, 2012You're a new lawyer, launching a new law firm. How do you decide what your hourly rate will be? The ethics rules say that your rate must be "reasonable." That doesn’t give you much to go on. You know your rate ...
Ruth Carter - February 15, 2012Short is the new black. In a society where each and every one is frenetic, overworked and overwrought, the most effective marketing, then, is compact and to-the-point. But, even if you can write it, they will not ...
Jared Correia - January 12, 2012Sign up for our free newsletter.