I’m experimenting with a question of the week here at MyShingle – just a short question related to anything of interest to lawyers running a practice or thinking about it from law practice management or tech, recommendations on how to guides or CLE providers to thoughts on why you started a firm or who your
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Are You Your Bloggers’ Keeper? Ethics Issues & and Lawyers’ Professional Obligations Related to Lawyers’ Marketing Non-Legal Services on Line: An Interview with Brian Tannebaum, Miami Florida Criminal Defense &
Lately, the blogosphere has seemed like a dangerous place. Scott Greenfield warned of a pscycho on Twitter who was originally retained by an attorney to conduct her online marketing campaign. ERic Turkewitz alerts us to unseemly marketing tactics by Findlaw, like spamming blogs with comments and creating “shell” blogs designed to boost SEO and…
Biglaw to Yourlaw: A Recipe for Success
Peter Chaffetz and David Lindsey, founders and partners at newly formed boutique Chaffetz Lindsey could have simply hopped into another big firm life boat after their former firm, Clifford Chance hit stormy weather last year. Instead, they took another course: they launched a boutique that is thriving even as the economy struggles to recover. This…
Your Client as Your New Partner
Updated September 20, 2022
Update – Back in 2010, I posted about law firm clients’ growing demand for self-service. Although the will was there, the technology still wasn’t quite ready for prime time. That’s changed, but client demand for self-service hasn’t. And TLDR, it’s not an economic thing, but a sea change in attitude.
Starting…
Client Surveys: Sure They Help Lawyers, But Aren’t They a Pain in the Neck for Clients?
Client surveys and customer feedback are all the rage these days and law firms are jumping on board. In fact, Matt Homann of LexThink released a great client survey template that’s available at Lawyerist.
Like the experts, I’ve always believed, albeit somewhat reflexively, that client surveys improve the client experience. And I still do. …
Solo Practice May Be “S**tlaw.” But It Happens.
[Update – January 2, 2010 – I have edited the nasty language from my post in response to one of the commenters. I’ve been responding to posts like the one at BigDebt for years now and nothing seems to make a dent, so I thought that by using offensive language, I might get the attention…