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Tuning Up Your Blog for Google Success

Posted on April 21, 2009
Here is a great cheat sheet from SEOmoz.org which provides all the tips and tricks you could ever need to get your blog or website in tiptop Google shape. "When I first started at SEOmoz about 9 months ago, I...

Converting Web Traffic into Clients

Posted on April 20, 2009
We do about 400 hits and 700 page loads to our niche practice area blogs each day. It occurred to us about two months ago that we didn?t need more traffic, we just needed to convert more traffic. Two changes...

The Dark Side of Technology: Internet Addiction

Posted on April 14, 2009
We all know it?s there, the 800 lb. gorilla in the room. People don?t like to talk about it. People are afraid that if someone says something, their ability to go online for any and sometimes no reason at all...

For Attorneys Flying Solo Virtual Paralegals Are Indispensible

Posted on April 13, 2009
by Alisa Johnson With the economic recession in full swing hundreds of lawyers have suddenly found themselves out of work, with even more graduating and waiting in the wings. For many sitting around for the next job with a big...

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New Web-Based Case Management System - Rocket Matter

Posted on April 01, 2009
I saw over at law.com that a new online case management system has come out on the market. This is designed for solo and small firms, which I love. You can check out the Rocket Matter software, including a online...

How to Maximize the Talents in Your Law Firm

Posted on March 30, 2009
The paring down of lawyers, paralegals, and staff has been an end result of the predominant model law firm practice. Most law firms prefer to ensure that employees are in their chairs between certain hours than to inspire those workers...

Natasha Richardson?s Tragedy Should Teach Tort Reformers about the Serious Consequences of Head Injury

Posted on March 27, 2009
One of the best parts about being a lawyer is that you get to learn things. You learn about engineering principles. You hire the top experts on the world on issues related to causation factors between injury and outcome and...

Dennis Kennedy's Recommendations Concerning Technology Choices for Solo Lawyers

Posted on March 27, 2009
There is a great new blog post over on the Dennis Kennedy blog about implementing technology. "The legal profession is not exempt from the current economic turmoil. I wrote the introduction to this column before the last big wave of...

Why "Trust But Verify" Hourly Billing Doesn't Really Work

Posted on March 26, 2009
We recently posted about some of the challenges which firms that are struggling financially face in preserving their client relationships. Let's face it, there is always an uneasy balance of "friend or foe" between clients and their hourly billing law...

How Giving Away Legal Advice and Information For Free Is the Best Business Model for Your Law Firm

Posted on March 25, 2009
When our law firm started blogging its expertise six years ago, people said a lot of things. "No one's ever going to hire off the Internet" "Why would you give away legal information for free? That's how we get people...

The Art of Making a Proposal to a Client of a Flat Fee Project

Posted on March 24, 2009
Do you want to know what the best part of hourly billing is? Hands down, bar none, the best reason to bill by the hour is its simplicity. In fact, it is really thoughtless on almost every level. A client...

Doug Lichtman at the Intellectual Property Colloquium Launches New Podcast Series

Posted on March 23, 2009
For my regular readers, you know that I am a big proponent of A+ content. Blogging is hard work. And if you want to develop a following, you better provide some really good content. There is a tremendous amount of...

What Can Big Firms Do To Become More Competitive

Posted on March 19, 2009
Big firms used to largely compete against other big firms. Since many big firms did things about the same, there wasn't much reason to innovate or focus on becoming "more competitive." Big firms today are under the same competitive heat...

Revisiting The Issue Of Why Lawyers Wear Suits

Posted on March 18, 2009
In a recent post titled ?Why Do Lawyers Wear Suits?, we playfully explored the idea of the importance ? or lack thereof ? of a suit and tie for legal professionals. The post drew some interesting commentary warranting a re-posting...

Changing The Way Law Is Practiced One Recession At A Time

Posted on March 17, 2009
Here is a threaded discussion on LinkedIn titled ?Will the recession change the way law firms do business permanently?? posted by Larry Bodine, Editor at LawMarketing Portal. Larry points out that many people and large corporations are seeking smaller law...

Children Understand Value. Why Can't We?

Posted on March 17, 2009
My older son Echo's friend Cole was asked this question the other day: "Which of your friends has the coolest house?" The answer surprised some in the room. Cole and Echo have some friends with some pretty big houses with...

New Record Set For Lawyer Layoffs In February

Posted on March 17, 2009
LAW360 reports that 1045 lawyers from around the globe were laid off in the month of February and the number of layoffs is expected to increase in the coming months. See the full analysis here. February marked the most treacherous...

Why Would Any Client Continue to Trust Their Law Firm Once They Realize that Firm Is Under Severe Financial Stress

Posted on March 16, 2009
We all know how it works. Law firms start to see workloads lighten, and they start generating a bunch of "make-work" for their partners and associates. The work that is generated has little or no value to the client. It...

The Greatest American Lawyer Blog Is Being Syndicated

Posted on March 16, 2009
We are pleased to announce that Newstex and the Greatest American Lawyer Blog have signed a contract which will syndicate GAL Posts. We are priod to join other top legal content providers in the Newstex Network including LexisNexis, Thomson Reuters,....

Is Web Traffic Bad Prospect Traffic? How To Improve Conversion Rates On Your Legal Services Website

Posted on March 13, 2009
For a law firm website, we do pretty nice traffic. Barring some big event on the web which can drastically increase the numbers, we?ll do approximately 750 visits a day with 450 new visitors each day within our traverselegal.com offerings....

What Are Commoditized Legal Services?

Posted on March 12, 2009
There has been a lot of discussion over the last several years about commoditized legal services. There is nothing terribly scientific about commoditizing legal services. It simply means that you define the typical tasks you typically complete for typical type...

"I am Sheva, The God of Death" - One of My Favorite Movie Quotes About 30,000 Billable Hours.

Posted on March 10, 2009
Below is the video of my favorite part of the Michael Clayton movie all about billable hours (can you imagine that?). If you haven?t seen the movie, you should. But here is the ?money? quote: ?And for $50 million in...

Regurgitation Thursday: Our Duty to Help Other Lawyers Be Professional

Posted on March 05, 2009
Topics covered in this episode of GAL Radio: Restoring the legal profession back to its professional status CIRCA March 5, 2005: Our duty to help other lawyers be professional Welcome to GAL Radio brought to you by the Greatest American...

You Better Get Blogging! The Internet Is A Primary Beneficiary of The Stimulus Package.

Posted on March 04, 2009

OTH (Over The Hump) Wednesday: Legal Zoom Post Compilation - Logo Contest - Win a Free DVD

Posted on March 04, 2009

Finding Opportunity in Hard Times

Posted on March 03, 2009

Too Many Rich and Successful People Are the True Socialists.

Posted on March 03, 2009

Dude, Your Links Suck! An Exclamation of Good Links Versus Bad Links From SEOMOZ

Posted on March 02, 2009

Regurgitation Thursday: Building the Service-Centered Firm

Posted on February 26, 2009
Topics covered in this episode of GAL Radio: Customer service as a priority within your business model Alternative billing and innovative business models for law firms CIRCA January 25, 2005: Building the Service-Centered Firm Welcome to this edition of GAL...

McDonald's Workers Compensation Insurance Company Denies an Employee's Claim after Being Shot during the Hours of Employment

Posted on February 26, 2009
As reported at the Huffington Post, McDonald?s workers compensation insurance company is denying claims to an employee who was shot on the premises during the hours of employment while pulling a man off a girl that was being beaten during...

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