Ways to Improve Your Law Firm in 2017

Ways to Improve Your Law Firm in 2017

(Last month, I drafted this blog post for posting today.  I am grateful to Altman Weil for the article that inspired my post.  Yet, I must also share my condolences to their team on the recent loss of Partner Ward Bower.)

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Insights from In-House Counsel - Rinse and Repeat?

Insights from In-House Counsel - Rinse and Repeat?

How do attorneys "get in front of" In-House Counsel?  Four panelists who are in-house with Dallas companies Stevens Transport, PlainsCapital, Interstate Batteries, and The Beck Group answered questions at Thursday's LMA luncheon.

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Bloomberg Big Law Business Summit - re-cap

Bloomberg Big Law Business Summit - re-cap

Last week, Bloomberg BNA launched its inaugural “Big Law Business Summit” in New York. Many points were relevant to smaller firms, not just "big law."  Three themes:  the changing relationship as In-House Counsel take on more work, how collaboration externally and internally lifts all ships and impacts the client relationship, and how more must be done regarding cyber security.

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Legal Industry Poised for Social Media Sea Change

Legal Industry Poised for Social Media Sea Change

Between now and May, 2016, the legal industry is in for a sea change.  I hope I am wrong – at least to the extent that I have underestimated here and even more progress is made.

Many firms and individual attorneys have begun using social media and related analytics to boost business development.  I predict the next 12 months hold a swift up-tick in broader adoption. Where will you fit in?

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Twitter for Lawyers - How to Start

Twitter for Lawyers - How to Start

7 steps on how lawyers can begin to use Twitter, followed by a few reasons why to use it to learn from and interact with your clients and colleagues.

1. You don’t have to tweet.  You can observe from the sidelines.  I recommend doing that to get a sense of how it works and...

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Meerkat or Periscope - which one for attorneys?

Meerkat or Periscope - which one for attorneys?

Update on live-streaming apps, Meerkat and Periscope, and how they might be used by attorneys and law firms.  Inc. insights from Brian Fanzo, @iSocialFanz, of BroadSuite, and Mark Kaye, @MarkKayeShow - podcaster, radio host, social media maven.  

After my post on the two neophyte live-streaming tools, Meerkat and Periscope, I was fortunate to attend a webinar on the same topic...

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Highlights & Tweets, Day Two (4/15), LMA 2015 Conference

Highlights & Tweets, Day Two (4/15), LMA 2015 Conference

Here are tweets and highlights from Day Three (4/15) of the 2015 Legal Marketing Association (LMA) International Conference.  There's a LOT here -- you may want to bookmark this page and return for tips during the year.

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