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Hiring law firm in wake of data breach gives companies the secrecy of privilege
Many law firms are getting into the cybersecurity game BY JULIE BECK April 4, 2013 When data breaches hit, some companies are turning to law firms for help. Typically when facing down a hacker, a company would retain a forensic investigator, the Wall Street Journal reports. But companies who go with law firms instead get […]
MyCase, Inc. Improves Attorney-Client Communications With First Law Practice Management Mobile App To Include Portal For Legal Clientele
April 02, 2013 Today, web-based law practice management software company MyCase, Inc. announces their new mobile application that extends into the legal client space. Until now, no other legal practice management software has created a mobile app with a separate portal directed toward lawyers’ clients. There are 1.3 million licensed attorneys in the United States, […]
Change is the new normal for area’s law firms
BY SUSAN MCDONALD The 2008 economic crisis and ensuing Great Recession left many industries facing a new normal, and the legal profession is no exception. The need to become more efficient and provide clients with cost-effective services is one of several trends affecting some of Connecticut’s largest law firms. “The business of law has changed […]
How to Market Your Professional Services
How to Market Your Professional Services By Ron Stein | 3/25/2013 Selling services is much more difficult than selling products. Marketing something that’s intangible is just a tough sell and you’ve got to work harder than businesses that offer things you can see and touch. For a business that provides services, the only thing potential […]
Five Winning Law Firm Business Development Strategies
By Frank Michael D’Amore The quest to not only retain clients, but to acquire new work, can be daunting. It has been well documented that the legal pie, from a relative perspective, is shrinking. The recent recession caused many companies to rethink their legal spending strategy. For example, some litigation that normally would have been fought […]
Alternative Fee Arrangements: The Facts Behind the Buzz
Alternative Fee Arrangements: The Facts Behind the Buzz by Cindy Greenway Law firms are under increasing pressure from clients to reduce costs and justify expenditures, and alternative fee arrangements (AFAs) are rising to the challenge. While AFAs aren’t exactly a new concept to the legal industry (personal legal services have been offering them for years), […]
Top 10 Time Killers That Stop You From Marketing Your Law Firm – LawMarketing.com – The Premier Resource For Information on the Business of Law
By Cindy Greenway Do you know where you really spend your time each day? Unless you track every minute of the day, you are likely wasting a whole lot of time that could be put towards marketing your law firm, connecting with prospects, following up with referral sources, and other practice development tasks. When I […]
Mobile Marketing: For Attorneys Who Want To Be Found (Video Interview) – LawMarketing.com – The Premier Resource For Information on the Business of Law
By Cindy Greenway I had the pleasure of interviewing Larry Bodine, the Editor in Chief at Lawyers.com about Mobile Marketing and why attorneys need to pay attention and implement mobile marketing into their law firm marketing plans. To help illustrate the importance of mobile marketing for attorneys, check out these impressive stats: Since last year, […]
Law firm in technology power play | Business Weekly | Technology | Biotechnology | Business news | Cambridge and the East of England
By Kate Sweeney Far-sighted Cambridge law firm Taylor Vinters has significantly strengthened its UK and international technology team with two key hires from rival practices. The firm has snapped up high-profile technology partners from two leading international law firms. Rhys Williams joins from Bird & Bird and Charles Fletcher from Taylor Wessing. Taylor Vinters CEO […]
Sokolove Law’s marketing spinoff ready to take flight – Boston Business Journal
By Amelia Kunhardt Sokolove Law CEO Michael Skoler, a co-owner of the firm’s marketing spinoff d50 Media, left, works with Monica Sullivan, who was named president of the marketing services firm in December. The executives who run Sokolove Law are hoping to turn their new marketing agency into a national brand, just like the law […]
