Extreme Magical Thinking: TEchnology Won't Take You Off the Hook by Pamela Woldow on 1/30/2012 I have been encountering a lot of magical thinking recently when talking with law firm partners about Legal Project Management. One partner, hoping that the IT and KM folks can simply buy a tech solution so that he could...more
Legal Alert: Damon Key's quarterly update - Social Media for Lawyers, IP issues, and Bankruptcy update by Robert Thomas on 11/28/2011 Here's our firm's latest Legal Alert, a quarterly publication covering issues such as social media for lawyers, Intellectual Property and trademarks, bankruptcy, and eminent domain. ...more
Civility? Really? by James D. Crosby on 11/22/2011 Civility, across the broad arch of a career, is a successful and lucrative business model. I believe it will enhance your professional career, better serve your clients, make you more profitable, and keep you sane. ...more
Are LinkedIn Contacts Trade Secrets? by Shawn Tuma on 10/18/2011 A judge “across the pond” ruled that an employee’s LinkedIn contacts were, in essence, trade secrets of his former employer where those contacts were created during the term of employment and mimicked the employer’s...more
Facebook Security Settings for Lawyers (and their families) by Christopher Hopkins on 10/10/2011 A step by step guide for lawyers who market on Facebook to ensure that all of their personal and business privacy settings are up to date. Published in the Oct 2011 edition of the Palm Beach Bar Association Bar Bulletin....more
Deadlines approaching on a Whole New World (Wide Web): Institutional TLDs and .xxx by Ingram Yuzek Gainen Carroll & Bertolotti, LLP on 9/26/2011 Deadlines approaching on a Whole New World (Wide Web): Institutional TLDs and .xxx...more
Will Your Law Firm Accept Bitcoin? by Christopher Hopkins on 9/15/2011 This article explores the new alternative internet-based currency, Bitcoin, and whether -- as an alternative fee arrangement or even as a marketing effort -- your firm might consider accepting bitcoin. Published in the Sept...more
Independent Contractor Partner Agreement by Mathew Charnay on 8/15/2011 A unique and commonly demanded contract template for an agreement drafted for two professional individuals and/or companies that elect to make arrangements to collaborate on (a) mutual project(s)....more
What's 50/50 Legal Advice Worth to You? by Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 7/28/2011 Earlier this month, Seth Godin wrote an interesting blog post called "The overwhelming fear of being wrong." In it he writes: "Almost every marketer I know underestimates how widespread this fear is. It is the lone...more
Lawyers and their Clients, and Vice Versa by Ingram Yuzek Gainen Carroll & Bertolotti, LLP on 7/13/2011 Lawyers and their Clients, and Vice Versa...more
Company Use of Social Media Best Practices: Checklist by Practical Law Company on 7/8/2011 Companies recognize that the internet provides unique opportunities to participate in interactive discussions and share information on particular topics using a wide variety of social media, such as Facebook, Twitter, blogs...more
Digital Photos Have Metadata Too by Christopher Hopkins on 6/30/2011 Does your company or law firm email photos/JPEGs? Do you upload family photos to social media sites. Digital photo metadata is overlooked by companies -- and most common "scrubbing" software. Find out what metadata lurks...more
Legal Project Management Tools: Let Rube Goldberg Rest in Peace by Pamela Woldow on 6/30/2011 Trying to figure out what tools your firm should select to support Legal Project Management? This article, from a pioneer in LPM for law firms, Pam Woldow, provides a 5-step practical approach for evaluating a firm's needs. ...more
Use of Visuals and Digital Presentations At Trial – Pricing Out Small Firm/Solo Litigators? by James D. Crosby on 4/21/2011 Juries in this media age expect to see visuals and digital presentations at trial. Is this expectation giving big firms with significant litigation budgets an advantage at trial? Is it pricing small firms and solo litigators...more
The Most-Offensive Advertisement in Law Marketing History by Ross Fishman on 4/18/2011 This is arguably the most-offensive print advertisement in the history of marketing the legal profession. It is apparently part of a branding and differentiation campaign by a firm seeking to sell services to law firms and...more