Clients must understand the value of the legal department to be successful as in-house counsel. Corporate personnel have the same options as clients of private law firms when it comes to who to contact for legal advice. These are the three choices available to them. 1. “I’ll figure it out myself” It is possible that corporate employees… Continue reading Marketing requires everyone to get involved!
Author: Linda Donnelly
Communication with clients: How to explain a rise in your rates
After researching trends in lawyer billing rates, you have decided to increase your rates . It can be uncomfortable. We may be reluctant to charge the value we really are worth or feel guilty about raising rates for our long-term clients. While we may have difficulty serving clients in high-rent markets like New York and San Francisco, it… Continue reading Communication with clients: How to explain a rise in your rates
How to “Stand Out” in your LinkedIn Profile
LinkedIn Profile News – How To Stand Out in Four Simple Steps This is how to update your LinkedIn profile. Your business relies on virtual connections so a dull profile won’t cut it. Many professionals dismiss LinkedIn as a “boring” social network. They simply put a photo of themselves on their profiles and a nondescriptive… Continue reading How to “Stand Out” in your LinkedIn Profile
Reviews Best Practices
In the past, lawyers and law firms relied on referrals and word-of-mouth marketing to bring in new clients. Today, this is not the case. Google is a powerful tool that can help your law firm succeed. You should maximize the power and reach of Google lawyer reviews. Learn how online reviews can play a part… Continue reading Reviews Best Practices
Men’s Attire: A Gentleman’s Guide for How to Look Good on Zoom
Sven Raphael Schneider, the founder of the hugely popular Gentleman’s Gazette blog, is a true menswear aficionado. Since lockdown shouldn’t mean your style has to suffer, we asked him for his advice on how to look good on Zoom. Lucky us, he’s agreed to share his dress code for men on camera. Ah, Zoom. Love… Continue reading Men’s Attire: A Gentleman’s Guide for How to Look Good on Zoom
Here are four tips for writing legal blog posts that people will actually read
The legal blog posts can be written in one of three formats: case law breakdown, future forecast or evergreen analysis. How to create a well-structured post on case law breakdown. Let’s face facts. It is easy to overlook many legal blog posts. They are long-winded, lacking structure and not designed to be read. Do you… Continue reading Here are four tips for writing legal blog posts that people will actually read
LinkedIn Profile Update: How to Stand out in Four Easy Steps
LinkedIn Profile Update: How to Stand out in Four Easy Steps How to do a complete LinkedIn profile update. Because your business is based on virtual connections, a boring profile is not going to cut it. LinkedIn is often dismissed as boring by professionals. Many are happy to put an old photo on their profiles,… Continue reading LinkedIn Profile Update: How to Stand out in Four Easy Steps
3M Earplug MDL Sent To Mediation To Avoid ‘Flooding’ Courts
The federal judge overseeing the massive multidistrict litigation over 3M’s Combat Arms Earplugs ordered the parties on Friday to begin mediation next month and attempt to reach a good faith settlement before district courts are “flooded” with cases from the MDL. In the order, U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers said the MDL is at… Continue reading 3M Earplug MDL Sent To Mediation To Avoid ‘Flooding’ Courts
Texas Justices Strike Lump Sum Payout In $10.3M Verdict
The Texas Supreme Court declined Friday to toss a $10.3 million verdict against a hospital operator for negligence that caused a baby to be born with cerebral palsy, but said a state trial court wrongly ordered $7 million of the verdict be paid as a lump sum. Ordering a Cameron County District Court judge to… Continue reading Texas Justices Strike Lump Sum Payout In $10.3M Verdict
Possible Insurer Claims Eyed Ahead Of Condo Collapse Talks
The Florida state judge handling litigation over the Champlain Towers South condominium collapse said Tuesday he would order insurers for the victims and condo association to attend mediation on their claims against the builders of a neighboring tower unless the insurers waive potential claims against them. Eleventh Circuit Court Judge Michael A. Hanzman agreed to… Continue reading Possible Insurer Claims Eyed Ahead Of Condo Collapse Talks