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The Interesting Parts of the ABA’s Legal Technology Survey Are What It...
Annual surveys make good (read: popular) copy, but unless they have insightful scope and keen survey instruments, those reports frequently turn out to be incomplete social science of limited practical...
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How Do You Rate? How Much Should You Care?
Why do lawyers still invest time, money and attention in rating organizations like Martindale-Hubbell, Am Law, Avvo and Best Lawyers? I certainly don’t question the veracity of the satisfied customers...
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My Picks for Notable Posts of the Week 11/5/2010
Technically, my posts of the week are tweets. Specifically, the Twitter-driven call to arms and online mobilization in defense of social media for legal marketing. The issue involved is the ABA’s...
View ArticleMy Picks for Notable Posts of the Week 2/4/11
Sometimes the best ideas in legal marketing are hiding in plain sight. I think that’s the case with MCLE training. Practicing lawyers have to complete it to stay licensed, and judging by their bios,...
View ArticleI’m Not a Lawyer, But I Play One on the Web
There’s a lot of discussion and debate in legal marketing circles about how well state bar disciplinary rules address Web-based advertising and social media. Admittedly, new media and their...
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Social Media for Lawyers: Child Labor? Really?
In yesterday’s post about the State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting, I mentioned one presenter’s narrow and idiosyncratic understanding and use of social media marketing. To be more specific, he...
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Bar Associations: Most Trusted Brands for Lawyer Searches?
I’m a HUGE fan of Lifehacker, probably the most followed blog on tips and downloads for getting things done. A post this week on “How to Find a Reputable Lawyer” got my attention both for what it said...
View ArticleThe Law School Debt Crisis: Forget Reforming Law Schools, Start from Scratch
Spiraling, uncontrolled costs. Crippling personal debt. Long-term joblessness and underemployment. Downward pressure on wages. Hand-wringing. Finger-pointing. Ineffectual half measures to address the...
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Texas Wildfires: Austin Bar Offers Free CLE for Disaster Recovery Volunteers
I don’t know if this is a common response by local bar associations. If not, it should be. I’m very proud to be an Austinite. From the Texas Bar Blog: The Austin Bar Association is offering a free CLE...
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Market Research for Law Firms: What Legal Marketers Need to Know About...
Last summer I wrote a piece for the Texas Bar Journal about how “digital natives” will transform the ways law firms and clients communicate and collaborate. This recent Bazaarvoice infographic...
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