Given the number of social media sites reviewing everything from barbeque to Botox, some law firm consultants say that lawyers should be asking their clients to post positive reviews on websites like Yelp!, Avvo and Google Hotpot. Dale Tincher, a ...

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Guest blogging is a good way for small firm and solo lawyers to show their expertise and market their firm at the same time. While it helps to already have your own established blog, lawyers who don’t have time to ...

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Press releases or news releases are a standard way for a law firm, business or nonprofit organization to announce news and events to media outlets. It’s a two-way relationship that is valuable for both sides. The group with news or ...

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Email signatures, like their handwritten counterparts, are judged by their neatness and aesthetic quality. But only your e-signature doubles as an efficient, powerful – and free – marketing tool for your law practice. “Each firm has a unique story to ...

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LinkedIn has recently launched a new feature hoping to meet the marketing needs of lawyers, even those who have been hesitant to embrace Web 2.0. Company Pages are similar to individual LinkedIn profiles, but for companies or firms. They are ...

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Building professional relationships is critical in selling legal services, and one of the key ingredients in building professional relationships is persistence. To illustrate that point, one recent study found that, on average, corporate counsel need to be asked up to ...

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It is hard to have a brand when lawyers try to be all things to all potential clients. That’s especially true in the current economic climate, since it is hard to turn down work. Yet if lawyers knew what their ...

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Lawyer advertising used to mean just an ad in the phone book. But Google is now the verb of choice for finding someone and advertising is now marketing. Marketing covers a wide range of choices from the Internet to television ...

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Lawyers sifting through social media tools should start with LinkedIn, a panel of in-house counsel told their law firm counterparts April 21 at a program in Richmond. “It’s your resume and Rolodex online,” all rolled into one, said Springfield lawyer ...

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Fairfax lawyer Evan H. Farr insists that he’s “a very humble person by nature,” but the Virginia State Bar has taken him to task for what appears to be an inconsistency between humility and a claim on his website. www.farrlawfirm.com ...

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