The Lowdown on LPM: System Stirs Buzz, But Does it have Bite?

May 1, 2011 7:10 AM CDT

Old Firm Ties: Alumni Networks Are Social Media with Benefits

May 1, 2011 7:00 AM CDT

Site Lets Startups, Lawyers Interact

May 1, 2011 6:40 AM CDT

Folks Still Find Lawyers the Old-Fashioned Way

May 1, 2011 6:30 AM CDT

Resist the Mumbo Jumbo of Change: Don’t Fall Into the Label Trap

I was listening to the radio the other day and heard a commercial for The Private Bank. This is from the body of the commercial: “Let’s touch base to arrange a little face time so we can appear fully engaged. Let’s be proactive, synergistic and leverage this thing. Better yet,…

Apr 26, 2011 3:35 PM CDT

To Expand Client Base, Atlanta Lawyer Joins Singer Toni Braxton’s Family-Oriented Reality Show

An Atlanta attorney appearing in a promotional teaser for a recently launched reality show has already garnered the attention of prospective clients. Antavius M. Weems is raising his profile through his involvement with a reality show centering on Grammy award-winning singer Toni Braxton and her family. Weems, who represented Braxton…

Apr 20, 2011 8:13 PM CDT

1800Car-Wreck Law Firm Seeks Facebook Fans with iPad Giveaway

A personal injury law firm in Dallas really wants to be liked. Eberstein & Witherite is so eager to win Facebook fans that it is giving away an iPad, Texas Lawyer reports. To qualify, visitors to the firm’s 1800Car-Wreck Facebook page have to click on “like” and submit a photo…

Apr 20, 2011 11:43 AM CDT

New ‘JD Match’ to Help Law Firms Find Law Students to Interview; K&L Gates Giving Service a Tryout

Tired of the traditional on-campus law school interviewing process? A consultant may have the answer for some who would like to deal more directly with law firms and other legal employers seeking law students who want to apply for work. Bruce MacEwen has developed a JD Match program intended to…

Apr 19, 2011 12:26 AM CDT

Biz Cards Go Digital: Firm Adds QR Codes to Business Cards

A 55-member law firm in northern Virginia is giving its lawyers the option of adding a “Quick Response Code” to their business cards to make it easier to share contact information with colleagues and clients. The Washington Post notes in a brief that while QR codes are common in Europe…

Apr 18, 2011 2:32 PM CDT

Firm Offers Promgoers Chance at Free Limo Ride for Signing Drug-Free Pledge

A Pennsylvania law firm is offering area teens a chance to win a free limo ride if they sign a drug- and alcohol-free prom pledge. Kingston law firm Fellerman & Ciarimboli has set up a Safe Prom Pledge on its website, asking students from Luzerne and Lackawanna counties to commit…

Apr 18, 2011 11:59 AM CDT

Prosecutor Critical of DWI Dude’s ‘No Refusal’ Ad

A San Antonio-area prosecutor believes a full-page newspaper ad taken out by two defense lawyers is misleading because it doesn’t communicate that there are consequences if suspects refuse blood-alcohol testing. Lawyers George Scharmen and Jamie Balagia, aka the DWI Dude, placed the “Choose to Refuse” ad in the San Antonio…

Apr 15, 2011 1:43 PM CDT

Law Firm PR Jobs Bring in the Dough, Salaries Rise 18%

Despite economic woes in the traditional legal industry, salaries for law firm public relations workers are on the rise. The trade group Law Firm Media Professionals reports that their members saw salary increases of 18 percent last year, to an average of $139,000. The increase came even though most members…

Apr 15, 2011 11:46 AM CDT

When Searching Web for a Lawyer, Consumers Most Want to See Credentials and Experience, Survey Says

Bells, whistles, advertisements and search engine optimization might help get a lawyer’s website noticed, but once there, 68 percent of would-be clients need details about his or her credentials and experience, according to a recent survey. And they’re also looking for pertinent, useful information. Of the 1,000 Americans surveyed by…

Apr 7, 2011 7:50 PM CDT

Can My Client Say That? Guests Discuss Lawyer Ethics and Testimonials on Rating Sites

Some state attorney discipline agencies are heavily regulating how lawyers use rating sites for business development. But how do those rules jive with the less stringent Communications Decency Act of 1996, which says users of such sites aren't liable for content posted by others? ABA Journal podcast moderator Stephanie Francis Ward talks with guests to discuss, among other ethics issues, whether lawyers can/should face discipline for client-written "testimonials."

Apr 4, 2011 2:02 PM CDT

Reed Smith Offers Free GC Hotline to Answer Questions of Clients’ Top In-House Lawyers

When a top in-house lawyer is deciding how to approach an unusual problem, it might well be helpful to talk with a seasoned counterpart. But even for a corporation’s general counsel, deciding who to call and wondering how much the session might cost can be daunting. Apparently sensing a marketing…

Apr 1, 2011 9:07 PM CDT