Self-Promotion and ABA Blawg 100 Listing Help Lawyer Playing Avvo’s Ratings ‘Game’

A listing in the ABA Journal’s Blawg 100 had an added benefit for the author of a tort law blog. Writing at his New York Personal Injury Law Blog, lawyer Eric Turkewitz says the ABA listing helped improve his Avvo rating. So too, did other “faux awards,” Turkewitz says, such…

Jan 21, 2011 11:30 AM CST

Proposed NC Ethics Opinion Says Lawyers Can’t Ethically Offer Groupon Deals

Updated: Groupon is known for its great deals on everything from restaurant meals to oil changes, but can it ethically be used by law firms seeking new business? An ethics subcommittee of the North Carolina State Bar will be considering the issue, according to assistant ethics counsel Suzanne Lever. She…

Jan 19, 2011 4:18 PM CST

What Today’s Outsourcing Boom Means for Legal Practice (Podcast)

When Thomson Reuters announced its acquisition of one of India’s largest legal outsourcing firm late last year, we wanted to know: Is the legal information giant entering into direct competition with its law firm clients? Listen to find out more.

Jan 3, 2011 2:37 PM CST

Starting Up: If You’re Hanging a Shingle in 2011, Financial Strategy Begins Now

Jan 1, 2011 10:49 AM CST

MoFo Launches Newsletter Tracking Rapidly Shifting Social Media

Jan 1, 2011 10:00 AM CST

Websites May Trigger Unforeseen Ethics Obligations to Prospective Clients

Jan 1, 2011 8:19 AM CST

Social Media or Snake Oil: Does Social Media Measure Up to the Hype?

Jan 1, 2011 8:00 AM CST

Ghostwriters: Virtual Bloggers Can Help Scare Up New Business

Jan 1, 2011 7:30 AM CST

Many Law Firms Offer New Year’s Eve ‘Safe Ride,’ But Some Fine Print Restricts Excessive Use

With a new year about to begin, law firms throughout the country are participating in “safe ride” programs intended to help protect not only those who have celebrated a little too much but potential victims of drunk-driving accidents. Dozens are apparently doing so, including J. Colbert Injury Lawyers, in Oklahoma…

Dec 30, 2010 5:23 PM CST

Wesleyan Poetry Degree Helps Bracewell Restructuring Chair Pen Haiku for Law Blog

Majoring in Victorian poetry at Wesleyan University prepared him to do absolutely nothing, Evan Flaschen likes to joke. Until now. The Bracewell & Giuliani financial restructuring group chair agreed to oversee a firm-related law blog, but only if it could be unusual, reports the Connecticut Law Tribune in an article…

Dec 29, 2010 8:22 PM CST

Law Firm Group Decides to Have a Ball, Lose It All in Flash Mob Dance (See Video)

Updated: Lawyers and staffers at the Toronto law firm Blake, Cassels & Graydon got a good reception when they danced to a Black Eyed Peas song at their office Christmas party, so they decided to do it again. A group of nearly 50 people from the law firm staged a…

Dec 21, 2010 5:06 PM CST

Law Firm’s Satirical Holiday Card Backfires; Critics Claim Racial Stereotyping

A law firm’s annual satirical newsletter takes aim at Washington Supreme Court Justice Richard Sanders for his recent controversial remarks about blacks. But its fake article, entitled “Sanders to Reach Out to Black Community With KFC Restaurant,” apparently missed the mark. Morgan Hill, a law firm in Olympia, Wash., is…

Dec 15, 2010 12:59 PM CST

California Solo Turns Embarrassing Truck into Mobile Ad

A California solo converted a “trashy” pickup inherited from his father-in-law into a mobile ad, after a few shopping trips at Pep Boys and OfficeMax. Brian Pedigo tells MyShingle.com that the truck broke down three times when he drove it from Texas to California, and he had to put $6,000…

Dec 14, 2010 11:30 AM CST

Facing ‘Unrelenting’ Price Pressures, Law Firms Turn to Outsourcing, Innovation

Law firms faced with “unrelenting” pricing pressures from clients are beginning to outsource basic legal work, create new categories of lawyers, and take a “loss leader approach” to pricing. In an article for the Am Law Daily, Dan DiPietro and Gretta Rusanow of Citi Private Bank’s Law Firm Group base…

Dec 13, 2010 11:30 AM CST

‘Knee-Jerk Reaction’ to Prof’s New Co. Underscores Fear of Change in Legal Marketplace

Editor’s note: The New Normal is an ongoing discussion between Paul Lippe, the CEO of Legal OnRamp, and Patrick Lamb, founding member of Valorem Law Group. Paul and Pat spend a lot of time thinking, writing and speaking about the changes occurring in the delivery of legal services. We hope…

Dec 6, 2010 7:05 PM CST