By Elspeth Misiaszek Published: 30 September 2011 There is an adage that people only remember about 10% of what they hear. When it comes to marketing your law firm, you need to make sure your marketing is tightly focused with the key points you want people to remember about you. Of course, a few...
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By Nicholas A. Capozzi Published: 9 September 2011 Twitter is a must-use tool for business marketing. The social-media micro-blogging giant is unique in that it allows for the most direct form of technological communication with the public. Twitter was originally created to be a social-media conduit between individuals. Today, however, a multitude of organizations...
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By Elspeth Misiaszek Published: 6 September 2011 Some attorneys feel that paralegals are the most significant and important contributor to a law firm. Others attorneys simply want their instructions followed exactly with limited independent thinking. Regardless of your viewpoint, the attorney is not typically the one answering the phone. This means that your paralegal...
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By: Clay Wyatt Published: 18 August 2011 Chances are that you are very busy as an attorney. You may work extended hours on a routine basis. As a result, you may not get enough sleep, may be exposed to intense stress, and may generally feel overworked. Your family life and social life may even...
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Published: 5 August 2011 Constantin Sharypkin is a project manager at Vedia Translations, a full-service Canadian agency providing translation services to attorneys and other professionals. He graciously agreed to an interview with the Legal Finance Journal, providing answers to our questions. According to Constantin, attorneys most often need translations because a multinational world often...
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By John Kinsellagh Published: 1 July 2011 More so than most other professionals, attorneys spend a substantial amount of their time writing. Whether it is drafting pleadings, filing appellate briefs or preparing estate-planning documents, attorneys frequently use and are heavily dependent on their word processing software. For most law firms, Microsoft Word is the...
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By Robert Moskowitz Published: 16 June 2011 Attorneys tend to be very talented with words. After all, attorneys need to craft good arguments in court and are expected to draft briefs and legal papers. Even the most talented attorneys, however, work on promoting their practice with a talented writer at some point. Promotional writing...
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By Sheila Shanker Published: 6 May 2011 VoIP, also known as “Voice Over Internet Protocol,” allows businesses and individuals to use the Internet to share real-time voice and even video messages, bypassing the telephone. VoIP is not a new technology, and the quality of voice communication has improved dramatically over the past few years,...
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By Sheila Shanker Published: 6 April 2011 Many attorneys perform pro bono work by donating legal services to nonprofit organizations. They may be asked to review contracts or advise management on payroll and other legal issues. Some lawyers may assume that they can deduct their donated time as a business expense, but that’s not...
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By Carol Costa Published: 26 March 2011 One of the primary reasons for establishing an accounting system for your business or personal records is to have all the information you need to file your annual tax return. Using a computerized accounting or bookkeeping system is great, but what many people forget is that the...
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