Legal Marketing & PR

Six Hot Areas of Law Practice for Regional and Mid-sized firms

By Larry Bodine, Esq.

I see six hot areas of law practice for regional and midsized firms.  Now is the time to step up law firm marketing in the following areas:

1. Employment law. President Obama just signed a law making it easier to bring employment discrimination cases. See "Law Firm Marketing Should Focus on Employment Law" at http://www.lawmarketing.com/pages/articles.asp?Action=Article&ArticleCategoryID=58&ArticleID=852

2. Commercial leases.  There is a downturn in retail shopping, and people are not going to the mall as much as in the past.  Retail store owners will need legal help to negotiate cheaper leases, free utilities, rent holidays, etc. See "Recession Has Landlords of Retail Tenants Extending Discounts of Their Own" at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/01/nyregion/01leases.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=recession%20landlords%20retailers%20discounts&st=cse

3. Bankruptcy. See "4,946 Reasons to Enter the Hottest Practice: Personal Bankruptcies" at http://www.lawmarketing.com/pages/ArticleLogin.asp

4. Litigation of all kinds. See "Litigation Will Lead the Legal Profession Out of the Recession in 2009" at http://www.lawmarketing.com/pages/articles.asp?Action=Article&ArticleCategoryID=58&ArticleID=846

5. Government contracts.  Soon there will be billions flowing to government agencies to rebuild roads and bridges.  Contractors and builders will need help negotiating with the government.

Full post as published by Larry Bodine's LawMarketing Blog on February 02, 2009 (boomark / email).