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Offering General Counsel Services on a Flat Fee Basis

Posted on September 02, 2009
Every once in a while, I?ll dive into my web traffic statistics and see something really interesting. Sometimes, search terms which bring people to our primary law firm web site are funny. Other times, I am filled with a sense...

Why Lawyers Won't Take Risks With Thier Clients

Posted on August 25, 2009
Not every case is ripe for an alternative billing arrangement. Litigation is more challenging to bill on a non-hourly basis than most other matters. Defense litigation is perhaps the most challenging of all. On the plaintiff?s side, we often work...

Are Two Really Better Than One? How could I have waited this long?

Posted on August 24, 2009
I never understood the concept of polygamy. I love my wife dearly. She challenges me every day to be a better person. But could I really handle two wives? Let?s face it. Sometimes one really is enough. I don?t want...

The Time is Right for a Referral

Posted on August 22, 2009
We are constantly talking about ways to generate quality business. I stress the word quality because it means a couple of things to our firm. First, it means clients that appreciate our operation, such as our flat fee alternative billing...

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Do You Represent?

Posted on August 21, 2009
I just finished up my first board meeting for my alma mater law school, Michigan State University College of Law. As a relatively recent graduate, it was fantastic sitting in a room full of practitioners ranging in number of years...

Why Do You Practice Law?

Posted on August 20, 2009
At some point in our careers, lawyers end up in a rut. If you ask them why they practice law, they would be hard-pressed to come up with a compelling answer. Some lawyers practice merely to make a living, to...

Willing to Risk It All Every Day

Posted on August 13, 2009
Some might call it character flaw. Others see it as a quality which makes me uniquely me. I?ve lived life rich. I?ve lived life poor. I am here to tell you. Life is about the same at both ends of...

Battling The Internet?s Distractions

Posted on August 12, 2009
Law firms take different approaches to Internet access by their lawyers and staff. Some law firms block certain sites. Many law firms track Internet activity by their staff. All law firms battle the distractions that come with the World Wide...

Getting Back To the Basics

Posted on August 11, 2009
Every once in a while, it is good to think about the basics. What are the processes and technologies which bring focus, productivity and quality to your service offerings? At our firm, we have lots of technology applications and lots...

Law Firm Websites: What Every Law Firm Needs to Know About SEO

Posted on July 30, 2009
Search engine optimization, otherwise known as SEO, is the art by which people who study the Google algorithms try and trick your website to Page 1. The fallacy of SEO is that you could ever trick Google for very long....

Law Firm Marketing: Many Law Firms Simply Don't Want to Compete

Posted on July 29, 2009
Cutting edge law firms are using the web for marketing in ways that make many attorneys cringe. After all, lawyers aren't supposed to advertise and market their services. However you feel about law firm marketing, the publication of expert information...

Call to Action: Take Your Talents to the Street

Posted on July 28, 2009
I recently received a comment from a regular reader of the GAL blog who commented on a post from December 23, 2004, just prior to quitting my partnership. In rereading the post, I was struck by this inspirational call to...

Clients Will Do More Research on Their Attorneys Before Retaining Them

Posted on July 28, 2009
Too many clients only learn once into a legal matter that their attorneys really don?t have the insight they purported to on a particular legal issue. In a recent post entitled ?Why in the World Would You give Away Your...

Does Blogging Help Fulfill Your Pro Bono Obligation

Posted on July 27, 2009
In my last post, I briefly touched on the fact that sharing your expertise online for free allows hundreds, thousands, and even tens of thousands of people (at least in our case) to learn about their legal issue without having...

Legal Zoom Is Alleged to Be Violating North Carolina?s Ethic Statute Governing the Unauthorized Practice of Law

Posted on July 24, 2009
Legal Zoom has been the subject of a lot of commentary concerning its business model and service offering. In the recent post on the ELawyering Blog titled, "Legal Zoom Challenged By North Carolina Bar", it is reported that Legal Zoom...

Why In the World Would You Give Away Your Expertise For Free?

Posted on July 23, 2009
One of the great mysteries for many lawyers is why attorneys would blog and give away their expertise for free. Lawyers like to play this game with clients where they play hide the ball. They spend a lot of time...

The Media Impact of Blogs

Posted on July 23, 2009
One of the more interesting things that happen when you start blogging is that you make yourself visible beyond the place you happen to live. Obviously, prospective clients can now find you. Your current clients can learn more about you...

How to Work With In-house Counsel: An INTA Survey

Posted on July 15, 2009
Our firm?s attorneys are members of the International Trademark Association (INTA), representing the largest companies and law firms in the world on trademark issues. The INTA recently did a survey of large corporations of in-house attorneys at large corporations asking...

Microsoft to Bring a Version of its Office Suite Online...For Free

Posted on July 14, 2009
Jon Fortt of Big Tech blog at money.cnn.com reported yesterday that Microsoft was getting ready to announce that their latest version of Microsoft Office will become available online for free to anyone with a Live account. It seems that Microsoft...

Does Bing Stand Up to Google?

Posted on July 08, 2009
I came across this article by Edward C. Baig at USA Today titled "Google vs. Bing: Bing holds its own in search-off" and was pleasantly surprised by his take on the two different search engines. Google has always been the...

Lawyers Looking For Free Word Processing Spreadsheets and other Microsoft Office Spinoffs Won't Be Able To Use Google Apps For Free Anymore

Posted on July 07, 2009
Author Michael Arrington of TechCrunch.com recently published an article called ?What The Hell Happened To The Free Version Of Google Apps?." It appears that Google may be slowly phasing out its standard version of Google Apps. Sign up here before...

Blogger Alert: Protect Yourself From Defamation Lawsuits and Other On-line Liability

Posted on July 07, 2009
Traverse Legal Radio Interview with Robert Cox, President of Media Bloggers Association. Mr. Cox Discusses the rise in defamation lawsuits against bloggers and the steps they can take to protect themselves. Play Traverse Legal Radio - Robert Cox of The...

What Are You Changing?

Posted on July 07, 2009
Our law firm started with the tag line "Changing the Way Law is Practiced". Our goal from the get go was to do things that made sense, not simply do things because that's the way they've always been done. Fundamentally,...

The Power of A+ Content

Posted on July 06, 2009
Lawyers.com just did its first interview of Michael Siegel, a bankruptcy law specialist, as part of its continued commitment to A+ content. Those of you who have been around awhile, know that I am also an owner of Vertio.net. Vertio...

Introducing Virtual Trademark Paralegal -- Melodee K. Currier

Posted on July 06, 2009
Melodee K. Currier, President P. O. Box 402Dublin, Ohio 43017 614-799-2433 - Telephone 866-749-2433 - Toll Free 614-799-2275 - Fax www.etrademarkparalegal.com I am a 1989 graduate of the Florida Atlantic University Paralegal Program in Boca Raton, Florida and have over...

"Boo to Billable Hours"

Posted on July 02, 2009
I recently came across a blog by John Derrick, an appellate specialist in California. He has written an interesting book on billable hours called "Boo to Billable Hours". Mr. Derrick has uploaded his entire book on his website for free....

Working in the 21st Century with Virtual Paralegals

Posted on July 02, 2009
by Melodee K. Currier In today?s competitive market place, are you looking for ways to reduce costs and provide faster turnaround to your clients? Do you operate with a budget in mind and find getting help on a temporary or...

Winning the Internet with Content

Posted on July 01, 2009
For over a decade, I have believed one thing about the Internet. If you want to know where the money will be made in the future off the Internet, it will be on content. Generating category killer content is quickly...

Small and Solo Firm Resources are Critical to Success

Posted on June 26, 2009
Virtually every solo or small law firm needs a phone system, fax number, email marketing tool, web site and a variety of other services. The amount of time that it actually takes to research the various options that are available...

This Saturday: The First Annual M-22 Challenge

Posted on June 18, 2009
Inaugural multi-discipline event, to take place this weekend on June 20th, 2009 in Glen Arbor, invites spectators and athletes to enjoy the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park and compete in the bike-run-paddle challenge. Traverse City, Michigan June 17th, 2009 ?...

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