The ‘cocktail party’ of social media marketing 
By Mark Powers & Shawn McNalis -
Published: August 27, 2010
Tags: Facebook, law firm marketing, LinkedIn, marketing, social media, Twitter
The activity generated by social media sites has been analogized to a giant, ongoing 24-hour party. So how do you navigate this new kind of cocktail party? Columnists Mark Powers and Shawn McNalis offer some suggestions.
Ten tips for better staff evaluations
By Nancy Byerly Jones -
Published: August 26, 2010
Tags: practice management, support staff
Good evaluation systems are well worth the time and effort put into their creation, implementation and monitoring. Whether your office’s employee evaluation methods need to be established or could stand to be updated or perhaps entirely overhauled, these tips are intended to help you get the ball rolling.
Ethics: When must an attorney report another lawyer’s misconduct?
By W. William Hodes -
Published: August 25, 2010
Tags: attorney misconduct, ethics
The law of lawyering has long imposed upon each lawyer an affirmative and enforceable professional duty to help self-police the profession. Columnist W. William Hodes takes a closer look at when a lawyer should report another lawyer’s misconduct.
Tips for complying with credit card security rules
Published: August 24, 2010
Tags: credit card regulations, data security, Payment Card Industry, PCI, practice management
Law firms that accept credit cards have to comply with new Payment Card Industry (PCI) data security rules. including developing security policies and procedures for handling credit card data.
How to get the most out of your CLE classes
Published: August 23, 2010
Tags: CLE, Continuing Legal Education
For most lawyers, Continuing Legal Education (CLE) classes are just another hoop they have to jump through in order to keep up their law licenses. They rack up just enough credit hours to fulfill the requirements and then move on, yet in so doing they sell themselves short.
Flat fee billing another alternative for solos, small firms
Published: August 20, 2010
Tags: billing, flat fee billing, practice management, solo practice
Lawyers looking for an alternative billing method to utilize when portfolio billing isn’t right for a client should consider flat fee billing.
Portfolio billing: A valuable option for solos, small firms
By Correy E. Stephenson -
Published: August 20, 2010
Tags: billing, portfolio billing, practice management, solo practice
Solos and small firms looking for ways to attract new customers and stabilize their income should consider an increasingly popular option: portfolio billing.
Gruesome photos may sway jurors – or make them swoon
By Nora Lockwood Tooher -
Published: August 19, 2010
Tags: evidence, exhibits, juries, jurors, litigation
Graphic injury photographs can increase a plaintiff’s chance of a favorable jury finding. But some photos can be so gruesome that jurors become angry at the plaintiff’s lawyer for displaying them.
Simple steps to declutter your office
Published: August 17, 2010
Tags: practice management
If you can’t remember the last time you saw the top of your desk under all the client files, legal pads, books and assorted knick knacks, it’s time to declutter.
Should you represent relatives?
Published: August 13, 2010
Tags: ethics, legal malpractice, practice management, relatives
Lawyers should think long and hard before agreeing to represent family members or close friends.
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