Proposed White House budget outlines legal priorities 
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: March 1, 2012
Tags: budget, federal agencies, legal services, White House
WASHINGTON – The proposed fiscal 2013 budget released by the White House in February outlines a number of the administration’s priorities related to lawyers, from an increase in enforcement of federal employment and labor laws to more focused attention on food and drug safety and immigration enforcement.
What rainmakers know about the importance of persistence
By:
Stephen Seckler
Published: November 7, 2011
Tags: legal services, rainmaking
Building professional relationships is critical in selling legal services, and one of the key ingredients in building professional relationships is persistence.
ABA considers relaxing rules on legal business structures
Published: April 18, 2011
Tags: ABA, alternative fee arrangements, legal ethics, legal services
Lawyers and non-lawyers may be able to form law firms or businesses that provide non-legal services, in light of changes the ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20 is weighing.
Word of mouth still the best way to get clients, says ABA survey
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: March 28, 2011
Tags: ABA, American Bar Association, legal marketing, legal services, marketing, practice management, social media, unbundling
Even with the growth of online resources, word-of-mouth is still the way most people look for a lawyer, according to a survey by the ABA standing committee on the delivery of legal services.
