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2011 wrap-up: Tech and practice management tips 

Published: January 3, 2012

Tags: blogging, ethics, iPad, iPhone apps, legal fees, practice management, referrals, technology, websites

In 2011, Lawyers USA covered a range of technology, marketing and law firm management topics for small and solo law firms.

Here’s a look at some of our top stories on managing your technology and marketing your firm.

Paralegal site charged with unauthorized practice of law 

By: Correy Stephenson
Published: June 1, 2011

Tags: advertising, ethics, paralegal services, paralegals, unauthorized practice of law, websites

Faced with what increasingly is becoming a problem for bar associations across the country, the Rhode Island Supreme Court has determined that a Texas paralegal services company was engaged in the unauthorized practice of law in Rhode Island.

Website host needn’t remove defamatory comments 

By: Pat Murphy
Published: December 30, 2010

Tags: defamation, websites

The host of a website was not bound by an order requiring the removal of defamatory comments posted by individual defendants, the 7th Circuit has ruled in affirming judgment.

ABA opinion gives guidance on legal website ethics 

By: Sylvia Hsieh
Published: October 19, 2010

Tags: ABA, American Bar Association, ethics, lawyer marketing, websites

The ABA has released a formal opinion that outlines the ethical pitfalls of legal websites and recommends how to avoid them.

Choosing pictures for your website 

By: Tony Ogden
Published: June 29, 2010

Tags: marketing, websites

Today’s web users expect visual content everywhere they go online. They will often skip over giant blocks of text entirely, assuming they stay on the site at all.

This makes choosing high-quality pictures crucial. Lawyers USA spoke with Sandra Niehaus, VP of User Experience and Creative Director of Closed Loop Marketing, a web marketing firm, and Sean Singleton, Creative Director of 12foot Interactive, a web design agency to get some advice on how attorneys can best use images on their website. (Both firms are based in based in Roseville, Calif.)