Businessman using tablet for digital marketing.For those of us who have devoted more years in legal marketing than we’d care to admit, it’s heartening to see the field receiving the recognition it deserves. The demand for top talent has never been higher and marketing plans are getting more attention from firm management.

It’s no secret why marketing has become more urgent and important in the legal industry. During the past decade that followed the last recession, growth in demand for law firm services has been relatively stagnant.