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E-Alerts Can Perk Up Business Development
Electronic tip-off services such as Google Alert are important business development tools for lawyers to begin or deepen relationships with clients. Think of these new social networking tools as the digital caffeine to help fuel business development at your law firm.
What's hot and what's not for associate job seekers
Law firm layoffs fill the headlines and first-year classes are being delayed. In this environment, a lot of associates are out there looking for jobs and wondering how they can stand out amid the crowd. Legal Times contacted attorney search consultants and law school career specialists in the Washington, D.C., area to find out. Here's what some experts say job seekers should be doing to get their next position, and also some advice on the hot and not-so-hot practice areas right now.
Lwyrs 4 U: Law Firms Slow to Pick Up New Marketing Technology
See an intriguing ad for a law firm but no pen and paper on hand? Joseph Mitchell, president of TextMyCity, is hoping that soon you'll reach for your cell phone.
Six Steps to Follow for a Successful Job Search
Any lawyer contemplating a job switch in these economic times should have a clear game plan. Here are six steps that make sense for any law firm or in-house attorney planning a move.
25th ethics violation leads to disbarment
John Tunney forged his former partner's signature, misappropriated $500 from one client and $1,533 from another and committed other offenses such as neglect, failure to communicate and failure to cooperate with disciplinary authorities.
Find the Weakest Software Link Before Hackers Do
Does your risk management plan include vendor-supplied software and applications? Judy Selby, partner at Baker & Hostetler, says that every outsourced application represents a data breach risk deal with it.Understanding and Marketing Attorneys of Every Age
We all respect and value the contributions different generations make to our families and communities.Is the First Amendment in Digital Decline?
A decision involving a tweeter and a former presidential candidate illustrates the collision of online anonymity, the First Amendment, and prosecutorial prerogative, writes Reed Smith's Douglas Wood.
10 Guidelines for Building Strong Virtual Relationships With Clients
The first time I closed a deal without ever seeing my client was in 1997. I found it disconcerting. So, as we wrapped up the last details of the acquisition, I asked him to fax me a picture of himself. We each took the family photo from our credenzas to the copier. Then we faxed the black-and-white copies to each other.How to Gain Experience in an Unfamiliar Legal Area
A lot of lawyers today find themselves in the unexpected position of trying to practice law in an area in which they have insufficient experience, writes Debra L. Bruce. Some of them are new lawyers who had hoped to get hired upon graduation and receive on-the-job training under the guidance of experienced lawyers. Some were downsized in the recession and, due to a slow market for their existing expertise, they find it necessary to develop a new area of practice. Other lawyers just want to make a change into a different type of practice.TRENDING STORIES
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