Legal Ease Blog
"Positioning law firms for maximum success: helping lawyers and law firm managers create more productive, profitable and enjoyable practices."
Author: Allison C. Shields is president of Legal Ease Consulting Inc.
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Recent Posts from Legal Ease Blog
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Twitter for Lawyers-Book Review
I recently received a review copy of the new book by Adrian Dayton, Social Media for Lawyers: Twitter Edition. If you're new to Twitter or don't know much about it, this book will get you…
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ABA National Solo and Small Firm Conference 2009 Recap - Persuasive Writing
This is my final post in my series recapping this year's ABA National Solo and Small Firm Conference. One of my favorite sessions was the session on persuasive writing presented by Lisa Solomon and NY…
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ABA National Solo & Small Firm Conference 2009 Recap - Technology
This post is the third in a series of posts about this year's ABA National Solo and Small Firm Conference held this month in Los Angeles. This post is a recap of the technology sessions.…
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ABA National Solo and Small Firm Conference 2009 Recap - Client Service and Unbundled Legal Services
Today's post will recap another session at this year's ABA National Solo and Small Firm Conference; this time, I'm recapping the session on client service and unbundled legal services. Many lawyers fear providing unbundled legal…
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ABA National Solo and Small Firm Conference 2009 Recap-Social Media for Lawyers
As I noted in my previous post, I attended the American Bar Association's National Solo and Small Firm Conference, presented by the General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division in L.A. last week. In addition…
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ABA GP/Solo National Solo and Small Firm Conference 2009
Last week, I attended the 2009 National Solo and Small Firm Conference put on by the American Bar Association's GP/Solo Division. It was another opportunity to catch up with old friends, meet some 'virtual' friends…
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How easy is it to hire you? Provide relevant information in the right context
Kevin O'Keefe of Real Lawyers Have Blogs wrote a post yesterday entitled, "How to make your law blog trashy and salesy," in which he likens some advice given to legal bloggers to late night infomercials.…
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Are you alienating your best potential clients?
Have you ever been turned off by a sales pitch? Have you ever considered that your best potential clients might be turned off by your marketing message or style? I'm not a big believer in…
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Suddenly Solo? An Opportunity to Introduce Fixed Fees - Part II
In my last post, I discussed the opportunities for solos to begin using fixed fees in their practice, the advantages for doing so, and the dangers of basing fixed fees on hours. But how do…
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Suddenly Solo? An Opportunity to Introduce Fixed Fees
Whether you are ‘suddenly solo’ due to downsizing, law firm collapse or rescinded offers or you are a newly-minted solo just out of school, one of the biggest challenges of your new solo status will…