Category Archives: Law Firm Web Sites

Your Electronic Communications and Record Keeping Requirements.

21 Monday Sep 2015

Posted by in Ethics Opinions, Law Firm Web Sites, Law Office Management, Legal Blogs, Legal Ethics, Legal Technology, Rules of Professional Responsibility, Technology, Technology

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Deleting Your Website Can Come Back to Bite You in the Assets, by Anna Massoglia, Lawyerist Blog

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Chances are, you are all too aware that record-keeping is a tedious but necessary evil in the legal profession. There’s also a good chance that you have a website. According to the 2014 ABA Technology Survey Report, 84% of law firms do.

Record-keeping requirements include more than just client files and financial transactions. Many state rules also apply to other electronic communications — including websites.

It is not true that something released to the internet is ‘out there’ forever — especially when it comes to those attempting to comply with record-keeping requirements. . . .

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Some Tips For Starting Your Law Firm’s Website.

27 Monday Jul 2015

Posted by in Advertising, Law Firm Web Sites, Law Office Management, Legal Technology, Marketing, Search Enginges, Technology, Using Social Media

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How to Create a Successful Law Firm Website: Getting Started, by The CyberAdvocate

http://www.thecyberadvocate.com/2015/07/27/create-law-firm-website-pt1/

Creating a new website for your law firm, whether you’re opening up a new practice or updating a dated law firm, can be an immense task. I’d love to say that following this guide will allow you to put together a successful and profitable website in your spare time. It won’t. . . .

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Social Media in Law Office Marketing.

21 Sunday Sep 2014

Posted by in Law Firm Web Sites, Law Office Management, Legal Blogs, Marketing, Technology, Using Social Media

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SEO and Social Media, by Lisa Pansini, Legal Productivity Blog

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SEO has always been about one thing: publishing high-quality content that gets seen and linked to by as many people as possible. For years, the foundation of SEO (Search Engine Optimization) has been dominated by two key elements: content and links.

Today’s online society has given rise to a third: social media. It wasn’t around during the dawn of the SEO industry, but it’s difficult to ignore the power and importance that social media has in any marketing strategy.

Social Media does more than allow companies to keep up with their competition. It allows them to reach out and interact with their customers while building their brand, creating a sense of community, and driving traffic to their website.

When it comes to social media, however, there is no ‘one size fits all’ rule. . . .

ClearView Social App – Sharing Social Media or Spam?

24 Saturday May 2014

Posted by in Advertising, Law Firm Web Sites, Law Office Management, Legal Blogs, Technology

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Pseudo Social Sharing Isn’t Smart, It’s Spam, by Robert Ambrogi, Robert Ambrogi’s LawSites Blog

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I have to admit I was taken aback by the premise of ClearView Social, the new app being developed by social marketing consultant Adrian Dayton. Targeted at medium and large firms, the app ‘helps attorneys more easily share content with their professional networks through LinkedIn, Twitter and other platforms,’ according to the press release last February.

That sounds harmless enough. But further reading reveals more about what the app does:

ClearView Social allows one person in the firm – for example, a designated marketer – to create a queue of content to be shared in an email template. When attorneys receive the email, they can click a link, which launches the application for sharing the content via various social media platforms, including LinkedIn and Twitter, which are integrated in the tool. This allows attorneys to share on those networks without leaving ClearView Social. It’s as easy as responding to an email.

So the app doesn’t actually help attorneys share content they find worthwhile. Rather, it makes the attorneys the conduits or redistributors of content someone else chooses to share. . . .

The Mashable Hit List.

13 Sunday Apr 2014

Posted by in Android Phones, Apps, Cell Phones, Clouds, Computer Virus, Disaster Preparedness, Dropbox, Emails, Encryption, Google, Heartbleed, Identity Theft, Law Firm Web Sites, Law Office Management, Legal Blogs, Legal Technology, Malware, Office Procedures, Passwords, PC Computers, Search Enginges, Technology, Using Social Media

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The Heartbleed Hit List: The Passwords You Need to Change Right Now, The Mashable Team

http://mashable.com/2014/04/09/heartbleed-bug-websites-affected/

If you wondered whether any main specific websites are affected, such as Yahoo, this list will help you.  It will also help explain the Heartbleed bug,  and why you should pay attention to what it is. If you want to know whether your specific bank was compromised, this list may not answer all your questions. So, if you’re not sure whether you should change your password, go ahead and do it.

Even better, find a password manager in this list of the best of the best from PC Magazine by Neil J. Rubenking — http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2407168,00.asp. If you use one password for more than one website — and lots of people do — this is a good solution and a wise move regardless of the Heartbleed bug. -CCE

 

What Is The Difference Between Good and Really Awful Lawyer Advertising?

27 Friday Dec 2013

Posted by in Law Firm Web Sites, Law Office Management, Legal Blogs, Marketing

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How Bad Lawyer Advertising Hurts Our Legal System, by Gregory H. Haubrich, The Haubrich Law Firm, P.C., Butter’s Blog

http://greghaubrich.com/2013/12/17/how-bad-lawyer-advertising-hurts-our-legal-system/

I was talking to my friend Bobbie a few years ago when John Edwards was running for President — and before it was known that he was not just a pretty boy, but a lying pretty boy who cheated on his wife. I had met Senator Edwards and was one of many who were more than disappointed when he imploded. Bobbie said: ‘Greg, I could never vote for him.’

I asked why? ‘Because he’s a trial lawyer.’

‘Well, shoot, Sis, I’m a trial lawyer. What’s the problem with that?’

It turned out that what Bobbie really hated was the mass media lawyer advertising that encourages people to call lawyers and file lawsuits when they would not even know they had a claim unless they saw the idea on television.

During Trial, Court Should Have Admonished Jury Not to Google Plaintiff’s Lawyer Rather than Ordering Removal of Verdict Successes from Attorney’s Website

01 Friday Nov 2013

Posted by in First Amendment, Jury Instructions, Law Firm Web Sites, Law Office Management, Legal Ethics, Marketing, Trial Tips and Techniques

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Jurors Might Google Law Firm’s Website, but Judge Can’t Censor It During Trial, by Scott Graham, The Recorder (with hat tip to Allen Mihecoby, CLAS, RP® on LinkedIn)

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[T]the decision sets new boundaries in an area of increasing concern for trial attorneys and judges: the balance between attorney free speech rights and potential jury contamination in a networked world.