TechnoLawyer: SmallLaw

Coming today to SmallLaw: The cloud is the great equalizer, enabling small law firms to use the same technologies that only midsize and large firms could once afford. In this issue of SmallLaw, New Jersey lawyer Edward Zohn reviews PBworks' Legal Hub, a combination practice and project management system for collaborating both with colleagues and clients. Originally geared at midsize law firms, PBworks now offers free and lower cost versions of Legal Hub. Ed assesses each of the major features in the context of a small firm. Also, don't miss the SmallLaw Pick of the Week for tips on creating perfect lawyer bios for your website.

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Small firm, big dreams. Written by practicing lawyers who manage successful small firms and legal technology and practice management experts who have achieved rock star status, SmallLaw provides practical advice on management, marketing, and technology issues in small law firms, as well as comprehensive legal product reviews with accompanying TechnoScore ratings. SmallLaw also ensures that you won't miss anything published elsewhere by linking to helpful articles (and podcasts and videos) about solo practices and small law firms. The SmallLaw newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to SmallLaw: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 64 articles from the past week worthy of your attention. Below you'll find a sample article from each section of today's issue, including our SmallLaw Pick of the Week.

How to Predict Client Portability

A Simple Intake Tip That Makes Clients Happy

Why Quality Web Content Has Become Important

Eight Tips for Online Law Firm Marketing

Congratulations to Toni Bianco of JD Supra Perspectives on winning our SmallLaw Pick of the Week award: What General Counsel Think About Your Law Firm's Marketing

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Small law firm, big dreams. Written by successful small-firm founders, managing partners, administrators, and legal technology and practice management experts, SmallLaw provides practical advice on management, marketing, and technology issues in solo practices and small law firms. Additionally, SmallLaw features comprehensive reviews of legal products with accompanying TechnoScore ratings. SmallLaw also ensures that you won't miss anything published elsewhere by linking to helpful articles, podcasts, and videos about solo practices and small law firms. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to SmallLaw: Because lawyers don't use PowerPoint as often as Outlook and Word, it doesn't get the attention it deserves. In this issue of SmallLaw, legal technology consultant Ben Schorr ends this information drought by discussing several best practices for creating and giving PowerPoint presentations — from what to place on each slide to using animations and much more. Ben groups his tips into five succinct categories. Also, don't miss the SmallLaw Pick of the Week for caveats to consider before growing the size of your law firm.

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Small firm, big dreams. Written by practicing lawyers who manage successful small firms and legal technology and practice management experts who have achieved rock star status, SmallLaw provides practical advice on management, marketing, and technology issues in small law firms, as well as comprehensive legal product reviews with accompanying TechnoScore ratings. SmallLaw also ensures that you won't miss anything published elsewhere by linking to helpful articles (and podcasts and videos) about solo practices and small law firms. The SmallLaw newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to SmallLaw: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 62 articles from the past week worthy of your attention. Below you'll find a sample article from each section of today's issue, including our SmallLaw Pick of the Week.

I Blame TV Shows for My Disappointed Clients

Jay Foonberg on Starting a Law Firm (Podcast)

Five Endangered Marketing Metrics

The Inherent Weakness of Lawyer Bios

Congratulations to Wisconsin Lawyer on winning our SmallLaw Pick of the Week award: Practicing Law Without a Face

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Small law firm, big dreams. Written by successful small-firm founders, managing partners, administrators, and legal technology and practice management experts, SmallLaw provides practical advice on management, marketing, and technology issues in solo practices and small law firms. Additionally, SmallLaw features comprehensive reviews of legal products with accompanying TechnoScore ratings. SmallLaw also ensures that you won't miss anything published elsewhere by linking to helpful articles, podcasts, and videos about solo practices and small law firms. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to SmallLaw: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 61 articles from the past week worthy of your attention. Below you'll find a sample article from each section of today's issue, including our SmallLaw Pick of the Week.

The Supervision Buck Stops With You

Three KPIs to Make a Law Firm More Profitable

Myths About How People Share Content Online

Tips for Lawyers Too Busy to Blog

Congratulations to Jared Correia of Attorney at Work on winning our SmallLaw Pick of the Week award: The Top 10 Clients From Hell

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Small law firm, big dreams. Written by successful small-firm founders, managing partners, administrators, and legal technology and practice management experts, SmallLaw provides practical advice on management, marketing, and technology issues in solo practices and small law firms. Additionally, SmallLaw features comprehensive reviews of legal products with accompanying TechnoScore ratings. SmallLaw also ensures that you won't miss anything published elsewhere by linking to helpful articles, podcasts, and videos about solo practices and small law firms. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to SmallLaw: Can a family law practice itself feel like a family yet still achieve business success? In this issue of SmallLaw, lawyer and journalist Marin Feldman profiles Amber James and her law firm, New Beginnings Family Law. You'll learn how she turned around her struggling law firm using a combination of architectural design, careful recruiting, management best practices, marketing analysis, and modern technologies. Also, don't miss the SmallLaw Pick of the Week for a lawyer's account of how his law firm's website generates business.

How to Receive SmallLaw
Small firm, big dreams. Written by practicing lawyers who manage successful small firms and legal technology and practice management experts who have achieved rock star status, SmallLaw provides practical advice on management, marketing, and technology issues in small law firms, as well as comprehensive legal product reviews with accompanying TechnoScore ratings. SmallLaw also ensures that you won't miss anything published elsewhere by linking to helpful articles (and podcasts and videos) about solo practices and small law firms. The SmallLaw newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to SmallLaw: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 60 articles from the past week worthy of your attention. Below you'll find a sample article from each section of today's issue, including our SmallLaw Pick of the Week.

Lee Rosen on Virtual Practices (Podcast)

The Law Firm of the Future

What Drives Traffic to Law Firm Websites?

Top 10 Blogging Mistakes

Congratulations to Carolyn Elefant of My Shingle on winning our SmallLaw Pick of the Week award: Planning for the Unthinkable

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Small law firm, big dreams. Written by successful small-firm founders, managing partners, administrators, and legal technology and practice management experts, SmallLaw provides practical advice on management, marketing, and technology issues in solo practices and small law firms. Additionally, SmallLaw features comprehensive reviews of legal products with accompanying TechnoScore ratings. SmallLaw also ensures that you won't miss anything published elsewhere by linking to helpful articles, podcasts, and videos about solo practices and small law firms. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to SmallLaw: You've invested a lot of time and money in your law firm website. Perhaps you blog to attract visitors. Or buy advertising. Whatever the case, it's imperative to not only drive people to your website, but prevent your website from driving them away. In this issue of SmallLaw, online legal marketing expert Gyi Tsakalakis discusses the three most common reasons people leave your website — and the changes you can make to eliminate these problems. Also, don't miss the SmallLaw Pick of the Week for a checklist on how to manage settlement payments.

How to Receive SmallLaw
Small firm, big dreams. Written by practicing lawyers who manage successful small firms and legal technology and practice management experts who have achieved rock star status, SmallLaw provides practical advice on management, marketing, and technology issues in small law firms, as well as comprehensive legal product reviews with accompanying TechnoScore ratings. SmallLaw also ensures that you won't miss anything published elsewhere by linking to helpful articles (and podcasts and videos) about solo practices and small law firms. The SmallLaw newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to SmallLaw: Our editorial team has selected and linked to 80 articles from the past week worthy of your attention. Below you'll find a sample article from each section of today's issue, including our SmallLaw Pick of the Week.

Insight Into Lawyer (and Other) Entrepreneurs

The Stigma of Depression Among Lawyers

When Marketing Fails to Deliver

Why Bruce MacEwan Is Wrong About Twitter

Congratulations to Adam Smith of Adam Smith, Esq. on winning our SmallLaw Pick of the Week award: Why Law Firms Should Tune Out and Turn Off Twitter

How to Receive SmallLaw
Small law firm, big dreams. Written by successful small-firm founders, managing partners, administrators, and legal technology and practice management experts, SmallLaw provides practical advice on management, marketing, and technology issues in solo practices and small law firms. Additionally, SmallLaw features comprehensive reviews of legal products with accompanying TechnoScore ratings. SmallLaw also ensures that you won't miss anything published elsewhere by linking to helpful articles, podcasts, and videos about solo practices and small law firms. Please subscribe now.

Coming today to SmallLaw Many small law firms have an IT Department of one. And sometimes it's not even that person's full-time job. Fellow TechnoLawyer members can help. Trade shows can help. LinkedIn Groups can help (maybe). But sometimes there's no substitute for a local area network — not the kind with wires, but rather fellow Legal IT Managers. In this issue of SmallLaw, law firm CIO Matt Berg explains the inner workings of the Boston DIT List — including its Fight Club-like rules — so that you can create your own group in your neck of the woods. Also, don't miss the SmallLaw Pick of the Week to learn about nonverbal persuasion on your website.

How to Receive SmallLaw
Small firm, big dreams. Written by practicing lawyers who manage successful small firms and legal technology and practice management experts who have achieved rock star status, SmallLaw provides practical advice on management, marketing, and technology issues in small law firms, as well as comprehensive legal product reviews with accompanying TechnoScore ratings. SmallLaw also ensures that you won't miss anything published elsewhere by linking to helpful articles (and podcasts and videos) about solo practices and small law firms. The SmallLaw newsletter is free so don't miss the next issue. Please subscribe now.