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You're Fired!
<i><b>Dealing With a Job Loss</b></i><p>The chances are that many of us will either be terminated or laid off from at some point in our careers. It happens. How you deal with the loss of a job and get back on your feet as quickly as possible is what's important.
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'Law Firm Leadership:' Creating a Collaborative Work Environment
Collaborative cultures soar in profitability, talent acquisition and retention, client retention and client service.
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'Competitive Intelligence:' Leveraging CI for Successful Business Development
<b><i>Sometimes You Don't Know What You Don't Know</b></i><p>Over the last decade, the definition of competitive intelligence has evolved to be about all of the data and information I have access to that helps to isolate and leverage my firm's competitive advantage and close the deal on business development opportunities. The more data available to analyze, the better informed your decisions and strategies will be going forward.
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'Professional Development:' Those Were the Days: Lessons from Silicon Valley's Marketing Culture
There were elements of the corporate culture in the early Dot-com years that helped shape my perspective on the critical role marketing could (and should) play in driving tangible and bottom-line business results. Those shaping influences, when applied to law firms, can help us legal marketers realize even greater returns for our internal and external clients.
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'Marketing Tech:' How Law Firms May Ensure Social Media Compliance
How can law firms ensure social media compliance? What are the rules and restrictions to creating profiles, publishing content and communicating with prospects and clients? This article answers these questions and provides tips to help firms create a sound social media policy.
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The Topography of a Strong Attorney Biography
<i><b>Part Two of a Two-Part Article</i></b><p>In addition to ensuring that a bio focuses on “the right stuff,” it is essential that the bio be both search engine and social media friendly.
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How Cyber Threats Affect Law Firm Marketers
Even though law firms don't generally manage retail-type websites, they are far from immune to cyber threats. In fact, firms are prime targets for cyber criminals.
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Lessons Learned from the Business Development Coach's Playbook
What does it take to be a successful attorney in today's legal environment? For one thing, it takes a little help, which more and more often comes in the form of a business development coach.
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Estate Planning In the Age of Cryptocurrency
<b><i>Cryptocurrency's Technological Character Allows Estate Planning to Protect the Intent of Its Holders, But the Lack of Statutory Structure Necessitates Proactive Steps</b></i><p>Cryptocurrency, such as Bitcoin, has value and therefore is increasingly likely to become an estate asset. Due to the nature of cryptocurrency, typical wills and revocable living trusts may not be well suited to efficiently transfer this new type of asset. Consequently, new estate planning questions and clauses are needed.
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Listening to the Client: Where Do We Stand?
If you listen to the marketplace, you will know what to do in connection with client growth and client retention. Are firms listening to this advice?
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