Advertising is Marketing. Solicitation is Sales. Lawyers are bound by strict ethical guidelines when it comes to marketing their legal services. Rule 7.3 of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct regulates the direct solicitation of clients through advertising and…
“Firm Names and Letterheads” Rule 7.5 of the pre-2018 ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct discussed the ethical use of firm names and letterheads. Lawyers are required to ensure that any use of firm names or letterheads is truthful and…
Tom Cruise doesn’t stop in the middle of a movie to poll the audience. Good material that’s well presented doesn’t need gimmicks to keep attendees from leaving. If they need to keep viewers paying attention with surveys or other artificial…
So what’s the Construction Lawyers Society of America (CLSA)? There’s been quite a bit of conversation (and some confusion) regarding the CLSA. This is a new honorary association of top construction lawyers. The invitations to leading lawyers across the US and…
Offering Joint Networking Training to Your Firm AND Clients A friend asked how she could encourage her firm to market more closely and effectively with their financial-institution clients. My favorite way is offering joint marketing training. Banks like giving their…
You can’t rename Smith & Jones as “The Legal Eagles” Rule 7.5 of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct governs the use of firm names and letterheads. Lawyers are required to ensure that any use of firm names or…
“We’re smart. We’re old. And we’re the best at everything.” [The World’s First No-BS Guide to Legal Marketing and Branding.] Does it drive you crazy that big-firm lawyers can charge 30-50% more per hour than you? You know you’re just…
Trust your sushi chef – and your marketers. [2017 update] I was in beautiful Vancouver, BC speaking to the Managing Partners’ Dinner of the BC Legal Management Association. After the program, one of the managing partners came up to…
Do Consultants Often “Sell from the Podium?” Tim Corcoran ably summarized the feelings of many consultants and professional speakers with a recent blog post which includes this excerpt: “Major conferences often have a bias for in-house professionals as presenters. “We must be…
Here’s how to easily fix one of the worst networking mistakes. Take 200 business cards out of your desk drawer, bring them home, and scatter them around your life. Distribute them everywhere you may later find you need them. More detail…
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