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…
Helping Law Students Build a More-Successful Careers. I had the best time last week, standing on stage in Tull Auditorium at my alma mater, Emory Law School and presenting an hour-long speech to the shiny new first-year law students at the…
Ross Fishman selected as a 2017 LawDragon “Leading Legal Strategist” Fishman Marketing is delighted to announce that Ross Fishman was selected as one of the 2017 LawDragon 100 “Leading Legal Consultants and Strategists.” Ross was honored as one of just…
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…
Because they’re really hard to do well. It’s not just you–most law firm blogs stink. Here’s why. I responded to a question on an online legal marketing group posed by someone whose firm was struggling to re-launch a blog “to…
So much consolidation has already occurred that in many markets the only remaining standalone law firms are either: (1) fiercely independent, or (2) mediocre. That is, in many larger cities the leading smaller firms were acquired many years ago, in the…
“Brand” your firm at your favorite law schools for just $3.00. Q: How can our firm improve our recruiting results with our target law students? A: Increase your firm’s visibility and name recognition on campus. The evidence is clear — law firms with…
This is how to handle the death of a lawyer or employee. I think the true character of a law firm can be judged by how it responds to the death of its people. A few years ago, there was…
Lawyer / Liar “Joke” from 1693. I got a lot of comments from the previous 1906 Lawyer/Devil Card, primarily people wanting to see more examples of lawyers being joked about throughout history, or referencing other works from their memories or…
Ross’s Top 10 Law Firm Domain Name Mistakes (Part II) Last week I discussed Ross’s Domain Name Rules 1-5, how to ensure that your website is easy for prospects to find, and that you’re using best practices in selecting your domain name….