
Above the Law, one of our favorite legal publications recently wrote: “There Are A Whole Lot Of Terrible Law Firm Websites. “Some of the worst (and best) law firm websites.” “A lot of the stock imagery we employ here at Above…
Above the Law, one of our favorite legal publications recently wrote: “There Are A Whole Lot Of Terrible Law Firm Websites. “Some of the worst (and best) law firm websites.” “A lot of the stock imagery we employ here at Above…
Let’s make our attorneys’ headshots look their best. Website updates are the ideal time to evaluate whether the firm’s current headshots still convey the firm’s message appropriately. (First a few paragraphs of theory and branding strategy, then I’ve pasted a…
You can do serious work, but not take yourself too seriously. April Fool’s Day can be fun, and we occasionally design ads for clients who want to show that they do serious work but don’t take themselves too seriously. Our…
“Happy Halloween!” from Your Romanian Law Firm Speaking to 50 lawyers from 40 countries at the Legal Network International (LNI) conference last week, I suggested that law firms from smaller jurisdictions could build their brands and seek referrals by connecting…
Crazy Holiday Cards from two ERISA law firms! Yeah, I said ERISA firms. I like ERISA lawyers. I find them to be smart, sincere, and hard working. But their reputation isn’t generally as the life of the party. You wouldn’t ordinarily…
Goldfish, Zebra Robes, and Law Firm Branding [2016 update] I gave a “Branding, Differentiation, and Firm Culture” presentation in Seattle and the law firm put me up at the Monaco Hotel. I love all the quirky Kimpton family hotels. The…
Eight Law Firm Branding/Website Makeovers: 8 Before-and-Afters For most new law firm websites, I think the most-interesting question is how big an improvement is it over the previous one(s). Is it just a polished-up version of the previous site? Or…
The Top 25 Law Firm Website Clichés to Avoid. (2016 Update. PART 2.) Part 1 is available here. 11. [The Image:] Scales of justice (Similar scales are also used by drug dealers) [What it means:] “Still just lawyers.” 12. Dart boards…
The Top 25 Law Firm Website Clichés to Avoid. (2016 Update. PART 2.) Part 1 is available here. 11. [The Image:] Scales of justice (Similar scales are also used by drug dealers) [What it means:] “Still just lawyers.” 12. Dart boards…
The Top 25 Law Firm Website Clichés to Avoid. (2016 Update. PART 1) As a group, lawyers are quite literal, often too literal for good marketing. As a result, more than half of law firms simply illustrate their website home pages with the…