Why Do We Keep Buying New Technology? Twenty-seven years of experience in the trenches with law practices worldwide has shown me that most firms buy/use tech for all the wrong reasons. The only reasons that matter are “The Five B’s” and all related to providing the best client service and that means also for a… Continue Reading
Category Archives: 2012 Proposed Talks
Becoming Your Client’s General Contractor
On Becoming Your Client’s General Contractor Disaggregation and non-hourly pricing are phenomena that are here to stay. What type of lawyers will clients need in an era where somebody else can do at least part of what you do better, cheaper and faster than you do? The role of many lawyers will be evolving in… Continue Reading
Picturing Better Choices – Counseling Clients through Collaborative Visualization
Picturing Better Choices – Counseling Clients through Collaborative Visualization Building on a popular IgniteLaw 2010 talk and a recent article (Dancing in the Cloud) I will describe how lawyers can use “choiceboxing” to help clients make decisions. By participating in a shared graphical representation of options, considerations, and viewpoints, clients can be clearer about authentic… Continue Reading
Set Your Practice on Fire With the New Kindle
14+ Ways to Set Your Practice on Fire With the New Kindle The new Amazon Kindle has many fun apps that make it fabulous for personal use, but there are many business uses that will make you more productive, make your clients happier, and make you a better lawyer. Most of these are free apps,… Continue Reading
Hey Lawyers, This is What I Want!
Hey Lawyers, This is What I Want! I’m in a unique position. I’m a consumer of legal services as well as a provider of tools and education that makes law firms more efficient. I’m one of few people on this planet who have received a legal invoice from code they wrote, a dubious distinction at… Continue Reading
Down with the Law Firm Template!
Down with the Law Firm Template! Law firms have been using a specific Law Firm Template (brick and mortar office offering full service representation at an hourly rate) to create law practices for centuries. Over and over again, when lawyers create a new firm (solo or multi-lawyer) they always start with the Law Firm Template.… Continue Reading
The Future of the Legal Profession and How to Succeed In The “New Normal”
The Future of the Legal Profession and How to Assure Your Success In The “New Normal” “The first thing we do is kill all the lawyers!” Shakespeare’s often quoted barb, according to some, may be coming true. As the legal profession reached a “new normal?” Certainly large law firms are changing. Will the sole and… Continue Reading
Flash Mob Law
Flash Mob Law Flash mobs are large public performances that are unexpected and often involve unusual behavior, like dancing in the streets and people dressed in unusual attire. Flash mob law is a hybrid of criminal, intellectual property, tort, property, 1st Amendment, and contract law that helps flash mob organizers stay out of trouble before,… Continue Reading
Ignite This! Five Ethics Rules That Should Be Incinerated
Ignite This! Five Ethics Rules That Should Be Incinerated Technology moved into the 21st Century in the 1990s. We’re still waiting for ethics rules to catch up. Which state has a rule that advocates using the Yellow Pages? Where can a publisher call you the “best” lawyer, but your client can’t? Where is it unethical… Continue Reading
Being a Web 2.0 Lawyer in the “Thank You Economy”
Being a Web 2.0 Lawyer in the “Thank You Economy” From a marketing and branding standpoint, it’s very important for lawyers and law firms to embrace the “Thank You Economy” (credit Gary Vaynerchuk). I will demonstrate how that can be done quite economically by leveraging relevant social media and through establishing interesting messaging, all in… Continue Reading