Monica Bay writes about two articles, one positive and one negative, that appeared in Law Technology News, the publication she edits for ALM. She describes the hateful responses from MAC users to Larry Bodine’s column concerning his bad experiences with a new MAC.
In our society, which has become more polarized and more hateful than at any time in my memory, lawyers must be the bastion of civility and reasoned opinion. If we go off the deep edge, there will be no hope for a sustained civilization of any real quality.
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For Immediate Release
October 17, 2006
Venice, CA
Teleseminar Series Continues
Edward Poll, principal of LawBiz Management is conducting a 6-part series with the South Carolina Bar Association on how to successfully operate a law firm.
The next in the series is: "How to create a marketing plan that will spell success." It will be held at 1 p.m. ET; 10 a.m. PT.
A good marketing plan will show you the path to get from where you are to where you want to be, from your current position in the legal community to having achieved your goals. What will it take to get you there and how much will it cost, both in time and in money? How can I calculate my ROI (return on investment)?
• Overview of goals
• Your comfort zone for marketing
• How to use specific tactics to your advantage
• ROI (return on investment) of your efforts
• Where do I get the time to do all this marketing
For more information.
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Venice, CA
October 16, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Successful Lawyer-Banker Relationship: A LawBiz Special Report
Edward Poll, principal of LawBiz Management Co., announces the release of The Successful Lawyer-Banker Relationship: A LawBiz Special Report. This is the second publication in a series of Special Reports on topics of practical and major importance to the effective and profitable management of The Business of Law®, has just been released. The purchase price is $29.00, the price of all LawBiz’ Special Reports.
Howard Putnam, former CEO of Southwest Airlines and author of Winds of Turbulence, introduces the Special Report, by declaring: “Banks are looking for profitable new niches and law firms and banks are natural allies in this new competitive world. Ed Poll’s Special Report provides attorneys with straightforward information to understand the in’s and out’s of how to build a mutually beneficial relationship with one of the most important players in any business equation, Your Banker.”
The Successful Lawyer-Banker Relationship offers guidelines on how lawyers with sole practices, small firms or mid-size firms can build mutually beneficial and effective banking relationships that are critical in helping any law firm become a more successful business. Topics covered include choosing a bank and banker, establishing creditworthiness, securing a loan, managing cash and trust accounts, and using merchant banking and other bank services efficiently.
“With our first Special Report on Business Competency for Lawyers, LawBiz began a new kind of book,” Poll states. “It’s intentionally condensed to 60 pages, an easy thirty-minute read for any busy lawyer on the go. The content is practical yet sophisticated, and provides basics for managing and running a successful law business without getting into too many nitty-gritty details, numbers, and long examples.”
Poll adds that future Special Reports will address other areas of practical and significant importance to the effective and profitable management of The Business of Law®, including work-life balance, disaster preparation and recovery, and setting legal fees.
Ed Poll is a leading authority in the field of law practice management and the Principal of LawBiz Management Co., a firm that consults with and coaches lawyers and law firms throughout the United States, Mexico, Australia and England. Poll is a Board Approved (SAC®) Coach to the Legal Profession. He is the author of several best-selling books on the topics of law practice management, including his new book, Selling Your Law Practice, released in September 2005..
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Another announcement of a major law firm going to India, this time in a very big way. Not just for legal services, but for staff functions. Lawyers normally want these functions right "next door" where they can get the information they request immediately ("instant gratification"). (more…)
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Attorneys advising clients on estate planning should ask them to determine who they want to have access to their computers when they die. So starts an article with a whole new concept for me. And a great new tool for marketing in your Estate Planning or even General Practice law firm.
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Ed Poll will be conducting a 6 week Teleseminar Series for the South Carolina Bar. Starting October 12th, and each week thereafter for 6 sessions, key aspects of operating The Business of Law(r) will be discussed. Sign up now! Or call Ed Poll for more information.
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Kate Coscarelli writes in the New Jersey The Star-Ledger about contract lawyers in their Sunday edition, Business Section.
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I’m glad to see that the UK is not unlike the US!
Today, a new Age Discrimination Act goes into effect in England. With the millions of dollars to be involved, much litigation is expected. (more…)
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“The legal blogs are boiling:
- ‘We go around passing rules that make us look like idiots.’
- ‘We continue to handicap (lawyers) and bring everyone into the trenches.’
- ‘The small firm can’t afford [this].'”
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