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Future of Law Friday: Marketing With Menus

March 8, 2013 by Carolyn Elefant

Buying legal services can be confusing. Sometimes – in cases where work is unpredictable, or facts are unknown, opaque information may be acceptable. But for work that is commodity in nature or more predictable, there’s no reason not to make prices available to consumers – if not on your website, then at least in materials [...]

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Future of Law Friday: API Your Law Practice for Future Growth and Collaboration

March 1, 2013 by Carolyn Elefant

A week or two ago, I observed that many lawyers are opting to use a combination of platforms for storage, practice management, client portals and other law office functions rather than settling on a single general solution.  The rise of API’s, or application programming interfaces that enable different systems to communicate seamlessly have been driving [...]

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Future Fridays: Doodling the Law

August 10, 2012 by Carolyn Elefant

Centuries later,  hieroglyphics  are making a come back. Or so it seems, based on the graphic-rich menus that predominate the new trend of casual, make-it-your-own and faux-healthy (take a look at the calorie count for some of the items) eateries like Sweet Green, Boloco Burrito, Naked Pizza  and Cava Mediterranean  where I’ve been indulging several [...]

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Future Fridays: As Solo Goes, So Goes the Substance and the Spark

August 3, 2012 by Carolyn Elefant

A few weeks back, CNN reported on the demise of the solo physician, with the report predicting that within two years, 75 percent of new doctors will be employed by hospitals.  While the cost of doing business for doctors is on the rise (technology can cut long-term costs but doesn’t come cheap), reimbursements from insurance [...]

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Future Friday: Don’t Let Bar Requirements Stand in the Way of Progress

July 20, 2012 by Carolyn Elefant

If you’ve read me long enough, you know that I’m a stickler for compliance with ethics rules.  Do I like all of the rules we have to follow?  Not at all. But rules are rules and if you don’t like them, then you don’t break them, but change them. Of course, sometimes, you don’t even [...]

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Future [of Law] Fridays: Neota Logic is Neat – But Why Not Make It Accessible to Solos?

July 13, 2012 by Carolyn Elefant

Update Note 7/19/2012: I had a chance to chat with Michael Mills of Neota two days ago. Neota is doing some really exciting work, and is definitely responsive and curious about opportunities in the solo/small firm market. Stay tuned… Editor’s note:  This is the first of a regular feature, Future of Law Fridays where we’ll [...]

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