Not exact matches
I have many
areas currently in my life where I believe one thing (and
write about it on this blog), but do something else in my daily
practice.
Some lenders allow one re-lock prior to closing if rates fall — ask
about your lender's
practices in this
area and get responses in
writing.
He has been actively involved in AIDS education and service provision since the early 1980s, and has
written widely
about and been closely involved with questions of AIDS and representation in
areas ranging from from the mass media to fine art
practices.
I've criticized this style of confusing marketing in the past,
writing in one instance
about a number of lawyer websites, all created by the same marketing firm, that created misleading impressions of a lawyer's
areas of
practice and geographic location.
Build an audience by
writing about a subject related to what you do, not by
writing only
about your
area of
practice.
You can
write blog posts
about everything from current trends in your
practice area to high - profile cases, helpful information for individuals unfamiliar with your
practice area, and more.
Ideas include: 1)
writing about a recent news story as it relates to your
practice areas, 2)
writing about new cases as they are issued and include your take on the case, 3)
writing about another blogger's recent post and provide an opposing, or alternate, viewpoint, or 4) answering questions
about the legal process that clients typically ask you, such as what types of information they should bring to the first appointment or how long a jury trial might last.
Instead, resist your initial impulse to
write a blog
about [insert your specific
practice area here].
Reporter Michelle Lore
writes in Minnesota Lawyer
about lawyers who
write specialty blogs — blogs devoted to their particular
areas of
practice.
The Summary is the highest visibility space within your profile where you can
write specifically
about your
area of specialty or niche
practice.
Scholars of the discipline expanded from dissecting the
practice of teaching legal
writing and began to focus on law as rhetoric.11 Progressively, the teaching of legal argument had led to curiosity
about rhetorical devices and narrative techniques.12 The importance of plain or accessible language became a key component of effective communication.13 The intersection of legal
writing and storytelling emerged as an important
area of the scholarly discourse.14 The discipline's character developed and created new and emerging sub-characters within the story.
I
write about things that interest me and relate to my
practice areas.
A journalist called me because I had
written a newspaper article on a recent happening in a legal
area that I do not
practice in — my article was
about a web based angle to it.
I
wrote here last week
about BestAttorneysOnline.com, the dubious new lawyer - rating site that can't seem to get lawyers»
practice areas or even their locations straight, listing lawyers as among the top 10 in
practices they have nothing to do with and in states in which they have no ties.
I'd
written to the publication, asserting that the career office at our law school encouraged us to lie on interviews by, for example, feigning interest in a particular
practice area and expressing enthusiasm
about working long hours.
It is tempting to try to cast your net wider by
writing about several different
practice areas, but we find that it is more effective to focus on your niche.
On a tangent
about continuing competence, not just entry - level, what
about requiring lawyers in active
practice to
write and pass a version of the multiple - choice bar admission tests online at least every year or two (and if particular subject
area failed, restricted from
practicing in that
area?).
You'll also be asked a few questions
about your
practice and
practice areas that will help us
write sales copy for your landing pages.
My
practice is all
about being a thought leader, so cultivating people who
write articles in your subject
area is an important task,» Goren says.
I also attend Continuing Legal Education, I
write articles, I blog, and I read as much as I can
about my legal
practice areas.
Get 20 lawyers who are passionate
about practice areas important to your strategy, who can and will
write frequently and engagingly, and let them charge their blogging hours as billable - equivalent time.
We have
written in the past
about some basic ways lawyers and legal marketers can use Twitter to raise awareness of their services, strategically grow their networks and position themselves as thought leaders in their
areas of
practice.
This is a tricky tip as it is beneficial to
write about an
area that you
practice in, thus to add to your credibility of being an expert and explaining in plain language to viewers your
practice area.
Besides
written blogs
about your
practice areas and relevant legal current events, having a video blog is a great way to introduce yourself to prospective clients while improving your page ranking.
Willig, Williams & Davidson, a labor and employment law firm based in Philadelphia, rotates different lawyers throughout the firm to
write articles
about developments in their
practice area every couple months.
If you
write and blog
about the law in your
practice area — you will start to learn it much faster than if you just attend a CLE every once in a while.
One of the impromptu discussions we had during the Society Board meeting was
about how many people assume an overlap between group therapy and group psychology (e.g., organizations, sports teams, classrooms, work groups), but how little is
written or discussed
about these common
areas of research, theory, and
practice.