Perhaps a virtual hearing with a judge and opposing counsel is not the best time to have one of Zoom's playful characters cutely batting their eyes in your place. If you are a lawyer that finds yourself in a Zoom meeting appearing as a cat or a cat that finds themselves looking like a lawyer, here are a few easy steps (with screenshots) to let your true self shine.
How to turn off filters during a Zoom meeting (a visual...
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Your firm can be listed in search results for a broader range of queries if you establish your reputation with Google in a specific topic area. A Search Advocate explains how in a recent hangout.
When asked whether it is good practice to cover related topics in order to rank well for a specific topic, Search Advocate John Mueller responded that it is “always useful” to add content to your website that covers contextually relevant topics....
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Lawyers have to produce a lot of content to compete for organic rankings. Content of course is not just text. There are videos, presentations, ebooks, podcasts, blogs, web stories, and the list goes on. Since videos take a lot of time to produce, it's understandable that law firms would want to get the most mileage out of that content.
But some law firms are concerned that publishing text as a blog entry, that matches the audio of a...
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Google May Expand Roll Out of Web Stories If More Sites Use Them (Search Engine Journal)
Google’s Web Stories content format provides law firms and other businesses another creative opportunity to gain additional online traffic. Currently, Web Stories are supported in the United States, India and Brazil. As more and more users take advantage of Web Stories, Google is eager to expand this search feature to other countries.
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Perhaps she’s grouchy because she hasn’t had any trips to Custom Legal Marketing’s office this year. Or maybe it’s because she hasn’t been able to enjoy the unchaperoned freedom of barking at every person that drives by, walks by, or looks at her house. Whatever the reason, this year's candid photo of Maple, our 13-year-old dingo and 2017 Bigger Law Firm Magazine Covergirl encapsulates how many of us feel about this year.
As we usher in a...
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Earlier this year, we talked about the benefits of Google Web Stories and how law firms should be adopting this mobile media format. Before we share some examples, let us do a quick recap.
Think of it as a mobile-optimized presentation with videos, animations and slides. It is like a PowerPoint presentation on your website that users can discover in search.
Web Stories have been used by news media and magazines but...
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Pro Bono Service Recognition Programs: Best Practices and Common Pitfalls (Law Practice Today)
Is your law firm considering implementing your own pro bono program? This article provides some best practices on creating and maintaining effective volunteer programs.
"In communities across the country, countless pro bono programs offer a wide variety of pro bono opportunities to lawyers. The pro bono programs that enjoy long-term success, in most cases, have figured out how to effectively recognize and show appreciation to their volunteers....
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A successful client relationship will begin with a foundation of trust. If people are going to hire you, they must be confident that your firm can deliver on its promises.
Quantitative research, or the process of analyzing nonnumerical data, is subjective. It is the type of research your visitors are performing when they land on one of your web pages, and it will determine whether they trust you.
Since many clients will first experience your firm...
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What To Evaluate Ahead of Google's Page Experience Update (Search Engine Land)
Google announced the Page Experience update, that will be live on May 2021, along with a new set of metrics called Core Web Vitals and the removal of the AMP restriction on its Top Stories carousel. With several months ahead of us, now is a great time for marketers to evaluate the impact this update has...
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Advice for New Lawyers: How to Survive and Thrive (Clio)
Starting a law career in 2020 definitely has its challenges. Despite this, lawyer Willie Peacock, imparts some wisdom for the new up-and-coming lawyers. "Know that you will not just be okay—you will thrive because you have what it takes to help reinvent this industry."
Five Tips For Implementing Your Firm’s Well-Being Initiative (Law Practice Today)
Studies have shown the positive...
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