Should I Hire a Law Firm Marketing Agency or In-House Marketing Professional?

If you are trying to decide whether to work with a law firm marketing agency or to hire someone in-house to handle your marketing needs, weighing the pros and cons can point you in the right direction. ...
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A Retirement Guide To Your Law Firm’s Website and Online Presence

Here's a quick and informative guide on the steps retiring attorneys should take to properly close down their websites, emails, domains, social media and professional profiles so that big issues like identity theft don't ruin their retirement...
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How Can Attorneys Reduce No-Shows?

Not only is there the missed opportunity when a client no-shows, there is an expense for the firm: the clicks you paid for on Google, the advertisements you run, the shuffling of your schedule, the time you spent prepping....
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What’s Next in AI Tools for Lawyers

Lawyer and AI robot hand connect jigsaw puzzle together AI tools can free lawyers up for more strategic work and release them from the drudgery of essential, but repetitive tasks. That can enable smaller legal offices to take on more work and do it better, boosting their competitiveness. ...
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Is Live Chat Right for My Law Firm Website?

Utilizing live chat on your site certainly has advantages, but it's important to keep a few things in mind to ensure your firm is set up for success. To learn if live chat is the right choice for your law firm website, contact The Modern Firm!...
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Strategies for Handling Growth at Small and Solo Law Practices

Learn key strategies from lawyers who have grown their practices significantly while maintaining great client service and work-life balance....
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ChatGPT at the Law Office: The Pitfalls of using AIs for Lawyering

ChatGPT offers many promising opportunities to make lawyers more productive in their work. But, it's important to learn how these AI systems work and "think" and know the potential pitfalls before putting too much faith in this tool....
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When a Law Firm Splits, Who Gets the Website?

Nothing lasts forever. Law firm partnerships are no exception. If you've decided to leave your firm or split with a partner, you've almost certainly given some thought to who gets the coffee maker. But what about the website, social media accounts…...
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Too Much Non-Billable Work – Hand with Help Sign

How Can I Stop Doing So Much Non-Billable Work?

Too Much Non-Billable Work – Hand with Help Sign If you’ve ever taken an economics class, one of the first things that you learned was the concept of “opportunity cost”: a dollar you spend on one thing is a dollar you don’t have available for something else. The same is...
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Brendan Chard

Money and Time Saving Tech Tips and Business Practices for Family Law Attorneys

Brendan Chard Modern Firm president Brendan Chard has been invited to speak at the Institute of Continuing Legal Education’s 16th annual Family Law Institute....
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