KEEPING UP WITH SEO AND SOCIAL MEDIA: MAY ROUNDUP
With the dust somewhat settled on the mobile update we’ve been discussing for the past couple months, May was a good time to get back to marketing basics. Here are some of the top articles on search engine optimization(SEO), social media, and internet marketing that you may have missed over the last few weeks:
June Progams and Events at the ACBA
We hope to see you at an ACBA program or social event this June!
The Stuff They Don’t Teach You in Law School – Chapter 17 – Billing
I got religion on this issue. Bills matter. Over and over, in my practice, the highest level of client scrutiny has gone to bills rather substantive legal work – as absurd as that might seem to an attorney who lavishes effort and concentration on lawyerly services and sends bills in a stack each month after a quick proofread. In bills, describe your work carefully yet succinctly, be consistent, and follow through on promises you made to the client when you were initially hired.
Will Non-Lawyers Soon Be Able to Practice Some Law in California?
In the medical world, if you don’t have insurance and can’t afford a doctor, you can show up at a public emergency room or health clinic, where (though you may wait long hours) you will generally eventually be treated. This is less than ideal – it does not offer preventive care and early diagnosis, and it clogs the emergency rooms – but it is, at least, a back stop. In the legal world, though, if you can’t afford an attorney, you have no back stop.
Meet the Keynote Speaker: Justice Martin Jenkins
We are pleased to have Justice Martin J. Jenkins confirmed as the keynote speaker for our 10th Annual Justice for All: Celebrating Pro Bono event. Justice Jenkins has deep professional roots in Alameda County, and we’re happy to welcome him back as we celebrate the hard work of our volunteers! Justice Jenkins graduated from Santa […]