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New Solo : Client Acquisition in the 21st Century: With Instagram & TikTok?? Apr 15, 2021

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Guests: Taly Goody is a personal injury lawyer, and Michelle Fonseca-Kamana exclusively practices lemon law. Both immersed themselves in social media, successfully leveraging the platforms as free marketing channels.

Topics:

Using social media to market a practice
Their process for creating videos
“The Power of Planning”
Why they use YouTube and Facebook and not LinkedIn or Twitter
Repurposing their videos for multiple social media platforms
What makes a good video? What makes a bad video?

Tools mentioned:

Ring light for atmosphere
Canva Pro for backgrounds and Instagram Reels
InShot App to add text
Videoleap Editor App to repurpose reels

New Insights (brought to you by Nota):

Eric Ganci answers Robert Southwell’s last question:
“Who are the trial attorneys you thought were most effective? And what made them a particularly good litigator in the courtroom?”

Special thanks to our sponsors, Lawclerk, Alert Communications, Abby Connect, and Clio.

Lawyerist Podcast : #324: Inclusifying for Leaders & Teams, with Dr. Stefanie Johnson Apr 15, 2021

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Author and speaker, Dr. Stefanie Johnson, shares her best practices to forge strong relationships between leaders and teams, inspire greater productivity, and create a positive environment for everyone.

If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free!

Thanks to ESQ.Marketing, SweetProcess, TextExpander, and Postali for sponsoring this episode.

Legal Talk Today : The State vs. Derek Chauvin (Part 3) Apr 14, 2021

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In this part three, our coverage of the Derek Chauvin trial continues. Professor David Schultz from the University of Minnesota Law School and Hamline University returns. We talk about the witnesses, their emotional testimony, and distrust of the police as well as the importance of timing and vantage point for interpreting what was going on during George Floyd’s arrest.

Special thanks to our sponsor Nota.

Above the Law - Thinking Like a Lawyer : The First As Tragedy, Then As Farce Apr 14, 2021

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When Yale suspended one of its high profile professors for two years citing a pattern of sexual harassment, one wondered if the penalty went far enough considering former students believed Rubenfeld's wife Amy Chua bore some responsibility for the events and remained on the faculty. Fast forward and now Chua is publicly battling with the administration after students told the school that Chua was breaching the alleged terms of the agreement she reached with them over Rubenfeld's suspension. We also talk about the Supreme Court's full embrace of theocracy in a shadow docket assault on decades of religious freedom jurisprudence and we talk about Jones Day's continuing Supreme Court clerkship hiring dominance.

Special thanks to our sponsors, LexisNexis® InterAction®, Lexicon and Nota.

Digital Detectives : Is This How the World Ends? Artificial Intelligence and American Security Apr 14, 2021

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Autonomous killer robots have certainly grabbed a lot of screen time over the years, but is our world really going to end in an AI-fueled war? Sharon Nelson and John Simek welcome Brigadier General Patrick Huston to discuss his role at the Pentagon and dispel some of the most common myths about AI and its military applications. As a self-described “near pacifist,” General Huston shares his perspective on the military’s commitments to ethical and legal development of AI defenses and emphasizes the importance of creating partnerships between the government and the best and brightest AI experts in private industry.

Brigadier General Patrick Huston is the Assistant Judge Advocate General for Military Law and Operations in the Pentagon, where he is keenly focused on privacy and the legal and ethical development of AI, cybersecurity and other emerging technologies.

Special thanks to our sponsor PInow.

ABA Journal: Legal Rebels : How one firm is trying to convince technology clients to embrace subscription pricing Apr 14, 2021

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Joyce Tong Oelrich and Zohra Tejani, the founders of Tong Tejani, which specializes in government contracts and has mainly technology-sector clients, kept initial client feedback about subscription pricing in mind when they formally launched their firm in May 2020.

Special thanks to our sponsors, Alert Communications and Nota.

Lunch Hour Legal Marketing : Conversion Confusion Cleared Up Apr 14, 2021

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Google takes center stage in news updates as Gyi and Conrad discuss two moves that may diminish opportunities for free lawyer advertising on the platform.

Top billing goes to Google’s Local Pack change from a three-pack to a two-pack. The two also shift gears on earlier advice about Google My Business Messaging. Eek. Google is sending messages to your competitors when potential clients use the form.

The “Word of the Day” is ‘conversion.’ To lawyers, conversion means a new client. But many marketers use the term to discuss leads. Gyi and Conrad agree to agree and disagree.

Lawyers may be swimming in data analytics of their own. In discussing their new segment, “Clio Legal Trends Report Minute,” Gyi and Conrad explain that Clio’s report can help put that data in context with the industry, peers, and competitors.

This month’s data points:
Percent of lawyers who decided to leave office space for virtual practice in 2020?
Percent of clients who prefer video conferencing over a phone call?

Finally, Gyi and Conrad debate and justify their Pick Twos. Think the choices are obvious? Not a chance.

Fast, cheap, quality?
Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter?
Harry Potter, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings?
Clubhouse, blog, podcast?
Coffee, ice cream, alcohol?
First page of Google, a good website, good reviews?

Special thanks to our sponsor Alert Communications, LexisNexis® InterAction®, LawYaw and Clio.

Legal Talk Today : Heavy Weight Tax Fight! Apr 12, 2021

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New Hampshire vs. Massachusetts is a monster case about taxes and federalism that could impact employers all over the United States. Who’s going to win and who’s going to lose? Sam Megally from K & L Gates joins us to law-splain.

Special thanks to our sponsor Nota.

Sources:

JD Supra article from K&L Gates by William LeDoux, Sam Megally, Cindy Ohlenforst, and Macie Wagner ‘New Hampshire v. Massachusetts: Potential for Remote Working Tax Uniformity’
SCOTUS Blog article ‘New Hampshire v. Massachusetts’
The Volokh Conspiracy article by Ilya Somin ‘New Hampshire’s Supreme Court Lawsuit Seeking to Prevent Massachusetts from Taxing NH Residents Working Remotely for Massachusetts Firms’

State Bar of Michigan: On Balance Podcast : The Attorney Grievance Process in Michigan - Part 2 Apr 12, 2021

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To continue demystifying the attorney grievance and discipline process, On Balance hosts Molly Ranns and JoAnn Hathaway welcome Mark Armitage of Michigan’s Attorney Discipline Board (ADB). Mark explains how complaints move from the Attorney Grievance Commission to the ADB, outlines the types of cases that often require disciplinary action, and clears up common misconceptions about the relationship between the ADB and the State Bar of Michigan.

Mark Armitage is executive director and general counsel at the Michigan Attorney Discipline Board.

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : Increasing revenue while cutting down on billable hours? 'AI for Lawyers' says it's possible Apr 07, 2021

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As the founders of a company that provides AI-powered contract analysis software, Kira Systems' Noah Waisberg and Dr. Alexander Hudek are used to facing skepticism, fear and doubt from attorneys. Will AI steal their jobs? Would using it violate ethics rules? How can it be good for a business model that relies on the billable hour to cut down on the amount of time it takes to review a contract?

In their new book, AI for Lawyers: How Artificial Intelligence is Adding Value, Amplifying Expertise, and Transforming Careers, Waisberg and Hudek attempt to answer these questions and provide an accessible guide for firms considering how AI might add to their practices. They also pulled in other minds in the legal tech community to speak to the use of AI beyond the kinds of contract review Kira Systems focuses on, such as in litigation analytics, legal research and e-discovery.

In this episode of the Modern Law Library, Waisberg and Hudek discuss their experiences as early proponents of artificial intelligence, the unique programming challenges presented by legal language, the still-developing ethical debates and common misconceptions about AI.