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Real Lawyers Have Blogs

Blogging resources, ideas and news for law firm bloggers. By Kevin O'Keefe.

http://kevin.lexblog.com/

Oct 21
ALM’s portfolio of legal publication sites receive upgrade

ALM’s portfolio of legal publication sites receive upgrade

ALM (p/k/a American Lawyer Media) upgraded the user interface of its digital publications this week. From Gina Passarella, the Executive Editor of The American Lawyer: Our improvements will deliver the same breaking news and in-depth analysis…
Oct 19
Channel 9 and donut

Channel 9 and donut

Every company talks about being real, open and authentic and nobody does it it, my company, LexBlog included. Being real, open and authentic requires a a company letting the outside world know what makes the company tick, what they’re…
Oct 19
Channel 9 and donut

Channel 9 and donut

Every company talks about being real, open and authentic and nobody does it it, my company, LexBlog included. Being real, open and authentic requires a a company letting the outside world know what makes the company tick, what they’re…

Rank this Week: 18

beSpacific

Features law, marketing, Internet legal resources and technology news. By Sabrina I. Pacifici.

http://www.bespacific.com/

Oct 19
Forbes Releases 36th Annual Forbes 400 Ranking of the Richest American

Forbes Releases 36th Annual Forbes 400 Ranking of the Richest American

“…The billionaires on Forbes’ 2017 ranking of the 400 richest people in America, (“The Forbes 400” p. 86 of the November 14, 2017 Special Issue of Forbes magazine), have a record-breaking, combined total net…
Oct 19
Italian government launches high school program to educate about fake new

Italian government launches high school program to educate about fake new

GOOD: “…Starting later this month, the Italian government will be rolling out a program to 8,000 high schools across the country that teaches students how to deal with fake news. In addition to training students how to identify…
Oct 19
Research Information Management: Defining RIM and the Library’s Role

Research Information Management: Defining RIM and the Library’s Role

Research Information Management: Defining RIM and the Library’s Role, by Rebecca Bryant, Anna Clements, Carol Feltes, David Groenewegen, Simon Huggard, Holly Mercer, Roxanne Missingham, Maliaca Oxnam, Anne Rauh, and John Wright.…

Rank this Week: 28

Law Firm Web Strategy

Covers online law firm business development, including profile building, branding and law firm SEO. By Steve Matthews.

http://www.stemlegal.com/strategyblog

Feb 28
Stem Client Roundup for February 2017

Stem Client Roundup for February 2017

While February is only a couple days shorter than most months, that missing handful of days is acutely felt right around now! Nevertheless, our clients managed to fit in lots of blogging, speaking, sponsoring and teaching this month.…
Feb 8
New Blogs and Podcasts at Lawblogs.ca

New Blogs and Podcasts at Lawblogs.ca

Time again to showcase some of the newest additions to lawblogs.ca, Stem’s directory of Canadian legal blogs and podcasts. Here’s a look at some of the publications that have been added since our last update: Borderlines…
Jan 31
Stem Client Roundup for January 2017

Stem Client Roundup for January 2017

Well, it’s a new year. Though the first month of 2017 has not held much of the positive change that so many of us were wishing for, time rolls on and we all try to effect change in our own …

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Raising the Bar: An Internet…

Raising the Bar: An Internet Marketing Blog for Lawyers

Covers internet marketing and law firm web designs.

http://www.paperstreet.com/blog

Oct 16
Now Hiring – Web Development Intern

Now Hiring – Web Development Intern

Job Description: Web Development Intern PaperStreet is seeking a talented Web Development Intern. We need someone who isn’t afraid to call themselves a nerd and express their love for development tasks. We are looking for a…
Oct 16
Working with Menus in WordPre

Working with Menus in WordPre

Menus are critical part of your website. Tasked with listing and displaying the main links to your website’s content, they are vital for getting visitors to your key pages. An often overlooked WordPress feature is its Menu editor that…
Oct 16
Google Site Search Alternative

Google Site Search Alternative

Clients often come to PaperStreet who need custom search functionality outside the scope of what WordPress and Total Control offer by default. We have always recommended Google Site Search (GSS) as the best alternative when needing the…

Rank this Week: 252

The Super Lawyers Blog

Covers legal marketing and lawyer rankings.

http://blog.superlawyers.com/

Oct 20
Getting Social With Your Selection

Getting Social With Your Selection

Legal consumers, especially millennials, are searching for you on social media. According to a recent FindLaw study, 37 percent of millennials, and 20 percent of general legal consumers are incorporating social media into their search for a…
Oct 16
The Thurgood Marshall Generation

The Thurgood Marshall Generation

The long legal legacy of the subject of the new film "Marshall" Last weekend, "Marshall," a biopic about the early years of NAACP civil rights attorney and U.S. Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall (Chadwick Boseman),…
Oct 5
From the Vault -- Ted Wells in the Courtroom

From the Vault -- Ted Wells in the Courtroom

Ted Wells is no stranger to headlines. Those come with the territory when the NFL has you on speed dial as their must-trusted investigator into the football world's top scandals. But long before Wells was preparing reports on Tom Brady's...

Rank this Week: 783

Robert Ambrogi's LawSites

Tracking new and intriguing Web sites for the legal profession.

http://www.lawsitesblog.com/

Oct 20
Wolters Kluwer’s New RegReview Expedites SEC Filings By Identifying Changes in the Law

Wolters Kluwer’s New RegReview Expedites SEC Filings By Identifying Changes in the Law

RegReview enables the user to navigate to all forms, regulations and SEC guidance related to the filing. In a post here in July, I provided a preview of RegReview, a new component of its Transactional Law Suite for…
Oct 20
Clio Adds 12 App Integrations, From Trust Accounting to Text Messaging

Clio Adds 12 App Integrations, From Trust Accounting to Text Messaging

Clio’s App Directory I wrote recently about major announcements made by Clio at its annual Clio Cloud Conference, including a major reengineering of its platform and a new direction for the company, from “law practice…
Oct 19
It’s The End Of An Era As David Lat Steps Down At Above The Law

It’s The End Of An Era As David Lat Steps Down At Above The Law

After 11 years as managing editor of Above the Law, the blog he founded and helped develop into a successful and influential legal publishing enterprise, David Lat is stepping down from his leadership role to spend more time writing,…

Rank this Week: 750

Attorney at Work

Covers legal careers, client service, and marketing.

http://www.attorneyatwork.com/

Oct 20
Five Ways to Manage Difficult Transition

Five Ways to Manage Difficult Transition

Change is exciting … and overwhelming. When faced with change, you must manage all the transitions that flow from it. You can feel adrift, and sometimes alone, as you re-evaluate your circumstances, or decisions, or even your entire…
Oct 20
Five Ways to Manage Difficult Transition

Five Ways to Manage Difficult Transition

Change is exciting … and overwhelming. When faced with change, you must manage all the transitions that flow from it. You can feel adrift, and sometimes alone, as you re-evaluate your circumstances, or decisions, or even your entire…
Oct 19
Engage! A Lawyer’s Guide to Social Media Marketing

Engage! A Lawyer’s Guide to Social Media Marketing

Today, the question is not whether you should be on social media — it’s how long will it take you to get up to speed. For "Engage! A Lawyer's Guide to Social Media Marketing" we asked top law firm marketers for advice on where…

Rank this Week: 1048

Justia Law, Technology & Legal…

Justia Law, Technology & Legal Marketing Blog

Covers legal research tools, notable websites and blogs, web site design, search engine optimization and marketing for law firms.

https://onward.justia.com/

Oct 3
The Virtual Assistant Wars Heat Up

The Virtual Assistant Wars Heat Up

As the powerhouses in technology continue to battle it out for the chance to be your personal voice assistant, your options continue to grow. Check out the latest salvos in the ongoing voice assistant wars. The post The Virtual Assistant Wars…
Sep 28
Justia Launches New Marketing Website

Justia Launches New Marketing Website

We are pleased to announce the launch of our newly designed marketing website. There you can find descriptions of the legal marketing services we offer, read testimonials from a few of our many satisfied clients, and talk to one of our legal…
Sep 8
Hurry! Time is running out to migrate your site to HTTPS!

Hurry! Time is running out to migrate your site to HTTPS!

October 2017 will bring stronger warnings on non-HTTPS sites for users of the Google Chrome browser. Make sure you are ready when it comes. The post Hurry! Time is running out to migrate your site to HTTPS! appeared first on Legal Marketing…

Rank this Week: 471

Legal Ease Blog

Covers clients development and law practice management. By Allison Shields.

http://legalease.blogs.com/legal_ease_blog/

Jul 12
5 Ways You Can Ease the Burden of Your Law School Debt

5 Ways You Can Ease the Burden of Your Law School Debt

This is a guest post by Andrew Josuweit, the CEO of Student Loan Hero, a company that combines easy-to-use tools with financial education to help millions of Americans living with student loan debt. All opinions and information contained in…
Jun 23
Client is Questioning a Legal Bill - Can This Relationship Be Saved?

Client is Questioning a Legal Bill - Can This Relationship Be Saved?

When a client begins questioning your bills, is it the beginning of the end of the client relationship? A lawyer recently told me, “If the client is questioning my bills, it means the client doesn’t trust me, and the…
Jun 6
The First Two Rules of Marketing: Know Your Purpose and Your Audience

The First Two Rules of Marketing: Know Your Purpose and Your Audience

Marketing Basics: Who's Your Audience? Two of the most basic rules of marketing are: (1) know your purpose and (2) know your audience. But as basic as these rules are, they are violated surprisingly frequently. Take, for example, the…

Rank this Week: 731

Amy Campbell's Web Log

Covers new media, web marketing and law firm marketing. From Amy Campbell of infoworks1.com.

http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/amy

Sep 11
SEO’s Role in Your Attorney Marketing Strategy

SEO’s Role in Your Attorney Marketing Strategy

Why Attorneys Shouldn’t Obsess about SEO I recently had a law firm client ask me to come in and help them to better understand how SEO (search engine optimization) works. I thought it was great that attorneys were interested in this…
Mar 25
Spring Cleaning Your Law Firm Website

Spring Cleaning Your Law Firm Website

Keeping your website up to date is really important. And, I know, I know… it’s really difficult for busy professionals to do. (I admit, I’ve had a hard time keeping this blog up to date.) So let the onset of Spring inspire…
Apr 1
Is Your Law Firm Website Mobile Responsive Yet?

Is Your Law Firm Website Mobile Responsive Yet?

How your website’s age could soon impact your web visibility Google has been encouraging website owners for some time now to build websites that use web programming languages HTML5 and CSS3 to be “mobile responsive” —…

Rank this Week: 746

Rainmaker Lawyer Blog

Covers business strategy for law firms, legal marketing, attorney business development, law firm marketing plans, and work/life balance for attorneys. By David Lorenzo.

http://www.rainmakerlawyer.com/site/index/

Jul 20
Announcement From Dave Lorenzo: New Video Show

Announcement From Dave Lorenzo: New Video Show

I’m posting this article to introduce you to something new I’m sure you will find valuable. A few weeks ago I launched a new daily business video show to help lawyers and business leaders make a great living and live a…
Jul 11
We Have Moved

We Have Moved

Attorneys: Please join us for new content updated every day at Valtimax.com We still help attorneys make a great living and live a great life® We are just doing it in a new place. Our New Name is Valtimax Consulting. Come visit…
Jan 24
New Development Experiences from Dave Lorenzo

New Development Experiences from Dave Lorenzo

We are excited to announce two outstanding new development experiences with Dave Lorenzo.Valtimax Revenue Revolution This full day seminar is designed to help you boost your law firm revenue in just one day. Join Dave Lorenzo as he presents…

Rank this Week: 689

Attorney Marketing Advisers

Covers internet marketing, lawyer blog creation, pay per click advertising, online branding.

http://www.attorneymarketingadvisers.com/blog/

Aug 4
Attorney Marketing Cost-Effective Internet Marketing Services For Law Firm

Attorney Marketing Cost-Effective Internet Marketing Services For Law Firm

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Aug 4
Attorney Marketing: How Big is the Online Market?

Attorney Marketing: How Big is the Online Market?

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Aug 4
Attorney Marketing: How Big is the Online Market?

Attorney Marketing: How Big is the Online Market?

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Build A Solo Practice, LLC

Covers solo practice, marketing and work/life balance. By Susan Cartier Liebel.

http://susancartierliebel.typepad.com/build_a_solo_practice/

Nov 29
You’re An Attorney, But Are You An Entrepreneur?

You’re An Attorney, But Are You An Entrepreneur?

The very first business I ever owned was a babysitting service. Yeah, I know, everyone is a babysitter when they are 16. But I figured out that I could charge more for my services if I went a little further than the other sitters. So I cooked…
Nov 27
Evolutions of a Solo Practice – Part 3

Evolutions of a Solo Practice – Part 3

(You can read Evolutions of a Solo Practice – Part 1 and Part 2 if you haven’t already. Remember, all events are real though the names are made up!) Landlord-Tenant Evolves Into Real Estate/General Practice
Nov 26
Digital Asset Management – Guest Lecture with Deborah Gonzalez

Digital Asset Management – Guest Lecture with Deborah Gonzalez

Everyone dies. Often unexpectedly. But there is power in dead hands. We are the country with the greatest control of our assets after death. However, most never consider, let alone manage, their digital legacy. How do we handle,…

Rank this Week: 828

Passion, People and Principles

Covers strategy, management and client relations. By David Maister.

http://davidmaister.com/blog

Jan 5
Farewell and Thank

Farewell and Thank

After nearly 30 years of advising and writing about professional services, I have decided to retire. I no longer plan to consult, speak or write.A wonderful way to mark this decision happened last month (December 2009) when the Association of…
Jun 13
Suspension of Blog

Suspension of Blog

I’m going to stop blogging for a while – at least taking the summer off.If you’d like to be notified if and when I return to regular blogging, just add your name to my email list (www.davidmaister.com/subscriptions ) and I’ll send you…
Jun 11
Being a Happy and Successful Lawyer

Being a Happy and Successful Lawyer

Stephen C. Ellis is the managing partner at the law firm of Tucker, Ellis & West.What follows is the commencement address he gave at Case Western reserve School of Law in Cleveland, Ohio on May 19, 2008. The title of his remarks is "On Being…

Rank this Week: 580

The Legal Compass

Covers legal sales, service, strategy and success. By Silvia Coulter.

http://legalcompass.typepad.com/legalcompass/

Jun 8
Keep on Learning

Keep on Learning

Next week begins a ten-day deep dive into the world of law firm operations and strategy for me at George Washington University (GWU). Hildebrandt Institute has a strategic partnership with GWU and offers a certificate or a masters degree in…
Dec 23
Holiday

Holiday

Holidays are the best time to connect or reconnect with friends, family, clients and contacts. Whether it's been twenty years or two months, pick up the phone or log onto your computer and call or email a contact or friend from…
Apr 24
Be serious to be taken seriously

Be serious to be taken seriously

I was asked by a young woman lawyer recently, "I'm always cognizant of the fact that coming from a young female attorney, an invitation for lunch can occasionally be misconstrued to indicate other interest when I really am interested in a…

Rank this Week: 654

Bigger Law Firm Magazine

Provides legal marketing insights.

https://www.biggerlawfirm.com/

Oct 21
Rosenstein’s “Responsible Encryption” a Fallacy, Experts Say

Rosenstein’s “Responsible Encryption” a Fallacy, Experts Say

U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein recently reignited debate around digital encryption and its ability to thwart investigations into increasingly many crimes. In remarks delivered at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis,…
Oct 19
Hazing Incident of a Fraternity Pledge at Another University Campu

Hazing Incident of a Fraternity Pledge at Another University Campu

In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, police are conducting an investigation into the death of Maxwell Gruver, a freshman at Louisiana State University (LSU), who lost his life following a gathering at a school fraternity. Authorities believe his death…
Oct 11
Shareholder Lawsuit Against Wells Fargo Executives Can Proceed

Shareholder Lawsuit Against Wells Fargo Executives Can Proceed

Wells Fargo shareholders can pursue claims against the company’s top executives and directors, a San Francisco federal judge ruled on October 5. The U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar said Chief Executive Officer Tim Sloan and other current…

Rank this Week: 1135

The Attorney Marketing Center

Covers marketing, productivity, personal development, and wealth creation.

http://www.attorneymarketing.com

Oct 20
Start chopping, already!

Start chopping, already!

Abraham Lincoln famously said that if he has six hours to chop down a tree, he would spend four hours sharpening the ax. Or something like that. His point, of course, was that taking time to prepare before you do a job will make that job…
Oct 19
Step back and look at the big picture

Step back and look at the big picture

Yesterday, after my walk, I was cooling down in the park, and saw a bird perched near the top of a tree. I watched him move higher until he was sitting on the highest branch where he sat and actively looked around. I wondered what he was…
Oct 18
Lawyers as client

Lawyers as client

They say that lawyers make the worst clients in the same way that physicians make the worst patients. They know too much and have their own ways of doing things. They second guess everything and often don’t follow your advice. And when…

Rank this Week: 4002

American Academy of Estate…

American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys Blog

Provides legal marketing and estate planning legal updates.

http://www.aaepa.com/articles/

Oct 20
Staying Calm in the Midst of Fire

Staying Calm in the Midst of Fire

California is no stranger to wildfires. In fact, this past week Northern California has had to battle some pretty dangerous wildfires. The scariest thing about wildfires is they can occur with no warning at all! However, these blazes are a…
Oct 18
Basics of Estate Planning: Portability

Basics of Estate Planning: Portability

This is another in a series of blogs on the basics of estate planning. When a decedent dies, a federal estate tax return (IRS Form 706) is not required to be filed unless the decedent’s gross estate exceeds their remaining federal…
Oct 16
Gift Giving A Little Early This Year

Gift Giving A Little Early This Year

To say “thank you” to our blog community for being such valuable members of the American Academy community, we’ve decided to release THREE of our most popular training resources as a FREE year-end gift! Don’t miss the…

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Lawyerist

Covers law practice management, marketing, technology and legal careers.

http://lawyerist.com

Oct 20
How Lawyers Work: Jordan L. Couch, Plaintiff’s Trial Lawyer & Legal Futurist

How Lawyers Work: Jordan L. Couch, Plaintiff’s Trial Lawyer & Legal Futurist

In this week's edition of How Lawyers Work, we hear from Jordan L. Couch, a compensation attorney at Palace Law in University Place, Washington. How Lawyers Work: Jordan L. Couch, Plaintiff’s Trial Lawyer & Legal Futurist was…
Oct 18
Logikcull Partners With Clio to Create an eDiscovery Solution That Helps Small Firms Do More

Logikcull Partners With Clio to Create an eDiscovery Solution That Helps Small Firms Do More

A new partnership with Clio means that Logikcull is an even more powerful tool in your eDiscovery arsenal. Logikcull Partners With Clio to Create an eDiscovery Solution That Helps Small Firms Do More was originally published on…
Oct 17
Energizing Your Speaking Engagements, by Pete Varga

Energizing Your Speaking Engagements, by Pete Varga

This download complements our podcast with Pete Vargas about how lawyers can use their speaking engagements to increase clients and referrals. Energizing Your Speaking Engagements, by Pete Vargas was originally published on Lawyerist.com.

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Attorney at Work

Covers managing and growing your law practice, with a focus on technology, marketing, and management. By Merrilyn Astin Tarlton, Joan Feldman and Mark Feldman.

http://www.attorneyatwork.com

Oct 20
Five Ways to Manage Difficult Transition

Five Ways to Manage Difficult Transition

Change is exciting … and overwhelming. When faced with change, you must manage all the transitions that flow from it. You can feel adrift, and sometimes alone, as you re-evaluate your circumstances, or decisions, or even your entire…
Oct 20
Five Ways to Manage Difficult Transition

Five Ways to Manage Difficult Transition

Change is exciting … and overwhelming. When faced with change, you must manage all the transitions that flow from it. You can feel adrift, and sometimes alone, as you re-evaluate your circumstances, or decisions, or even your entire…
Oct 19
Engage! A Lawyer’s Guide to Social Media Marketing

Engage! A Lawyer’s Guide to Social Media Marketing

Today, the question is not whether you should be on social media — it’s how long will it take you to get up to speed. For "Engage! A Lawyer's Guide to Social Media Marketing" we asked top law firm marketers for advice on where…

Rank this Week: 1970

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

Covers knowledge management, internet marketing and library sciences. By Greg Lambert, Lisa Salazar and Toby Brown.

http://www.geeklawblog.com/

Oct 19
Blogging better: how to not write a like a lawyer

Blogging better: how to not write a like a lawyer

Writing, posting and sharing blogs by @Lihsa I’ve been blogging for over ten years now. And during that time, I’ve learned a thing or two about the craft.Blogging has quite a distinctive style. There are a couple of ways I could…
Oct 14
The Rise of Legal Operation

The Rise of Legal Operation

One of my old jokes I used to use arose out of lawyer questions about "AFAs." Lawyers would ask, How can you tell if an AFA will be successful? My answer: I have caller ID. The point being that success came with lawyers willing to focus on…
Oct 13
Being a lawyer and sharing on social media

Being a lawyer and sharing on social media

Sharing, clothes and looking the part of a lawyer by @Lihsa I love social media. It’s a fascinating look into the minds of 2 billion people. Admittedly, it can, at times, get pretty ugly in there. But then there are places of…

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Zen & The Art of Legal Networking

Covers legal marketing, risk management, client service and social media. By Lindsay Griffiths.

http://www.zenlegalnetworking.com

Oct 19
“Metrics” is Not a Dirty Word

“Metrics” is Not a Dirty Word

You’ve probably heard a lot of chatter about “big data,” “data,” “metrics,” and other buzzwords, which can sound like a lot of fancy talk about things you can’t be bothered with (Spoiler…
Oct 17
Practical Steps for Undertaking Change in Legal

Practical Steps for Undertaking Change in Legal

Change can be intimidating. Whether you find it exciting or not, even those of us who are the most adept at it can find it daunting and exhausting. In the legal industry, where change is historically slow, when it happens at all, it can be…
Oct 16
ILN Firm of the Month – A. & K. Metaxopoulos and Partners Law Firm, Greece!

ILN Firm of the Month – A. & K. Metaxopoulos and Partners Law Firm, Greece!

The ILN is proud to announce our latest firm of the month, A. & K. Metaxopoulos and Partners Law Firm, Greece! The firm, founded in Athens in 1955 by Agis Metaxopoulos, was known as A. Metaxopoulos Law Offices until 2005 when it took its…

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Amazing Firms, Amazing Practices

Provides ideas and information for senior law firm management. By Gerry Riskin.

http://www.gerryriskin.com/

Oct 19
Bringing Blockchain Transactions into the Legal Domain

Bringing Blockchain Transactions into the Legal Domain

The Artificial Lawyer reports on a new system that is intended to ensure the legality of contracts based on tokens that are used on the Ethereum blockchain platform, rather than on established legal tender.…
Oct 12
Virtual Reality and the Law Firm

Virtual Reality and the Law Firm

An article by George Khoury, Esq. on the FindLaw legal technology blog reports on digital advances that could ultimately lead to the existence of entire augmented- or virtual-reality law offices – where our…
Oct 5
PwC’s U.S.-based Law Firm to Advise on International Matter

PwC’s U.S.-based Law Firm to Advise on International Matter

Accounting Today reports that accounting giant PwC is about to open a law firm in the U.S. The article, compiled from various sources by Daniel Hood, points out that this constitutes a significant new development in what many…

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Cordell Parvin Blog

Covers career development, client development, and lawyer marketing.

http://www.cordellblog.com

Oct 19
Lawyer Reviews: Have they become meaningless?

Lawyer Reviews: Have they become meaningless?

I am happy that for the most part when I practiced law the only ratings were Martindale-Hubbell and the raters were peers or judges. With the internet, have the ratings become as meaningless as they are for other businesses. In the last two…
Oct 17
10 Client Development Planning Activities to Incorporate Now

10 Client Development Planning Activities to Incorporate Now

Earlier this year a law firm marketing director asked me: Cordell, what should be included in our client development training program? Almost 10 years ago, I wrote a Practical Lawyer article Unlocking The Secrets To Developing Your…
Oct 12
Why You Should Consider an Industry Based Practice

Why You Should Consider an Industry Based Practice

I recently posted a blog about developing a niche practice, and included one of my favorite quotes: If you market to everyone, you market to no one. A lawyer I coached a few years ago asked that I expand on why he should consider an industry…

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The Rainmaker Blog

Covers law firm marketing and business development strategies. By the Rainmaker Institute.

http://www.therainmakerblog.com/

Oct 18
How to Tell If Your Content is Connecting

How to Tell If Your Content is Connecting

Recent research has shown that content marketing generates three times as many leads than traditional marketing while costing 62% less. Of course, to reap those rewards, your content marketing must be firing on all cylinders —…
Oct 13
Law Firm Intake: How to Close the Deal with a Prospect

Law Firm Intake: How to Close the Deal with a Prospect

One of the primary reasons that a company or person hires an attorney is to alleviate some type of “pain”. They may use words like “challenges”, “problems”, or “obstacles”, but all of the words…
Oct 9
5 Tips to Master Content Marketing for Law Firm

5 Tips to Master Content Marketing for Law Firm

Google has made it increasingly difficult to rank high in search without putting a lot of quality content online — on your website, blog and social media pages. If you want to rank well on Google, which allows you to generate more…

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Legal Business Development

Trends and techniques. By Jim Hassett.

http://adverselling.typepad.com/how_law_firms_sell/

Oct 17
A checklist to assess your legal project management need

A checklist to assess your legal project management need

By Tim Batdorf The LPM Self-Assessment Checklist below was designed to help lawyers decide whether they should find time to focus on LPM, and if so, in what areas. As quickly as possible, check off your general level of concern...
Oct 3
24 Benefits of Matter Planning

24 Benefits of Matter Planning

By Gary Richards Our Legal Project Management Quick Reference Guide includes a number of sections on different approaches to matter planning that will be useful in almost every legal matter. For large and predictable matters, your matter plan…
Sep 19
How to hire LPM staff (Part 2 of 2)

How to hire LPM staff (Part 2 of 2)

Based on our LPM work with over 100 law firms, LegalBizDev recommends that candidates should be evaluated based on the five criteria below, which are listed in order of importance.

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Myers Freelance

Covers legal blogging and search engine optimization (SEO).

http://www.myersfreelance.com/blog/

Oct 16
The Nuanced Space Between SEO and Conversion

The Nuanced Space Between SEO and Conversion

Hosting a legal blog on your law firm’s webpage is one of the best ways to do online legal marketing. Not only does a legal blog help your site on the search engine optimization (SEO), front to get it in front of potential clients, it…
Oct 9
How to Start Legal Blog Posts: Roadmaps and Introduction

How to Start Legal Blog Posts: Roadmaps and Introduction

In theory, when you write a legal blog post for your law firm’s website, your decision to cater to either direct or referral audiences should impact your writing style. This means writing in a way that either focuses on explaining…
Oct 2
Vanity Keywords: Lawyer v. Attorney

Vanity Keywords: Lawyer v. Attorney

In a few of our recent blog posts, we’ve delved into some of the complications surrounding long tail keywords, particularly their limitations in your legal marketing strategies. In essence, because there are so many possible long tail…

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Counsel to Counsel Blog

Focuses on career and marketing issues facing associates or partners. By Stephen Seckler.

http://www.seckler.com/blog/

Oct 11
Documenting Your Networking

Documenting Your Networking

While social media has become an important tool in building business and personal relationships, nothing can substitute for the bonds that are created through in person interactions. Going to networking functions is still important…
Aug 10
Flexibility and Urgency in Hiring

Flexibility and Urgency in Hiring

It’s no longer 2009. With unemployment rates hovering close to 4%, employers need to change their approach to recruiting talent. In the legal search business, we are seeing candidates who are being much more discriminating about…
Feb 9
Using Reference Checks to Build Your Network

Using Reference Checks to Build Your Network

If you are a professional services provider and you want to grow your business, you know the importance of marketing. Whether you are a lawyer seeking to represent startup technology companies, an agency recruiter like me who is looking…

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Integrity Marketing

Marketing advice for law firms. From Jennifer Campbell of Integrity Marketing Solutions (IMS).

http://integritymarketing.typepad.com/ims/

Oct 10
Consumers Demand More from Your Website

Consumers Demand More from Your Website

I had such a great time last week at the WealthCounsel Symposium in Hollywood, CA. Great friends, great venue, and terrific weather! On Wednesday afternoon I had the privilege of presenting on the topic, "Making Digital Your #1 Source…
Oct 9
Read This Before The Summit

Read This Before The Summit

Written by Kelly Myers, Marketing Director The Summit is all about reinventing your practice. Reinventing your processes. Reinventing your mindset. That’s A LOT of change, which isn’t easy. Especially when you’re changing the practice…
Oct 6
Equine Education Breaking Into The Legal Field

Equine Education Breaking Into The Legal Field

Written by Dana Alley, Senior Account Manager 2017 has been the year of opportunity! In May, I traveled to the Equine Experiential Learning C2 Certification Course in Sonoma County, California. The beautiful countryside and exquisite…

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Larry Bodine Marketing

Covers law firm marketing, including advertising, blogging and sales.

http://www.larrybodine.com/blog

Oct 8
5 Digital Marketing Trends that Affect You

5 Digital Marketing Trends that Affect You

Today's digital marketing is happening on mobile devices. Viewing law firm marketing through this mobile lens makes decisions easier concerning SEO, content marketing, social media, podcasting, webinars, email outreach, blogging, video and…
Sep 26
Expert Advice on Marketing Tips for Lawyer

Expert Advice on Marketing Tips for Lawyer

As published on Business.com: Expert Advice on Marketing Tips for Lawyers. Lawyers must "see themselves as being marketers who just happen to have a legal business."
Sep 19
Avoiding Snake Oil in Legal Marketing - Off Script Interview #21

Avoiding Snake Oil in Legal Marketing - Off Script Interview #21

In this interview, I answer the question: There’s so much noise in marketing, how can I tell what is real and what is snake oil?

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Lawyer Advertising Blog - Attorney…

Lawyer Advertising Blog - Attorney Advertising & Marketing Info

Covers attorney advertising on TV, radio, billboards, yellow pages, Internet and vanity phone numbers. By Philip L. Franckel.

http://www.lawyer-advertising-blog.com

Sep 30
Will Google Warn Visitors Away From Your Website?

Will Google Warn Visitors Away From Your Website?

Beginning in October, if your law firm website doesn’t use SSL, Google will warn visitors who use your contact form that it is “Not Secure”. Potential clients will likely go to another lawyer’s website when they see…
Sep 23
Are Vanity Phone Numbers Still Relevant?

Are Vanity Phone Numbers Still Relevant?

With the importance of Internet advertising for lawyers, some attorneys have the misconception that their website makes vanity phone numbers less important then they used to be. That’s because most lawyers don’t understand what a…
Aug 21
Can You Afford to Drop the Yellow Pages?

Can You Afford to Drop the Yellow Pages?

Kirkpatrick Creative, an advertising agency representing law firms, says probably not. Not surprisingly, it seems that print yellow page phone books still work. Usually, when a new form of media arrives on the scene, it doesn’t replace…

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Moire Marketing Blog

Covers advertising, client service, branding, business development and marketing.

http://www.moiremarketing.com/blog

Sep 14
Are You The Wind or The Flag?

Are You The Wind or The Flag?

True story: back in the day, I worked for a client who was going to revolutionize computer diagnostics and repair via the Internet. There were only a handful of companies offering this service at the time and our client had been the…
Aug 11
Everything I Know About Networking I Learned from my 5 Year Old

Everything I Know About Networking I Learned from my 5 Year Old

A friend of mine recently launched a new business and invited me to the grand opening. Knowing that I probably wouldn’t know anyone there, I decided to take along my 5 year old daughter, Emma. I’ve learned that next to a puppy,…
Jul 25
Infographs: Picture Stories or Valuable Data that Supports a Point?

Infographs: Picture Stories or Valuable Data that Supports a Point?

It's hot out, and as of late, I've been pretty “hot” on infographs. As a visual learner, the graphical essence of an infograph helps, in many cases, illustrate an idea and/or a point. Not to mention it is a unique and interactive…

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JDBlogger

Covers legal marketing. By John Skiba.

http://jdblogger.com

Aug 21
JDB 174: Dave Aarons & Michael Chasin | How Lawyers Can Leverage Technology to Effectively Deliver Unbundled Legal Service

JDB 174: Dave Aarons & Michael Chasin | How Lawyers Can Leverage Technology to Effectively Deliver Unbundled Legal Service

Today on the podcast I interview Dave Aarons, CEO and founder of Unbundled Attorney and welcome back Michael Chasin, founder of Lexicata. In this episode we dive into how lawyers can leverage technology effective deliver unbundled legal…
Jul 31
JDB 173: Joel Miller | The Family Law Coach – Building a Law Practice with Legal Coaching Service

JDB 173: Joel Miller | The Family Law Coach – Building a Law Practice with Legal Coaching Service

During his 50 years of practicing family law Canadian attorney Joel Miller was aware of the large number of family law litigants that represented themselves in court, but it was only after he retired from the full time practice of law…
Jul 10
JDB 172: Report – Online Calendaring & Virtual Receptionist

JDB 172: Report – Online Calendaring & Virtual Receptionist

It has been about four months since I made major changes to my way my phones, appointments, and general calendaring are completed. In this episode I report back as to what is working, what isn’t, and whether the change has been good for…

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Majux Marketing Blog

Covers digital marketing strategies for law firms.

http://www.majux.com/blog/

Aug 17
The Dangers of Using Content Subscription Services for Your Website (Particularly for Accounting + Financial Websites)

The Dangers of Using Content Subscription Services for Your Website (Particularly for Accounting + Financial Websites)

I’m sure many people know about issues surrounding duplicate content. This post is inspired by a strange trend we are seeing related to the increase in use of certain types of article subscription services used by professionals in…
Jul 20
Is the Word “Lawyer” or “Attorney” More Commonly Used in Google Search?

Is the Word “Lawyer” or “Attorney” More Commonly Used in Google Search?

A few years ago, we did a post on this topic; i.e., the relative popularity of the word ‘attorney’ vs. ‘lawyer’ in Google searches related to legal services. Even though outdated, it is still one of our most popular…
Mar 2
Using Data to Drive Content Marketing Strategy

Using Data to Drive Content Marketing Strategy

It may not seem like content writing and data analysis would work well together. Blogging and analytics both require a completely different set of tools, skillsets and approaches. However, in the context of driving visitors to your website…

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Law Firm Marketing and SEO Blog

Covers conversion improvements, trends and tested results for the online marketing of a legal practice.

http://www.majux.com/blog/

Aug 17
The Dangers of Using Content Subscription Services for Your Website (Particularly for Accounting + Financial Websites)

The Dangers of Using Content Subscription Services for Your Website (Particularly for Accounting + Financial Websites)

I’m sure many people know about issues surrounding duplicate content. This post is inspired by a strange trend we are seeing related to the increase in use of certain types of article subscription services used by professionals in…
Jul 20
Is the Word “Lawyer” or “Attorney” More Commonly Used in Google Search?

Is the Word “Lawyer” or “Attorney” More Commonly Used in Google Search?

A few years ago, we did a post on this topic; i.e., the relative popularity of the word ‘attorney’ vs. ‘lawyer’ in Google searches related to legal services. Even though outdated, it is still one of our most popular…
Mar 2
Using Data to Drive Content Marketing Strategy

Using Data to Drive Content Marketing Strategy

It may not seem like content writing and data analysis would work well together. Blogging and analytics both require a completely different set of tools, skillsets and approaches. However, in the context of driving visitors to your website…

Rank this Week: 2242

WebPresence Esq. Blog

Covers business development tips.

http://webpresenceesq.com/blog/

Aug 8
Active Users on Social Media Worldwide Tops 3 Billion

Active Users on Social Media Worldwide Tops 3 Billion

As we’ve talked about, social media is not just a passing phase. Indeed, it’s become one of the most popular forms of social interaction across the world. Any personal feelings about social media aside, for professional reasons,…
May 25
The Importance of Visuals in a Content Marketing Campaign

The Importance of Visuals in a Content Marketing Campaign

Content marketing isn’t just about words, it’s also about images. The old saying ‘a picture is worth a thousand words’ rings true for a reason. While many marketing agencies may lead law firms to believe that content…
May 4
Tips for Turning Website Visitors Into Client

Tips for Turning Website Visitors Into Client

In today’s competitive legal market, just having a law firm or legal services website isn’t enough. Your law firm needs a website that captures your potential client’s attention and hooks them in, ensuring that they take the…

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Dustin Sanchez TV

Covers law firm marketing tactics.

http://www.dustinsancheztv.com/articles/

Aug 7
Back-End Funnels…”No More ONE & DONE Clients” – Stacking your income

Back-End Funnels…”No More ONE & DONE Clients” – Stacking your income

LAWYER BUSINESS TIP #1–THE DAY OF THE ONE AND DONE CLIENT IS OVER. One of the largest business mistakes attorneys make is the “One-&-Done” Client. EVERYBODY who calls your office, or hires you, should be placed in your…
Jul 24
How I Saved A Law Firm That Was On Complete Life Support

How I Saved A Law Firm That Was On Complete Life Support

BANKRUPTCY LAWYER SAVES HER BUSINESS…October 2016; I get a phone call, “Dustin, PLEASE help me, I NEED CLIENTS NOW!” She was buying leads…that were crap, that were also being sold to TEN other bankruptcy attorneys. I…
May 23
Family Law Blogs – Article Topics That Produce Paying Client

Family Law Blogs – Article Topics That Produce Paying Client

How to pull divorce and family law clients off of the internet with your family law blog. SEO is hard, content marketing is easier and potentially more effective. But, you have to choose the right topics. Here’s how… How To…

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Virtual Marketing Officer

Covers practical marketing, business development and client service strategies for lawyers and law firm marketing professionals. By Jayne Navarre.

http://virtualmarketingofficer.com

Aug 1
Is That Chat Bot a Better Lawyer Than You? Artificial Intelligence in Practice

Is That Chat Bot a Better Lawyer Than You? Artificial Intelligence in Practice

Meet my new lawyer. It’s a chat bot, aka, an artificial intelligence system. It’s smart, free, and gets the job done. Although it won’t be putting lawyers out of a job any time soon—that’s not its…
Jun 11
Law firm social media is a waste of time, and here’s why.

Law firm social media is a waste of time, and here’s why.

Law firms were slow to catch the social media wave. But once it looked safe to go into the water—the firm next door was in—a majority followed. Law firm marketers got busy setting up a firm presence on Facebook and…
Mar 12
How to Be Your Own Editor: Secret tips revealed for writing clean, concise articles and blog post

How to Be Your Own Editor: Secret tips revealed for writing clean, concise articles and blog post

Writing well is an art. Mastering it takes a lifetime, and the sharp eye of a keen professional editor can help. But if you don’t have that luxury, you can be your own editor, at least for the small stuff. In this post I reveal a…

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WardBlawg

Covers enhancing the practice of law by maximizing the use of social media. By Gavin Ward.

http://wardblawg.com/

Jul 29
WardBlawg expands legal guides and resources for legal consumers in the UK

WardBlawg expands legal guides and resources for legal consumers in the UK

At WardBlawg, our aim has always been to share useful legal information online. Across our various niche legal sector blawgs (including YouBlawg, LabourBlawg, PIClaimsBlawg, PropertyBlawg and more), we’ve now published and shared many…
Apr 27
How and Why Law Firms should Transition from Paper to Digital

How and Why Law Firms should Transition from Paper to Digital

With the legal services market continuing to evolve, clients are expecting modern technology and practices to be employed by law firms as standard. Yes, it may be hard to move away from old working practices, such as printing out every…
Apr 27
How and Why Law Firms should Transition from Paper to Digital

How and Why Law Firms should Transition from Paper to Digital

With the legal services market continuing to evolve, clients are expecting modern technology and practices to be employed by law firms as standard. Yes, it may be hard to move away from old working practices, such as printing out every…

Rank this Week: 2268

Marketing Attorney Blog

Covers law marketing and business development. By Micah Buchdahl.

http://www.marketingattorney.com/

Jul 21
WSJ: Time to Rank the Rankers of Lawyers?

WSJ: Time to Rank the Rankers of Lawyers?

Wall Street Journal You have NO IDEA how much I nodded my head when picking up this morning’s Wall Street Journal and seeing reporter Sara Randazzo’s article on Time to Rank the Rankers of Lawyers? It has seemingly been a huge…
Jul 17
LP Magazine – Evaluate Your Networking: See and Be Seen

LP Magazine – Evaluate Your Networking: See and Be Seen

ABA Law Practice Magazine Ah, the ancient art of face-to-face. Ironically, it is still perhaps the greatest business development tool known to man (and woman). Yet, as we seemingly get busier and busier each day, face time has been replaced…
Apr 18
2017 Third Circuit Judicial Conference: Twitter in the Court — Social Media Issues for Judges, Lawyer

2017 Third Circuit Judicial Conference: Twitter in the Court — Social Media Issues for Judges, Lawyer

If you are a Judge or attorney fascinated (or at least feeling like you need to know this stuff) by the world of social media, consider attending the 2017 Third Circuit Judicial Conference on April 19, 2017 at the Lancaster Marriott at Penn…

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The Marketing Attorney Blog

Law Firm Business Development Advice and Discussion. By Micah Buchdahl.

http://www.marketingattorney.com/

Jul 21
WSJ: Time to Rank the Rankers of Lawyers?

WSJ: Time to Rank the Rankers of Lawyers?

Wall Street Journal You have NO IDEA how much I nodded my head when picking up this morning’s Wall Street Journal and seeing reporter Sara Randazzo’s article on Time to Rank the Rankers of Lawyers? It has seemingly been a huge…
Jul 17
LP Magazine – Evaluate Your Networking: See and Be Seen

LP Magazine – Evaluate Your Networking: See and Be Seen

ABA Law Practice Magazine Ah, the ancient art of face-to-face. Ironically, it is still perhaps the greatest business development tool known to man (and woman). Yet, as we seemingly get busier and busier each day, face time has been replaced…
Apr 18
2017 Third Circuit Judicial Conference: Twitter in the Court — Social Media Issues for Judges, Lawyer

2017 Third Circuit Judicial Conference: Twitter in the Court — Social Media Issues for Judges, Lawyer

If you are a Judge or attorney fascinated (or at least feeling like you need to know this stuff) by the world of social media, consider attending the 2017 Third Circuit Judicial Conference on April 19, 2017 at the Lancaster Marriott at Penn…

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This Business of Law

The intersection of law practice, marketing, and technology. Leverage technology to increase revenue.

http://thisbusinessoflaw.com

May 24
Three Considerations for Attorneys after Major ABA Ethics Ruling

Three Considerations for Attorneys after Major ABA Ethics Ruling

If you’re an attorney who has been paying only marginal attention to the online security of your confidential client communications, perhaps this month’s ruling from the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on…
Feb 13
How to Sign Up to Get New Clients through Avvo Legal Service

How to Sign Up to Get New Clients through Avvo Legal Service

Avvo has created a platform that connects lawyers who need paying clients with clients who need straightforward, unbundled legal services at a clearly-defined price. And there are a lot of lawyers out there who need paying clients.…
Feb 1
Connecting with Today’s Empowered Legal Consumer

Connecting with Today’s Empowered Legal Consumer

Business development and marketing aren't what they used to be. The first step in successful business development is understanding today's consumer. The post Connecting with Today’s Empowered Legal Consumer appeared first on This…

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Shatterbox

Covers legal marketing in the social media age. By Jay Pinkert.

http://www.shatterbox.biz/

Apr 22
FASB Lease Accounting Software Timeline

FASB Lease Accounting Software Timeline

Microsoft Excel is a remarkably robust tool, but when it comes to implementing the new FASB lease accounting standard (ASC Topic 842), the workhouse spreadsheet software isn’t up to the task. As of Dec. 15, 2018, all public…
Aug 25
The ABA Doesn’t Understand Free Market Economic

The ABA Doesn’t Understand Free Market Economic

Facing a severe decline in demand for legal services among moderate-income Americans who don’t believe they can afford legal representation, two years ago the American Bar Association convened the Commission on the Future of Legal…
May 16
Update: More on the Need for Clarity in Law Firm Advertising

Update: More on the Need for Clarity in Law Firm Advertising

Last July I posted an item about the Law Office of Janet McCullar, P.C. website, entitled “Is It an Ethics Violation for a Law Firm to Exaggerate Its Size? Today a PR agency representative of the law…

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Professional Legal Coaching

By Eleanor Southers.

http://www.professionallegalcoaching.com/

Apr 14
I CAN DO IT!

I CAN DO IT!

WE’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT SELF-EFFICACY. NOW LET’S TALK ABOUT BELIEF IN ABILITY. One of the key factors in gaining or having self-efficacy is the expectation that the goal can be accomplished. If there is no hope or…
Apr 14
I CAN DO IT!

I CAN DO IT!

WE’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT SELF-EFFICACY. NOW LET’S TALK ABOUT BELIEF IN ABILITY. One of the key factors in gaining or having self-efficacy is the expectation that the goal can be accomplished. If there is no hope or…
Mar 13
WHAT THE HECK IS SELF-EFFICACY AND WHY DO YOU HAVE TO KNOW ABOUT IT?

WHAT THE HECK IS SELF-EFFICACY AND WHY DO YOU HAVE TO KNOW ABOUT IT?

THE BIG GUY ON THIS ONE IS STANFORD’S ALBERT BANDURA. …

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Digital Marketing Blog for Lawyers

Devoted to helping attorneys understand the best practices of digital marketing including SEO and social media marketing. By JustLegal.

http://justlegalmarketing.com/blog/

Feb 27
How Much Does It Cost to Design a Law Firm Website?

How Much Does It Cost to Design a Law Firm Website?

As a web design company for law firms, the common question we get is “How much does it cost for a law firm website?” In this article, I’ll discuss pricing for law firm websites and the factors that can impact the cost…
Jan 29
How Do I Manage My Law Firm’s Digital Footprint?

How Do I Manage My Law Firm’s Digital Footprint?

As a digital marketing firm based in Charleston, South Carolina, JustLegal Marketing helps develop legal blogs to become an effective marketing tool for your law firm. The idea is to increase your firm's digital footprint and drive…
Jan 20
Creating Original Content for Your Law Firm’s Blog

Creating Original Content for Your Law Firm’s Blog

As a digital marketing firm in South Carolina, my company provides content writing and marketing services for many attorneys and law firms. I, personally, have written many thousands of words for my own law firm's website. I understand how…

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