After a weekend of spa and “serenity,” I’m certain my husband was expecting yogi wife to walk in the door last night. That’s not what he got. Reflecting on my behavior this morning, I was sorry. Of course I was sorry. I didn’t like who walked in the door any more than he did. But,
“Imminent” no longer
Heller partners vote to dissolve 118-year old firm on Friday. Check in with our friends at Heller Highwater for insider details as they start breaking.
As I said earlier today, I don’t think that Heller will be the last of the firms to dissolve, or merge out.
My best advice is to network, network,
Maybe someone else should do this Web 2.0 stuff…?
After reading Heather’s posting about trying to sell the benefits of reinventing a firm’s web site to embrace Web 2.0 technology, I imagined all of the law firms that might stick their neck out to champion such a move.
Then, I imagined all the ones here on Planet Earth.
Most lawyers I run into are
The Power of Delete
Vacation is over and I am back. Thanks to Jayne, Russ and Renee for keeping the cooler cool while I was at the water park, Disneyland, the beach, California Adventure, and then back at the beach. And while I didn’t bring anyone back a t-shirt, I did come back with a bit
The Power of Voice. The Bio Blog.
Wilmer Hale has leaped ahead of everyone with the recent launch of four associate blogs aimed at attracting recruits. In a brilliant move, the firm enlisted 4 associates in 4 different offices to officially blog about their life inside the firm and out. The Blog of LegalTimes reports:
They are meant to provide a glimpse
Little Help From My Friends
Maybe it’s a sign of maturing, but I don’t seem to hesitate to ask for help these days when I don’t know how to do something, or when I am overwhelmed. Some people might find that asking for help is a sign of weakness, or opens the door to criticism. I, however, have found it
LinkedIn Targeted by Law Firm CI pros? What am I missing here?
An article, posted on Law.com in the legal technology section, written by Shannon Sankstone, “LinkedIn a Competitive Intelligence Tool,” was brought to my attention this morning by fellow watercoolerite Russell Lawson who also blogs at progmark.blogspot.com.
As someone who focuses their marketing practice on social media in all forms, the article left me wondering:
Day Dreaming about Twitter
Fellow Watercooler blogger, Russell Lawson, posted today on his other blog, progressive marketing, about Twitter. He’s imagining the “marketing use by a law firm of Twitter.”
That’s an interesting day dream, isn’t it?
You probably think that Twitter is for individuals, not businesses or brands. I’ve heard individuals report getting business leads or at
The Seemingly Impossible
For what is too long of a story to tell here, my father does not have a picture of his mother. I realized earlier this year that I am partially to blame for that and I went on a mission to find a picture of this woman who has been dead for 30 years. I
My Tooth Doesn’t Hurt
Seth Grodin, marketing guru, recently posted the following thoughts:
It’s not something you think about very often, is it? (Not my tooth, your tooth).
When you have a toothache, on the other hand, it’s all you think about.This is a double-edged sword for dentists. On one hand, dentists have no trouble whatsoever getting business from