Building a whole new website is time consuming and expensive. With a busy court schedule and clients taking up all your working hours, it may be easy to let your law firm’s website content slide to the back burner. But for how long? When should you update your law firm’s website content? Continue reading
Have you ever browsed a competitor’s website and realized their About page was just a copy of their resume? Or maybe that bullet list is on your own site. Find out why your Attorney Bio should be more than just a list of your credentials. Continue reading
The title “thought leader” is the next big trend since “guru”. It means someone others look to in setting trends and inspiring movements. Lawyers across the country are using their law blog as a platform to move them from expert to thought leader. But you have to do it right. Continue reading
You spent a week of long nights preparing for trial. You had everything ready — witnesses prepped, exhibits labelled, issues briefed. But at the end of the day, the verdict came in for the other side. Now what happens to that great idea you had about writing a blog post announcing your victory? Should you write about losing? Continue reading
Writing can be a lonely profession. While some of the best writing happens behind closed doors, some of the best thinking happens collectively. That’s why I am excited to announce that Legal Linguist is joining the PatchWork Collective, a drop-in coworking space in Ferndale, Michigan. Continue reading
A professional blog post is a key part to your online social media marketing. But just writing a good blog isn’t going to bring many new clients to your door. You need to know what to do with your blog post after you hit publish. Continue reading
Small business owners love to see their names in the papers – physically or online. But getting noticed by journalists doesn’t usually happen by accident. A well-written, and timed, press release can be the difference between obscurity and marketing success. Continue reading
What do you do when you have a big brief due? Procrastinate until the last minute? Work on it off-and-on through the week? Find out why you may want to set time aside and give yourself a mini-retreat to get that writing project done faster and better. Continue reading
Case summaries from recently published court decisions (yes, even the unpublished ones), are a rich source of content for your law blog. But they can all-to-easily turn into dry treatises that alienate your readers, or go over their heads. Here are three tips to make the most of case summaries on your law blog. Continue reading
Emotional conflict is a natural part of the law. Whether you are blogging about a controversial legal issue or responding to a pleading or email from an opposing counsel, you may find yourself wrapped up in an emotional response. But that emotion can get in the way of your writing, and in resolving your issues. Continue reading