Articles

If you’re a fan of my blog, many of these articles will be familiar to you – some of these articles are adapted from blog posts, or the posts themselves are duplicated here.

But there are additional articles in this list that aren’t available on the blog, and the articles here are easier to reference, since the titles are listed under each category. Some articles may appear more than once in the list, as they fall under multiple categories.

I hope you find the articles helpful and enlightening! Please feel free to contact me for more information about any of these subjects, or to suggest future article topics.

Billing and Fees

• Calculating Rates for Legal Services

• How Much Should Lawyers Charge?

• Take Care When Drafting Your Fee Agreements

• Value Based Billing for Lawyers – Will it Work?

• The Dilemma Over Legal Fees

• Value Billing – Too Nebulous to be Effective?

Client Service

• Being There for Clients – How Available Are You?

• Considering Client Service as Part of Employment Reviews

• Do You Know What Your Clients Really Want?

• Do You Know If Your Clients Are Satisfied?

• Can Excellent Client Service Be Taught?

• Exceeding Clients’ Expectations

• How Many Clients Should You Have?

• Is Your Website Really What Your Clients Are Looking For?

• You Define Your Practice, But Focus Your Marketing on Your Clients

• Tips for Obtaining Client Feedback

• What To Do With Client Feedback

• Why Lawyers are Bad at Client Service

Culture and Professional Development

• How to Attract and Keep Superstars in Your Firm

• Considering Client Service as Part of Employment Reviews

• Is Poor Communication Undermining the Culture at Your Firm?

• Success is Not a One Person Sport

• What Message Is Your Firm Sending About What it Values by What it Measures?

Law Practice Management

• Being There for Clients – How Available Are You

• Calculating Rates for Legal Services

• Considering Client Service as Part of Employment Reviews

• What Message Is Your Firm Sending About What it Values by What it Measures?

• Creating Vision and Mission Statements

• Why It Makes Sense to Narrow Your Practice Areas

• Exceeding Clients’ Expectations

• Do You Know What Your Clients Really Want?

• Do You Know If Your Clients Are Satisfied?

• Can Excellent Client Service Be Taught?

• Why Lawyers are Bad at Client Service

• How to Attract and Keep Superstars in Your Firm

• How Much Should Lawyers Charge?

• Take Care When Drafting Your Fee Agreements

• Value Based Billing for Lawyers – Will it Work?

• The Dilemma Over Legal Fees

• Value Billing – Too Nebulous to be Effective?

• How Many Clients Should You Have?

• Tips for Obtaining  Client Feedback

• What To Do With Client Feedback

• Is Poor Communication Undermining the Culture at Your Firm?

• Too Much To Do, Too Little Time

• How to Get Motivated

• Learning to Disconnect

Legal Lifestyle

• Creating Vision and Mission Statements

• Too Much To Do, Too Little Time

• How to Get Motivated

• Learning to Disconnect

• Success is Not a One Person Sport

Legal Marketing

• Are You a Good Storyteller?

• Are You Educating Your Clients and Prospects?

• Is Your Packaging Distracting From Your Message?

• Does Your Website Forget About Your Clients?

• Have You Forgotten the Most Important Aspect of Your Website?

• Can Your Clients Find What They Need on Your Website?

• Don’t Be A Wallflower

• Are You Getting the Most out of Your Network?

• Are You Getting the Most out of Your Network? Part II

• Is Your Website Really What Your Clients Are Looking For?

• You Define Your Practice, But Focus Your Marketing on Your Clients

• Why It Makes Sense to Narrow Your Practice Areas

Networking

• Don’t Be A Wallflower

• Are You Getting the Most out of Your Network?

• Are You Getting the Most out of Your Network? Part II 

Websites

• Are You Educating Your Clients and Prospects?

• Have You Forgotten the Most Important Aspect of Your Website?

• Does Your Website Forget About Your Clients?

• Can Your Clients Find What They Need on Your Website?

• Is Your Packaging Distracting From Your Message?

• Is Your Website Really What Your Clients Are Looking For?

 

If you liked these articles, subscribe to my e-newsletter, and you’ll receive new articles in your in-box. The articles in the newsletter are not available to the public – the only way to see those articles is to receive the newsletter.

Already a subscriber? Want to learn how I can help you? Learn more about the products and services I offer by clicking here.

Allison C. Shields
Legal Ease Consulting, Inc
Creating Productive, Profitable and Enjoyable Law Practices

 

P.S. Found a mistake or a bug? If there’s anything that bothers you about this site, I want to know! Send me an email at Allison@LegalEaseConsulting.com. I want this site to be not just a resource, but a refuge for lawyers. I want you to be comfortable here.  So if there’s something that bothers you, please tell me!
 

Subscribe to the
Lawyer Meltdown
e-Newsletter

And get your FREE report (a $19.99 value) entitled…

"Are You Missing A Crucial Element in Your Marketing?"

YES!  I want to take advantage of all of the FREE information contained in the e-Newsletter and this PDF format Special Report.