April 2012 Archives

We continue our Friday round-up of what is newest, best and brightest at FindLaw.com. Below, you will find this week’s offerings from various areas of FindLaw’s unique content, including: core legal content, blogs, news and case law. Take a look at what’s new:

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• 5 Tips on How to Handle Employee Theft: A small business’ loss-prevention plan shouldn’t solely focus on shoplifters. Employee thefts are actually much more common -- and could even get the employer in legal trouble, if the theft is not properly addressed. FindLaw’s Free Enterprise offers some tips on what to do if you suspect your workers are stealing.

Welcome to another post from our "Meet the FindLaw Team" series. "Meet the FindLaw Team" provides insight into the day-to-day lives of our colleagues. Today we feature FindLaw Web Designer Brittney Shada. Get to know Brittney reading about her experiences at FindLaw below.

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We continue our Friday round-up of what is newest, best and brightest at FindLaw.com. Below, you will find this week's offerings from various areas of FindLaw's unique content, including: core legal content, blogs, news and case law. Take a look at what's new:

FindLaw Consumer Blogs

• CA Man Fights Traffic Ticket with Physics: The laws of science have apparently prevailed over the laws of traffic, as a California man claimed his physics paper got him out of a traffic ticket. But you don't need to be a science geek to get similar results. FindLaw's Law and Daily Life explains the scientist's argument, and offers three ways you can fight a traffic ticket without getting academic.

FindLaw is No. 1 again. FindLaw.com is the leading online provider of legal information, according to recently released data from comScore -- a leader in measuring the digital world. FindLaw maintained its number one ranking in 2011 by a healthy margin.

Twice as many visitors came to FindLaw than to its nearest competitor, comScore reports.

The comScore Media Metrix for 2011 are telling.

The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Reuters News and FindLaw. One thing all these companies have in common is participation on the LinkedIn Publisher Network. What this status means is that more users will have access on LinkedIn to great FindLaw.com content that is relevant to their professional interests.

FindLaw blogs and other content have always been great material for members to share on LinkedIn. In addition to individual shares, our content has now been featured on our FindLaw Today landing page as well as on the Today landing pages of any LinkedIn users who have subscribed to the FindLaw Today publisher page. LinkedIn legal news publisher also makes FindLaw content available to appear on LinkedIn members' individual, personalized Today landing page as well as LinkedIn's top news landing pages.

We continue our Friday round-up of what is newest, best and brightest at FindLaw.com. Below, you will find this week's offerings from various areas of FindLaw's unique content, including: core legal content, blogs, news and case law. Take a look at what's new:

FindLaw Consumer Blogs

• George Zimmerman Arrested for 2nd Degree Murder: The man who killed Trayvon Martin is behind bars, more than six weeks after the incident. So what exactly must prosecutors prove to convict George Zimmerman of second degree murder? FindLaw's Blotter breaks down Florida's requirements for second degree murder, and how it differs from first degree.

For many younger Americans, the dream of owning their first home is alive and well. But for many others, it's become something of an elusive pipe dream.

Only five years ago, it was relatively easy to finance a home. Lenders were eager to lend money and mortgages were easy to come by. But the Great Recession and the mortgage market's meltdown have conspired to make it quite difficult for many Americans to qualify for a home loan.

Whether you're ready now or will be down the road, buying your first home takes planning. Fortunately, FindLaw.com, the nation's leading website for free legal information, has a wealth of information for the first-time buyer. The Buying a Home section on FindLaw's Learn About the Law is a great resource, for instance.

We continue our Friday round-up of what is newest, best and brightest at FindLaw.com. Below, you will find this week's offerings from various areas of FindLaw's unique content, including: core legal content, blogs, news and case law. Take a look at what's new:

FindLaw Consumer Blogs

• AG Eric Holder's Letter to the Fifth Circuit on the Court's Authority to Rule on Obamacare: In a shot heard around the legal world, a Fifth Circuit judge requested a three-page, single-spaced explanation from the Justice Department about President Obama's Supreme Court remarks earlier this week. FindLaw's Courtside has posted the Attorney General's response in this latest row over the fate of the Affordable Care Act.

Research no longer requires hours of grunt work, pawing through pages or scanning microfilm at a library. Now, consumers can go online to find answers to their basic legal questions before consulting a lawyer.

With the power of the Internet just a click away, you may be surprised by how consumers find legal information online.

Social media is the new word of mouth when it comes to marketing your law firm. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+ and other social networks are invaluable tools that will drive new business to your practice. With the popularity of social media growing every day, joining the conversation has never been more important. In fact, a recent ABA study asked consumers how they find a lawyer and 20 percent of those questioned said they would consult Facebook.

FindLaw’s Social Media Solutions are designed to help law firms expand their online presence, enhance their brand and build a robust referral network. Providing clients with both the tools and training necessary to leverage various social platforms, FindLaw Social Media Solutions are an important part of any comprehensive lawyer marketing program.