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Looking for more and better qualified clients than your current client development strategy is producing? Search engines like Google and Yahoo! have pulled ahead of the printed Yellow Pages as the leading source for local business information. Three out of four Americans now use the Internet on a regular basis. Join a free webcast next Thursday, November 12, to learn how your firm can create an effective Web presence.

The one-hour webcast will show you how to develop your firm's Web site into a valuable marketing tool that will drive more well qualified clients to your firm. Topics to be covered include:

• How consumers are searching for legal help on the Internet
• How to identify and leverage critical components of a Web site
• An evaluation of the different marketing options available and their return on investment

Two highly qualified speakers will provide their insights and practical examples on how to maximize your firm's marketing efforts:

• Caroline Curry Lewis of The Brad Hendricks Law Firm in Little Rock, AR
• Kevin McDugle, a FindLaw Senior Client Development Consultant in Tulsa, OK

"The Basics of Marketing Your Firm Online" is a FREE one-hour webcast and will take place on Thursday, November 12, 2009.

It will be accessible from any computer with internet access.

Register here for the 12PM EST/11AM CST/ 10AM MST/ 9AM PST time slot.
Register here for the 4PM EST/3PM CST/ 2PM MST/ 1PM PST time slot.

Trying to figure out how to make your firm's website stand out? Wondering how to attract qualified clients online? Join a free webcast next Tuesday, October 20, to learn more about standing out from the crowd.

The one-hour webcast will show you how to make more out of your online presence, attract more clients and grow your practice. Topics to be covered include:

• Best practices for creating a powerful law firm brand and differentiating your firm from the competition
• Finding highly qualified clients that match your firm's specialty
• Options for leveraging the latest trends in search engine optimization
• Print directories and the shift to online search

James H. Chalat and Linda J. Chalat, of Chalat Hattan & Koupal, will lead the seminar. Read more, and register, using the links below.


Beyond the Basics -- Standing Out From the Crowd

• FREE one-hour webcast
• Accessible from any computer with internet access
• Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Register here for the 11AM CDT time slot

Register here for the 3PM CDT time slot

I talk a lot in this space about using blogs as a way to promote your practice or firm.  This webinar will take you through the essential points involved with starting a blog, as well as using surveys to enhance your client relationships.

Thursday, June 18, 2009
12pm to 2pm EST

The blog wave is growing and hasn't come close to cresting. Find out why - and learn how to use this powerful communications vehicle to enhance your firm's visibility. In this Webinar, experts explain:

Date: Thursday, May 28, 2009
Time: 1:00 PM (EDT)/10:00 AM (PDT)

Description:

The US government has launched an historic economic stabilization program as the market meltdown triggers massive litigation and other legal disputes. How do partners and heads of eDiscovery and Practice Support cut processing time and costs as the complexity of litigation increases? What new choices are available to streamline eDiscovery processes? How can information anywhere in the enterprise be governed to protect the ongoing interests of the business and reduce risk?

FindLaw invites you to attend this free webinar to learn about ways to use the power of the internet to promote your law firm. Event Date: 05/21/2009 11:00 AM Central Daylight Time

Search engines like Google and Yahoo! have pulled ahead of the printed Yellow Pages as the leading source for local business information. Three out of four Americans now use the Internet on a regular basis. You can expect to learn: • How consumers are searching for attorneys on the Internet • An evaluation of the different marketing options available and their return on investment • To identify and leverage critical components of a Web site.

May 20 to 21, 2009 • Harvard Club of New York City - New York, NY

Law Firm Business Development Forum is a new conference designed to address how law firms can gain new business from new and existing clients. This conference is designed for business development professionals and partners with marketing, business development and client service responsibility. This conference is for law firms of any size and will examine the unique aspects of law firm business development informed by client perspectives.

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Wednesday, May 27, 2009 1-2 pm PT

Free Telephone Seminar

In these uncertain times preparation equals survival. If you have ever considered starting up your own law practice and plan to make the move soon or if you are afraid that a pink slip might be in your future, you won't want to miss this important seminar. Lawyers are not seasoned in the way of layoffs and are typically caught completely off guard and unprepared without a "plan B" when hit with a pink slip or when their firm goes out of business. California law firms are laying off lawyers by the dozens and the hundreds. You will have a better chance of survival if you are prepared.

This seminar is intended for those attorneys out of work through no fault of their own, as well as for those who anticipate that they might soon be handed a pink slip and for those attorneys who simply want to learn what it takes to start their own solo law practice right now. This excellent presentation qualifies for 1-hour continuing legal education in ethics. This seminar will not teach you how to find a job, instead it will focus on what is involved in starting your own solo law practice.

As China grows as a world economic leader, it will be essential for attorneys whose clients do business with Chinese companies to have a strong grasp of the legal structure that governs business in China.  Two new offerings from West, a Thomson Reuters business, give attorneys the insight necessary to help their clients succeed with their endeavors in China.

EAGAN, Minn., 4/22/2009 - The People's Republic of China is now the world's third-largest economy and the recipient of more foreign investment each year than any other country, yet its business laws and the practice of deal-making have long been a source of confusion or mystery.

West, part of Thomson Reuters, is releasing two books that provide relevant information for doing business in China: Mergers and Acquisitions in China and Shareholder Agreements and Joint Ventures in China.