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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.

Did you know that your firm is sending out a message without even realizing it.  It is through your online presence.  Whether your firm has invested heavily in building a web presence or if you are new to the scene, you can tune into this webcast to find out how to stand out from the crowd and attract qualified clients through improving online marketing and enhancing the firm's website.

When: Tuesday, October 20th 2009.  11:00AM CDT, 3:00 PM CDT

Location: Online

Length: 1 hour

Cost: Free!

Legal technology finds its way into the headlines under unique and varied circumstances.  Below are some interesting stories on legal technology news from the week.

1.  The problem with nuking fruit: Apple denies liability in exploding iPhones

Apple has not taken too kindly to suggestions that it is to blame for exploding iPhones.  In fact, it is shifting the blame on to...well, you.  ""In all cases, the glass cracked due to an external force that was applied to the iPhone," a London-based spokesperson told reporters.  This came after a young man reported that his girlfriend's iPhone exploded in her hands, resulting a piece of glass penetrating his eye.  According to his statement to reporters, the iPhone had not been dropped or struck before the explosion.

• Apple: Exploding iPhones Not Our Fault (PC World)

Legal technology is developing rapidly, and changing faster.  Even if you read the latest articles, follow relevant Twitter and Facebook accounts, and subscribe to RSS feed to keep your law firm up to speed on legal technology innovations, you may still benefit substantially from actually experiencing legal tech developments live. 

The annual ABA TECHSHOW aims to do just that by introducing attendees to practical technologies for transforming their legal practice.  Hosted by the American Bar Association (ABA), the conference covers topics such as e-commerce, trial-specific software, cybercrime, tools to building a paperless office, electronic briefs, scanning options, e-discovery, video deposition technology, and more.

This webinar is brought to you by RenewData, a provider of services for the discovery, archiving and governance of electronically stored information.

Email Archiving for Law Firms: Unique Needs, Clear Solutions is a free webinar presented by RenewData's legal, e-discovery and archiving experts. The webinar will cover email archiving best practices, recommendations and more. Law firm legal professionals, IT professionals, and support personnel should attend this webinar.

This RenewData webinar will provide you with:

• Reasons why archiving is important to law firms
• Common pitfalls that law firms often fall into
• Key archiving features law firms should be looking for
• Unique law firm archiving needs
• Differences between types of archiving solutions
• Why firms should purchase a hosted archiving solution today
• Best practices for retention policies and legal holds
• A new way to archive that will lower your risk and costs

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This free Webinar is offered by the Taneja Group and StoredIQ.

Date: Thursday, May 14, 2009
Time: 3:00 PM (EDT)/12:00 PM (PDT)

In today's economic climate, companies are more cost-conscious than ever - especially when it comes to legal spending. eDiscovery and legal review costs are out of control and organizations are looking for ways to cut both cost and risk - now and in the future.

This webinar outlines how forward-thinking companies are bringing eDiscovery in-house to respond quickly and defensibly to discovery requests - while implementing a proactive information management strategy to dramatically reduce cost associated with the explosive growth of electronic data. Join Taneja Group and StoredIQ for a free web seminar; you will learn how to:

• Search, automatically collect and apply legal holds on only the smallest, legally defensible data set - reducing legal review cost by 80% or more
• Turn eDiscovery into a repeatable and predictable business process
• Implement proactive records management strategies that directly contribute to significant eDiscovery savings

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Date: 04/22/2009 01:00 PM Central Daylight Time

Cut Costs & Risks Now: How Smart Archiving & Governance Can Relieve Corporate Stress" is a free webinar that will take a look at the many challenges of managing growing volumes of electronically stored information (ESI), and how companies can lower their risks. Our experts, one of the industry's premier thought leaders on information governance will examine the different types of archiving solutions one should consider in today's market.
During this webinar you will hear from and learn about:

Best practices for formulating retention policies and enforcing legal holds

Steps you can take right now so that you are prepared for eDiscovery in advance

What to look for in an archiving solution

A new way to archive that will lower you risk and costs

Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Time: 12:30 PM (EDT)/9:30 AM (PDT)
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Description:
The consensus among corporate counsel is that the state and federal rules have only complicated the discovery process and increased costs. Register for this webcast to learn how electronic discovery can be used as a strategic advantage through the proper interpretation and practical application of the rules. By gaining the upper hand you can mitigate risk, control costs and avoid being put on the defensive.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 | 1:00 PM ET

Cross-border discovery represents a challenge for organizations required to gather relevant data in foreign jurisdictions - either from opposing parties or their own affiliated organizations. This quarterly update from The Sedona Conference® provides an overview of the vastly different notions of discovery, data privacy and protection requirements facing organizations that conduct e-discovery involving electronically stored information (ESI) based outside the U.S.
Moderator: Carsten Casper, Gartner Inc.

Details and registration information >