The Canadian Bar Association's National magazine has just released an article in the July/August 2011 edition, The Best in Digital Marketing… [more]. Compiled and edited by Luigi Benetton, the article
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These are notes are from a panel discussion session at the American Bar Association 2011 conference in Toronto last Friday, one of the Solo Day 2011 talks. Panelists included Charley … [more]
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Monday, August 8th, 2011
These are notes are from a panel presentation session at the American Bar Association 2011 conference in Toronto last Thursday. Panelists included Dominique Shelton, Wildmon Harrold, Beverly Hills, CA, Prof. … [more]
In this ten-minute video, best-selling author Seth Godin talks about a fundamental shift in today's business world that includes marketing, social media and a move toward openness. He says: "You… [more]
The South Carolina Bar Association just released an Ethics Advisory Opinion on the use of Groupon by SC lawyers.This interesting opinion dealt with the question of whether it is ethical… [more]
♬ Whatever I do I'm under the influence of you…♬… [more]
Music, lyrics and recorded by James Morrison.
Legal marketers and others who advise lawyers (myself included) have been gently
There's been something of a buzz lately among the law marketing crowd about putting QR codes on business cards — typically on the back, because they are ugly. (See, e.g.… [more]
The features on professional networking site LinkedIn change frequently, so it is worth spending some time periodically to update your profile.
Earlier this month I attended the AIIP (Association of… [more]
Michael Carabash, the founder and CEO of Dynamic Lawyers, was recently featured on the television show Dragon's Den, where entrepreneurs make a a business pitch to a panel of potential… [more]
Nominations for the Law Society of Upper Canada's 2011 Bencher Elections closed on February 11, 2011. A complete list of candidates can be found here.
Although there was some discussion… [more]
While Q&A sites have been around for as long as the web, the last year has seen a tremendous surge of innovation in this space. Quora is one of the… [more]
For a short moment, we had some innovative law firm marketing going on with Blakes flash mob dance! The Youtube video was … [more]here. That is until lawyers for the Black
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Available online today are four new chapters of the publication Women in Canada: A Gender-based Statistical Report, which explores the socio-demographic and economic circumstances of Canadian women in general.
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Aliens - Exclusion and expulsion - Power to detain and deport - Minister’s certificate - Review - Evidence
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