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Information for Lawyers, Ideas for Journalists: Week of July 2

Here’s our weekly roundup of PR client news, along with links to stories on a variety of topics, including writing for the Internet, social media tips, legal PR insights, practice management and new legal decisions and trends.

Information for Lawyers, Ideas for Journalists: Week of June 18

Here’s our weekly roundup of PR client news, along with links to stories on a variety of topics, including writing for the Internet, social media tips, legal PR insights, practice management and new legal decisions and trends.

Information for Lawyers, Ideas for Journalists: Week of May 28

Here’s our weekly roundup of PR client news, along with links to stories on a variety of topics, including writing for the Internet, social media tips, legal PR insights, practice management and new legal decisions and trends.

Information for Lawyers, Ideas for Journalists: Week of May 21

Here’s our weekly roundup of PR client news, along with links to stories on a variety of topics, including writing for the Internet, social media tips, legal PR insights, legal marketing, practice management and new legal decisions or trends. This week we highlight the intersection of law and technology.

Recommended Reading: 10 Notable Links

I spend a lot of time – probably too much – online, reading the latest news articles, blog posts and magazine stories that touch on the law, writing, technology and business management. I often tweet links to my Twitter followers. I also e-mail helpful or interesting nuggets to clients and friends.I’ve decided to take that practice a step further and offer a link-roundup segment.

Legal Public Relations: 5 Ways to Build and Maintain a Media Relationship

Perhaps one of the most envied gigs among lawyers is that of legal commentator. But moving from the wish to be viewed as a legal expert to actually getting quoted in the media is difficult. Here are five tips for building and maintaining a relationship with members of the media.

Law Firm Marketing: To Draw Clients In, Reach Out

“If you build it, clients will come,” is often the marketing philosophy lawyers adopt when they discuss law firm websites or legal blogs. But once you build an online presence, you still need to reach out to prospective clients. Here are three free ways in which you can extend a virtual hand and invite people into your space.

LinkedIn Groups and Legal Public Relations

If you want to help grow your referral base and promote your practice, consider utilizing LinkedIn Groups. Doing so will help you reach a targeted audience of individuals who are likely to be interested in your professional expertise.

Attorney Marketing: Do You Google Yourself?

Regularly searching your name on the Internet might seem almost as vain as spending hours admiring yourself in the mirror—but lawyers who don’t tend to their virtual images do so at their peril. Internet name searches should be part of any attorney marketing plan.

Making the Most of Word-of-Mouth Referrals

The good opinion of previous clients and colleagues still account for a large percentage of a law firm’s new business. But could your online legal marketing efforts, or lack thereof, be undermining your valuable word-of-mouth recommendations?