For most small law firms, the conventional wisdom is that a website with a great design and optimized content will be sufficient to attract potential clients. Get the basics right, and in theory, your phone will ring. But with today’s modern web user, a website is just a thread in a detailed web of online …
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Holiday Shoppers Tie a Big Ribbon on Cyber Monday, but Beware…
While there may be 20 shopping days left this holiday season, initial reports show that this past Cyber Monday already netted $3 billion in sales, up 12 percent from last year. But where are these enthusiastic consumers when they are scouring the Web for items on their holiday buying list? According to a 2014 FindLaw …
Half of Americans Use the Internet for Personal Reasons While at Work, Says FindLaw.com Survey
If you’re reading this at work, that’s ok. Keeping up on legal news is probably part of your job. But after you’re done, you decide to update your Facebook page and shop for something online, that might not be so good. A new FindLaw survey says half of Americans say they use the Internet while …
What Most Attorneys Don’t Understand About Brands
Hear the word “brand,” and you might think of that apple with an oval bite taken out of it, or Target’s famous red bull’s-eye. In other words, you might think that branding doesn’t have much to do with running a law firm. If that describes your outlook on branding, you’re missing out on one of …
Parents Worry More, But Doing Less to Protect Their Children on the Internet, Says New FindLaw.com Survey
EAGAN, Minn. – A new survey says parents are worrying more – but doing less – to protect their children from Internet dangers, such as cyberbullying, online predators, inappropriate content and revealing too much personal information. According to a survey by FindLaw.com, the most popular legal information website, 76 percent of parents are either extremely worried, …
FindLaw survey: Parents doing less to protect their children on the internet
Internet dangers abound, but today’s parents are doing less to protect their children when they’re surfing the Web. A new survey from FindLaw says parents are worrying more than ever about their children’s safety when they are online. Two-thirds of parents say they take protective steps, such as monitoring the Web sites their children visit, restricting …
Thomson Reuters and University of Wisconsin-Stout collaborate on new digital marketing technology major
A new, first-of-its-kind undergraduate major at University of Wisconsin-Stout in digital marketing technology, which grew out of a strengthened relationship with Thomson Reuters, was approved Friday by the UW System Board of Regents. This unique public-private partnership has resulted in an innovative degree program that prepares students for employment in some of the fastest-growing technology fields and …
2014 Super Lawyers Pro Bono Awards recipients give a voice to the underrepresented
This post was written by Patrick Dunn, marketer at Thomson Reuters In our latest magazine devoted to the stories of the 2014 Super Lawyers Pro Bono Award recipients, you will read about lawyers giving back and making a difference with their exceptional pro bono efforts. This is the fourth year that Super Lawyers has had …
Super Lawyers Names 2014 Pro Bono Award Recipients
EAGAN, Minn. – Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, has announced the eight recipients of its fourth annual Pro Bono Awards. The awards honor legal professionals, students, firms and organizations that demonstrate excellence in the practice of law by offering volunteer legal services to the poor, disadvantaged or the exploited. The 2014 Pro Bono Award …
FindLaw survey: Law Day and constitutional rights
Today is Law Day in the US, so FindLaw wanted to look at Americans’ feelings on the basis for their legal rights: the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. FindLaw asked 1,000 Americans what constitutional right they consider to be most important. The results were somewhat surprising: Freedom of speech: 30% Due process rights: 20% …