October 2010 Blog Posts (10)

SNR Denton – Website Review

SNR Denton – Website Review.

Website: www.snrdenton.com

It’s over a month since Denton Wilde Sapte LLP and Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP merged to become SNR Denton. You might remember that their new website didn’t get of to the best of starts, as I’ve already mentioned here.… Read More

Added by Defero Law on October 31, 2010 — 2 Comments

Arts Council England outlines cuts plan

A cut to arts funding in this month’s government spending review was seen to inevitable and the scope and timing of the cuts are as generally predicted.

However, the full scale of the effect of the cuts will not be known for a very long time. The sector is more sensitive to the funding debate because it delivers both short term joy and long term personal fulfilment that are hard to measure in fiscal…

Added by Ralli on October 28, 2010 — Defero Law

Wayne’s Whirl. Do football players need lawyers and not agents?

In the light of the Wayne Rooney saga this week, once again the “Agent” culture is going to be called into question, however in the light of this there are a number of “spin off” questions, do footballers really need agents?

Could a good lawyer and a good accountant not do the same job and only be paid by the hour or job? The clubs themselves have player liaison therefore why is an agent required?…

Added by Ralli on October 28, 2010 — Defero Law

Social Media Marketing

We decided to use social media, specifically Facebook and Twitter as tools to promote an upcoming seminar we will hold in San Jose on Family Owned Business with Garrigues (Spain) and GenSpring (US). I will share with all the results of this effort in a couple of weeks when the event takes place and we can summarize how social media impacted it. For now, as was to be expected, the initial reactions seems to come from the three Fs (friends, fools and family), however we are deploying a wider… Read More

Added by Pedro Oller on October 27, 2010 — 4 Comments

Press statement: Judgment on Dowson and others v The Chief Constable of Northumbria Police

Statement on behalf of the six police officers who issued proceedings against the Chief Constable of Northumbria Police under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997.

Stephen Fox, Senior Partner of Ralli Solicitors LLP stated:

"We are naturally disappointed that Mr. Justice Simon has ruled that although casting a "long forensic shadow" over the Claimants, the conduct they suffered does not cross the line for actionable…

Added by Ralli on October 22, 2010 — Defero Law

Lawyers using Social Media - Some Stats

Social media expert Nancy Myrland of Myrland Marketing recently divulged some interesting stats on the legal profession's use of social media channels. Nancy was speaking at the LMA Midwest Regional Conference in Minneapolis.

GALMZ = Greentarget, American Lawyer & Zeughauser Study.

JD Supra: On LinkedIn, 800K have law or legal in their profile. Hubbard One: On LinkedIn,… Read More

Added by Defero Law on October 21, 2010 — 2 Comments

Allen & Overy iPhone App hits iTunes

Now this is a move in the right direction for A&O!

Allen & Overy has launched its own iPhone App in an attempt to make key information about the firm more accessible to clients and anyone else who might be interested.

The new service, 'A&O Connect', for iPhones and iPads, is a quick…

Added by Defero Law on October 20, 2010 — 4 Comments

10 Reasons for Lawyers to Blog

Kevin O'Keefe recently blogged about the "explosion in the growth of lawyer blogs". Here are Kevin's thoughts on why we're seeing this growth.

1) Lawyers are reading more and more blogs. Whether it be as part of legal research, business reading, or research on personal matters, blogs… Read More

Added by Defero Law on October 14, 2010 — Defero Law

3000 High Street Law Firms Face Bleak Future (says Ken Clarke)

A short while ago I wrote about a blog asking whether High Street Law Firms were Doomed.

Justice Secretary Ken Clarke has today voiced his opinion on the topic, warning lawyers to prepare for changes as far reaching as the ‘big bang’ proved to be for the financial sector.

Clarke told members of Birmingham Law Society that alternative business structures (ABSs) would herald a ‘whole new world’ for… Read More

Added by Defero Law on October 6, 2010 — Defero Law

Law firm Logos - Time to Shun Times New Roman?

Lawyerist.com ran an interesting article today on law firm logos. The article can be found here but I was amused to read the bit about most law firms balking at the idea of a logo and sticking with their name in a tired Times New Roman all caps font. It's all too true.

It goes without saying that branding is hugely important to most law firms these days and that creating a strong logo that… Read More

Added by Defero Law on October 5, 2010 — Defero Law