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Did you know that May was selected as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month because two significant anniversaries fall within these four weeks? The first Japanese people immigrating to the United States arrived on May 7, 1843, and May 10, 1869, known as "Golden Spike Day," marked the completion of the transcontinental railroad, which would not have existed without the labor of

Take a quick glance through most law firm websites and you will see copy touting a “diverse” partner’s latest achievement, a summer program that helped the firm recruit a superstar “diverse” associate, or a new firm flexible-work policy crafted to improve retention of “diverse” team members.

While the intentions behind each of these marketing initiatives are likely good — firms should promote their efforts to...

As legal marketers, we’re in the business of helping attorneys and firms grow their businesses. So, naturally, we’re inclined to be super-responsive to their requests. Sometimes, though, we can be more effective at what we do and deliver more value in our work if, instead of immediately delivering whatever we’re asked for, we take a moment to consider its ultimate audience or end user: the law firm client. At this year’s Legal Marketing Association annual conference, a panel of three...

While most of our inboxes are flooded daily with unwanted messages that go straight to the trash folder unopened, a well-crafted newsletter can stand out in an otherwise saturated inbox by providing relevant and helpful content to its readers. It’s also one of the cheapest and most efficient marketing tools out there. Why is having a newsletter important? Newsletters are a great way to showcase your firm’s subject-matter expertise and personality to prospective clients,...

Stories of junior attorneys embarrassing themselves and their firms on social media have become a genre unto themselves in the past several years, and these gaffes serve as handy cautionary tales for firms training early-career attorneys to be cautious online.

While most of the attorneys using tools like TikTok to build their individual brands work for consumer-facing firms practicing in areas such as personal injury or family law,...