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Small Law Firms, Technology
3 Questions That A 2016 Law Firm Needs to Ask Itself
We are at a point in society where it is no longer cute to be technologically impaired. The world is technologically savvy, our clients are technologically savvy, and our jurors are technologically savvy. You can’t play the “but I’m just a lawyer” card anymore when it comes to technology IQ. Here are three things that […] -
Technology
Legal Considerations for Web Based Start-Ups
Mobile Internet usage is predicted to grow faster in the next few years, making online or web based businesses great opportunities. What does that mean for you if you are starting an online business? - Sponsored
Trust The Process: How To Build And Manage Workflows In Law Firms
If you’re feeling inefficient but don’t know why, this episode of the Non-Eventcast is for you. -
Technology
Why Attorney Websites Are A Waste Of Time For Most Law Firms
How can you better spend money on marketing and client development? Not with a website.
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Finance
SEC Scrutiny of Crowdinvesting Sites Not Registered as Broker-Dealers
On November 10, 2014, the SEC announced a settlement with Eureeca Capital SPC, which is a crowdinvesting portal incorporated in the Cayman Islands. Eureeca’s website seeks to match foreign-based issuers with investors interested in making equity investments. The website provides information about various issuers and their offerings. This information was accessible to U.S. residents, despite the fact that the securities offered through the site were not registered with the SEC. In alleging that Eureeca violated Section 5 of the Securities Act by offering unregistered securities for sale, the SEC noted that Eureeca took no steps to comply with the exemption from registration found in Rule 506(c). Specifically, the SEC alleged that Eureeca took insufficient steps to confirm that the U.S. investors were accredited investors. The SEC also alleged that Eureeca was acting as an unregistered broker-dealer by, among other things, (i) encouraging investments in the offerings on its site, (ii) completing the final legal requirements for the transaction (i.e. accommodating the swap of funds for equity), and (iii) receiving a percentage of the funds from all fully funded offerings as a fee. -
Boutique Law Firms, Lawyer Advertising, Small Law Firms
From Biglaw to Boutique: Keeping It Real
How can you balance the tension between perception and reality when forming a new firm? Insights from small-firm columnist Tom Wallerstein... -
Biglaw, Lawyer Advertising
Wachtell Finally Updates Dreadfully Boring Website
Wachtell has a new website. Is it any better than its last, which was called one of the worst websites in the legal industry? -
Blog Wars, Blogging, Law Schools, Rankings
Ranking Law School Websites: Cooley Ranks Near the Top!
The people over a Thomas M. Cooley Law School have a long and illustrious history of inventing ridiculous law school rankings that magically show Cooley Law at or near the top. It's pretty pathetic to make up your own ranking and rank yourself. But now a third party has put together a ranking where Cooley has risen to the top. A Georgetown professor has ranked all the websites from ABA-accredited law schools. The top of the list isn't only about law schools that are trying dazzle students into making a ruinous financial decision. The rankings mainly seem to reflect whether or not law schools care about their website at all.... -
Crime, Hotties, Prostitution, Sex, Sex Scandals, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Don't Call Her 'Reema': Say Hello to 'Nicki Bajaj'
Is Reema Bajaj, the attractive solo practitioner accused of practicing more than law, trying to capitalize on the fame of Nicki Minaj, the rapper-singer-songwriter behind such hits as Super Bass? It seems that Bajaj, the comely young Illinois lawyer who's going to trial in March 2012 on prostitution charges, has rebranded herself as "Nicki Bajaj." Let's hear from a tipster, and check out the exciting new website of Reema -- er, Nicki -- Bajaj.... - Sponsored
How Savvy Lawyers Build Their Law Firm Rate Sheet
Many attorneys are clueless. Here's how you can avoid being one of them. -
Cars, Lawyer Advertising, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners, Weirdness
Captain Lawyer to the Rescue
Parents wield an unbelievable amount of power in the naming of their children. And as we all know, with great power comes great responsibility. Bizarre names can ensure that your child sits alone and friendless in the cafeteria for the better part of his formative years. Great names can spur children on to greatness. Naming […] -
Small Law Firms
Size Matters: What Not To Do With A Small Firm Website
Ed. note: This is the latest installment of Size Matters, one of Above the Law’s new columns for small-firm lawyers. I recently saw the Whoopi Goldberg commercial for Poise and I wondered to myself, why would she take part in such an ad. Maybe I am missing something, but I think it is a bad […]
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