Blawg of the Day

March 29, 2011

The good folks at Inter-Alia.net have selected Corcoran’s Business of Law blog as one of their Blawgs (law blog) of the day for March.  In the words of Tom Mighell: At the self-titled Corcoran’s Business of Law Blog, Timothy Corcoran discusses topics near and dear to my heart – law practice management. You’ll find posts [...]

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Insights from the Marketing Partner Forum 2011

February 3, 2011

I recently attended the Marketing Partner Forum in Scottsdale, Arizona.  I’ve attended and spoken at this event multiple times in the past, though I hadn’t been in a couple years.  I was pleasantly surprised to see full rooms, which is a positive sign for the economy.  After all, when law firm profits are down, attendance [...]

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The Evolution of Legal Marketing – An Interview of Allen Fuqua

January 26, 2011

As part of Hubbard One’s Innovation Forum in late 2010, I had the good fortune of spending time with a number of thought leaders in the legal marketing and legal technology sectors.  Allen Fuqua, Chief Marketing Officer of Winstead PC of Dallas and a veteran of legal marketing, shared his views on what’s new in [...]

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Customer Service – What Are You Solving For?

January 20, 2011

Many moons ago I was given responsibility for my organization’s customer service operation.  I had been a longtime critic of the way things had been handled by the previous management team, so a clever senior manager gave me the chance to do something about it…  and a good life lesson in being careful what you [...]

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Social Media: the Ultimate Business Development Tool or Huge Waste of Time?

November 2, 2010

I had the pleasure of speaking on a panel at the recent Futures Conference hosted by the College of Law Practice Management, of which I’m proud to be an elected Fellow, and American University Washington College of Law.  I was joined by Steve Matthews, founder and principal of Canadian-based web marketing company Stem Legal, and [...]

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ILTA 2010 Recap – Change is in the Air

August 31, 2010

I had the pleasure of spending a week indoors in 100 degree (F) Las Vegas last week while attending the ILTA 2010 conference, the industry’s premier legal technology conference  The theme this year was Strategic Unity, suggesting that law firm and client technologies should be aligned.  I was interviewed on the exhibit hall floor and [...]

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The End of the American Way?

August 19, 2010

Jordan Furlong authored yet another excellent article on his Law21 blog, this time about the potential obsolescence of law firms whose leaders are too clueless to see and react to the changes in the market.  See How to Kill a Law Firm.  He refers to the rapid, but not unexpected, emergence of new competitors to [...]

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Social Media Update

August 18, 2010

One of the most popular and heavily visited blog posts I’ve published is the summary of what social media I read, visit and engage on a daily basis. Those who know me are quite aware that I incorporate social networking in my professional and personal life, and the most common question I’m asked is, “How [...]

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Marketing Your Law Practice With A Blog

August 14, 2010

“In a world where a claim of expertise is often indistinguishable from actual expertise, it’s critical as a lawyer to clearly exhibit subject matter expertise to your target market, notes Timothy B. Corcoran, a senior consultant with Altman Weil. One effective method of establishing such expertise, says Corcoran, is with a blog. He discusses the [...]

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Welcome to Corcoran’s Law Biz Blog’s new home!

July 22, 2010

The blog has moved in its entirety to this new address, and the old site will go away soon. If you haven’t done so already, please update your bookmarks and RSS feeds accordingly. http://www.corcoranlawbizblog.com New posts coming soon… *When customer satisfaction is not your problem, you’ll have neither problems nor customers *Social Networking Update – [...]

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