New Years Resolution: BE the Change
It’s only been like nine months since I’ve last written…which is appropriate for this post, since I’ll be talking about women in the workforce. But let’s address that elephant in the room – where the...
View ArticleCareer Development: Context is Everything / Learn While You Can
Jeffrey Brandt over at the Firmex blog wrote this article on the future of legal technology. I’m not referencing the post because of Jeffrey’s opinion on technology – though I may have a few opinions...
View Article“The only thing to fear is fear itself.”
The other day, a few very well-respected, senior-level legal marketers shared the article from Relevant “Five Lies Every Twentysomething Needs to Stop Believing” (which I read because they told me to)....
View ArticleWomen in the Office: Don’t be the Queen Bee.
As the publicity surrounding Sheryl Sandberg’s book Lean In rightfully steers the conversation to the obstacles of women in leadership, the time couldn’t be better to bring up something that’s been...
View ArticleIn the legal industry, who can you trust?
Just a few months into my time at the firm, I held a LinkedIn tutorial lunch for all of our members. After presenting a seminar loaded with LinkedIn data, social media tips, and examples of ways other...
View ArticleDon’t Hate The Playa.
Photo from Live Positive Way It’s taken me a while to get back into the swing of blogging after spending an inspirational week with my legal marketing friends at LMA12. However, recent commentary...
View ArticleKeep Your Negative Thoughts to Yourself
Social networks make it easier for users to voice their opinion—opinions about anything and everything. But just because you can voice your opinion in no way means you should. Writing has always been a...
View Article#LMA12 is almost here, everybody!
OK, so this is basically our Superbowl. As we take deep breaths, review the agenda for the one hundredth time, Google the panelists, and pack this year’s interpretation of “business casual,” I invite...
View ArticleWorking Mothers – Perception is Reality.
WE CAN DO IT! The other day I was lucky enough to meet Susan at the birthday party of a mutual friend of our two-year-old daughters. During the 90-minute “safari” ride, we discussed our careers and I...
View ArticleEmail Etiquette: Email Isn’t Your Soapbox
With email, we can sometimes inconsiderate and too quick. We miss typos, accidently send to someone we didn’t want to, or hit the “Reply All” button and have all recipients see our response when we...
View ArticleWho Is Your Cheerleader at the Office?
At my very first legal marketing networking event, a wise woman advised me to “absolutely have an advocate” for marketing at my firm. For newish legal marketers—especially solo marketers—this is make...
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