Resources for Small Firms

Below are links to management and marketing resources for solos and small firms. Most are free and those with a fee are affordable. They include articles, books, products, and services. Use the links to expand your knowledge and build your practice.

Articles: ABA, Findlaw, Justia, Lawyerist, and Lawyers.com

Associations: ABA, State, Local, and Specialty Bar Associations

Blogs: Attorney at Work, Bob Ambroggi, Nicole Black, Jim Callaway, Carolyn Elefant, Joan Feldman, Catherine Reach and Taylor Burton (see Lexblog to start blogging)

Books: Building a Law Practice, Capturing and Keeping Clients, Legal Technology Guide, Marketing on the Internet, Small Firm Roadmap, and Solo By Choice

CLE - ABA CLE, LawLine, and Solo Practice University 

Directories: FindLaw, Justia, Lawyers.com, and Martindale (see rankings)

Discussion Groups: Solo Sez (see review of discussion groups for lawyers)

Marketing: Blogging, Business Cards, Pamphlets, Brochures, Greeting Cards, and Note Cards

Newsletters: Law Technology Today, Law Practice Today, Onward, and Weekly Law Summaries 

Products: Law Office Supplies, Legal Forms, Stationery, and Trial Supplies

Management: ABA Journal, LTRC, LPD, Software Directory, and State Bars 

Podcasting: Legal Talk Network and Spotify

Research: Free Legal Research; Law Reviews

Reviews of Software: ABA and Capterra

Service Providers: Assistants, Cloud Computing, and Receptionists

Software Vendors: Blumberg, Clio, MyCase, Practice Panther, RockMatter, Zola (see ABA comparison charts for billing, litigating, and practice management software)

Trends - ABA Annual Survey of Trends in Marketing, Management and Technology

Vendors: Build a website with FindLaw, Justia, Lawlytics, or Martindale

Webinars: ABA , Justia, and Rocket Matters

Websites: check resources at websites maintained by ABA, Balance, CUNY, NCBA

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