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Lateral Law Blog: July 2010

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A lawyer's blog about all things legal. Tuesday, 27 July 2010. No Move, No Fee. However, having thought about it and done some research, now I am not too sure. I think it is fair to say that most Clients these days expect their Estate Agent to offer "no sale, no fee", so why should Solicitors be any different? Posted by Martin Gregory. Monday, 26 July 2010. According to a recent global study. Perhaps it is an intrinsic fear that the other firm will "poach" their Client. Maybe they are worried that th...

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Lateral Law Blog: June 2010

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A lawyer's blog about all things legal. Wednesday, 30 June 2010. Conveyancing Factories": Can Solicitors Compete? In short, the answer is, in my view, no, and law firms should not even try. Here's why. They get there. Conveyancing is, despite the personal attachment, not to mention the financial importance of the transaction, viewed no differently to the weekly shop. Price is king. So, should Solicitors try to compete on price? Posted by Martin Gregory. Tuesday, 22 June 2010. A recent posting on. They co...

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Lateral Law Blog: Law Firms' SEO: Can Squidoo And HubPages Help?

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A lawyer's blog about all things legal. Thursday, 28 October 2010. Law Firms' SEO: Can Squidoo And HubPages Help? Following on from my previous post about Foursquare. This time I am concentrating on Squidoo. Squidoo is an online publishing platform and community that lets you create "lenses" (pages) about a particular topic. It is free to join and you can even earn 50% of the company's advertising revenue for charity or yourself. Linking the lens to your site/blog will help increase its own visibility.

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Lateral Law Blog: Solicitors Charges: Act or Actor?

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A lawyer's blog about all things legal. Tuesday, 13 July 2010. Solicitors Charges: Act or Actor? For all those familiar with the BBC2 programme, "Mary Queen of Shops", the phrase "point of difference" will strike a chord. How can small, independent retailers differentiate themselves from, and compete with, the supermarkets and other so called "big boys" when price is a non starter? In summary, will the individuals qualifications and experience add real value? Posted by Martin Gregory. Hello Welcome to my...

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Lateral Law Blog: SDLT Schemes To Be Avoided?

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A lawyer's blog about all things legal. Friday, 13 August 2010. SDLT Schemes To Be Avoided? This week's edition of my local free newspaper contained an advertisement for a service claiming to "save thousands of pounds on Stamp Duty" and ".halve your Stamp Duty" targeted at those buying a property priced in excess of £250,000. Stamp Duty Land Tax ("SDLT") is charged at the rate of 3% on such properties up to a value of £500,000 and 4% beyond that, so the potential savings are significant. I would welcome ...

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Lateral Law Blog: Is Foursquare The New Twitter?

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A lawyer's blog about all things legal. Tuesday, 21 September 2010. Is Foursquare The New Twitter? Today, I begin a series looking at three of the less well known/utilised on-line applications. In the coming weeks, I will concentrate on Squidoo. Tools that can help promote your law firm's visibility on the World Wide Web, but I start with Foursquare. Possibly the most intriguing and scaleable social media network to emerge in recent years. So, what has all of this got to do with Solicitors? Specials coul...

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Lateral Law Blog: "Conveyancing Factories": Can Solicitors Compete?

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A lawyer's blog about all things legal. Wednesday, 30 June 2010. Conveyancing Factories": Can Solicitors Compete? In short, the answer is, in my view, no, and law firms should not even try. Here's why. They get there. Conveyancing is, despite the personal attachment, not to mention the financial importance of the transaction, viewed no differently to the weekly shop. Price is king. So, should Solicitors try to compete on price? Posted by Martin Gregory. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Electronic comm...

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Lateral Law Blog: November 2010

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A lawyer's blog about all things legal. Tuesday, 30 November 2010. Gold, Silver And Bronze: Staying Ahead Of The Game. I have read rather a lot recently about commoditisation and problem solving. As I understand it, the argument goes something like this:. Law firms can solve Clients' legal problems by embracing IT to help standardise and streamline their processes. However, for me, the success or otherwise of such an approach depends on a number of factors, including:. For those firms that have an eclect...

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Lateral Law Blog: How Can Solicitors Compete?

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A lawyer's blog about all things legal. Monday, 12 July 2010. How Can Solicitors Compete? In a previous post, I suggested that most High Street conveyancing Solicitors simply cannot compete on price and should not even attempt to do so. So, how else can such firms survive in the ever changing legal marketplace? Here are just a few ideas:. 2 Differentiate your practice. What is your unique selling proposition? How can you justify higher charges? You could, for example, emphasise that you are:. 5 Arrange t...