Most attorneys probably understand that they should ask open-ended questions on direct examination. During cross-examination, that is generally the time to ask leading questions. A job interview is much like a direct examination, so open-ended questions in interviews are preferable. A good job interview consists of what, where, when, why, and how questions. The purpose…
Author: Kirk C. Stange, Esq.
Kirk Stange is a Founding Partner at Stange Law Firm, PC.
What is a tenant improvement allowance?
If your law firm is looking for office space, one item you want to familiarize yourself with is the Tenant Improvement Allowance. This is often referred to as TIA. This is an allowance given to the tenant by the landlord to build out office space. For many office leases, TIA might not be that important….
Do you really need a custom-made suit?
It is easy when you are a lawyer to want to feel good. You want to feel like a professional. You want to look sharp. You want to feel like you have made it. You may see other lawyers in court and elsewhere looking on top of their game. They’ve got a custom suit. Maybe…
Winter can be a time to tighten the belt
In a lot of law firms, winter can be a tough time. During the winter and the holidays, many parties may be unwilling to move forward on pursuing a new case. They might not have the finances to move forward with pursuing a new legal matter. This can be the case as parties are spending…
Do law firm employees feel as if they rent or own their job duties?
For any law firm employee, there is a job description for their position. No matter whether they are a lawyer, paralegal, or administrative staff member of some kind, there are job duties law firms want their employees to fulfill. Hopefully, you have spelled out these duties in an employment manual of some kind. This way,…
Getting over the temptation to do it yourself
When you own a law firm, delegation is really important. This is especially true the larger the law firm you have. To make sure that your law firm is run efficiently, the reality is that you just cannot do everything yourself. Whether it’s a legal task or a non-legal task, if you have delegated…
Cliche Law Firm Marketing Videos
Video marketing has become increasingly popular with law firm advertising. Videos can be used on a law firm’s webpage. They can be put on sites like YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, etc. It’s more common as well because videos are relatively easy to produce with the use of technology these days. Many law firms can produce them…
What is a frenemy in the legal world?
In any area of life, you have friends, and you, unfortunately, probably have some people you would consider to be enemies. Truth be told, in law firm land, it is not any different. Friends are people who have your back. Friends root for you to do well. Friends are happy when things are going well…
What is anchor text in law firm webpage linking?
Many lawyers and law firms have a hard time understanding the concept of linking for search engine optimization purposes. A link is any time another webpage on the internet points back to your law firm’s webpage domain address. To rank high online, law firms would historically get lots of links. Lots of links meant that…
Buying the same brand and models of electronic hardware
The more law firm employees you have, the more law firm equipment you can end up having to buy and maintain. From computers, printers, copy machines, cell phones, postage machines, modems, routers, and other electronic equipment you might have to maintain, it can get more cumbersome than many realize. In a small law office, this…
Webpage backlinks are not dead
When law firms would focus on search engine optimization (“seo”) for their law firm webpage, not that long ago, it used to be that backlinks were the focus. A law firm could pay a company to get them hundreds or thousands of backlinks. Miraculously, the law firm would rank at the top of the search…
Another office suite law firms should consider
In a previous blog entry, I talked about the potential benefits of using Apache Open Office for their law firm. With Apache Open Office, law firms can get a complete office suite program that can do anything other office suites can do. They can also get this office suite without paying a dime. With the cost…