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"Taming the Social Media Tiger"
August NAFLP Telecoffee August 11, 2010 8:45 am Pacific (11:45 am Eastern)
Telephonic Conference
Social media has been lauded as the ultimate free marketing tool for business owners. However, without a focused plan and approach, social media can become the ultimate time-waster. In this TeleCoffee Melody A. Kramer, founder of National Association of Freelance Legal Professionals, will discuss with you plans for creating a focused social media marketing plan that fits you and your freelance business. This event is FREE to all NAFLP Members. Not yet a Member? Join Now. You must register for this event to receive dial-in information. Please register by 3pm Pacific the day before the TeleCoffee. Dial-in instructions will be emailed to all registrants the evening before the TeleCoffee.
"Freelancing as a Part of Rewarding Legal Career Workshop"
August 5, 2010 12 p.m August 6, 2010 4:30 p.m. Embassy Suites, La VIsta 12520 Westport Parkway La Vista, NE 68128-2198 Sponsored by Nebraska State Bar Association
This session will teach attorneys, whether experienced or fresh out of law school, how to use freelancing for other law firms as part of a career development plan. Topics that will be covered include choosing the right type of law firms and assignments, effective billing practices, avoiding ethical dilemnas, and more. Presented by Melody Kramer, a member of the Nebraska Bar who has established a successful practice, including freelance work, in San Diego. Registration and more information
August 2-3, 2010 Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center, Duluth, Minnesota Sponsored by Minnesota CLE "Associates? I Don't Need No Stinkin' Associates!" Lisa Solomon and Susan D. Minsberg, Co-Presenters Tuesday, August 3, 2010, 2:10-3:10 p.m. Why and how to work with contract lawyers. Outsourcing is the wave of the future, but it doesn't necessarily mean sending work overseas, and it's not just for big firms. Solo and small firms can garner many benefits by oursourcing substantive legal work. Topics include benefits of outsourcing, how to find a contract attorney, what a good contract attorney brings to the table, ethical issues in the outsourcing relationship, co-counsel arrangements that work and more. This program will carry 1 CLE credit. This event is intended for solo and small firms, but can also be useful for legal freelancers.
"Associates? I Don't Need No Stinkin' Associates! Why and How to Work with Contract Lawyers"
Presented by Lisa Solomon, Esq. 3rd Annual Law Practice Management and Development Institute: Strategic Solutions for Solo to Mid-Size Firms August 19-20, 2010 at Lancaster County Convention Center, Marriott Lancaster at Penn Square, Lancaster, PA Sponsored by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute
This event is intended for solos and small firms, but can also be useful for legal freelancers.
Outsourcing is the wave of the future, but it doesn't necessarily mean sending work overseas, and it's not just for big firms. Solos and small firms can garner many benefits by outsourcing substantive legal work to independent, US-based contract (a/k/a freelance) lawyers.
If you are a FreelanceLaw member or affiliate and want to post an educational event, please contact educ@freelancelaw.com with your event information.
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