Day: 10 November 2014

Generating business online: are you contented?

What do you need do to generate more profitable business through your firm’s website? In terms of generating business online, content is no longer king, it’s the kingdom. While the other online marketing activities that your in-house marketing team should be carrying out on an ongoing basis remain important (keeping your social profiles alive, electronic […]

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Document quality and automation in the cloud

I have been working with law firms for a long time now – around 30 years. Over that period, technology has changed how we work a great deal but the way documents are produced and shared has remained pretty much the same. In particular, documents may be drafted from precedents, proofed and shared with other […]

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Why customer reviews are so important

Getting your firm reviewed by customers is extremely easy and cost effective and has the potential to improve your search rankings as well as your click through and conversion rates. Where to set up reviews There are a number of different services that allow your business to be reviewed. I will detail the two most […]

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Matrix International and the internet

Matrix Chambers has launched a new website to accompany our sister brand, Matrix International. The new brand works alongside our domestic reputation and is designed to promote the international work we do. The site, at matrixlawinternational.com, was launched in September and is complemented by a Twitter account and interviews available on our dedicated Vimeo channel. […]

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Do we remember the point of the “right to be forgotten”?

When the CJEU’s ruling in the Google Spain case (Google Spain SL, Google Inc v Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD), Mario Costeja González) appeared on 13 May 2014 it sent shockwaves through the internet. Almost no-one had expected it, partly because it was almost the diametric opposite of the opinion of the Advocate […]

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Wearable technology

The first incarnation of wearable technology consisted of the calculator watches which were popular in the 1980s. Mainly produced by Casio, these were mass marketed and relatively cheap but came to be seen as tacky. Aside from telling the time and calculating sums, functionality often included stop watches, countdown timers, a multitude of alarms, phone […]

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International legal resources

The resources described in this article are mainly world-wide collections prepared by governmental, academic and other non-profit bodies. This type of resource is a good place to start if you are looking for something from a less well known country. World Legal Information Institute (WorldLII) is the umbrella organisation for the worldwide “family” of Legal […]

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