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Re: legalmatch.com--is it worth it?
Posted by Rob on 3/11/08

    My contract expires in about 20 days. I do not even want their "guarantee" which
    was apparently changed to a refund to "6 months free" with their crappy service.

    If any attorneys want proof a search for pro bono lawyer and free lawyer comes up with
    Legal Match as a PAID listing, I have several screenshots.

    You can't deny it legalmatch.


    On 3/10/08, Tom wrote:
    > They've gone from OK to lousy. Following margins carefully Legal Match went from
    > a 8&37; - 18&37; load (2006-7) on aggregated cases retained, to 50&37; (2007-8). At
    50&37;
    > it's a real lousy investment. I think the difference is they changed their
    > advertising to FREE, FREE and have succeeded in attracting legal aid clients, as
    > noted by others. My guess is some good potential clients have been chased away by
    > this pandering to all approach. I will not be renewing.
    >
    > On 5/12/07, Rob wrote:
    >> They threatened to sue "me" - i.e. legalmatch because they googled pro bono
    >> lawyer and Legal Match was the first listing. There is apparently an option on
    >> Legal Match for a free lawyer so when I told the client I was not legal aide,
    >> thry were very upset. I was only able to calm her down when I gae her the
    >> number to the actual legal aide office.
    >>
    >> A lot of people I talk to think LM is a legal aide service.
    >>
    >> On 5/11/07, Kung Fu wrote:
    >>> When the client threatened you, what did you tell them? What ultimately
    >>> happened with that?
    >>>
    >>> You seem to have some exposure to the bottom of the barrel. Can you share
    >>> some of your experiences with that class and that kind of work?
    >>>
    >>> On 5/11/07, Rob wrote:
    >>>> LegalMatch is the worst investment I have ever made. Google pro bono
    >>>> lawyer or free lawyer and see who comes up near the top of the list (if not
    >>>> the first paid ad).
    >>>>
    >>>> In almost 18 months, only 4 clients retained me. The rest I spoke to
    >>>> thought I was legal aid. One threatened me with a lawsuit for "false
    >>>> advertisement."
    >>>>
    >>>> A waste of valuable resources.
    >>>>
    >>>> On 5/04/07, Get Serios wrote:
    >>>>> A practicing attorney needs efficient time management. Every attorney out
    >>>>> there gets calls and visits routinely that waste their time. A smart
    >>>>> attorney networks on many different fronts. LegalMatch is just another
    >>>> front
    >>>>> to find business. The key to LegalMatch service is the ability to pick and
    >>>>> choose what cases makes sense for you. The value surfaces in -not how much
    >>>>> money you make- (the obvious) but in how much time is saved. Who wants to
    >>>>> chase Google ads? That a job in itself. not to mention the high cost.
    >>>>> Lawyers are too caught up in being busy or in many cases trying to micro
    >>>>> manage everything. Forget it. Have a life as well as a practice. Support a
    >>>>> process that delivers the potential clients to your desktop inbox so you or
    >>>>> your para legal can easily sort through them. In the long run this will
    >>>>> reduce a great deal of busy work and enable one to become a better more
    >>>>> organized practitioner. If you don't see the value proposition in that
    >>>>> efficiency then you should keep doing what you've always done to see if you
    >>>>> get the change in results you expect. What's that the definition of?
    >>>>> Clearly attorneys need help in new case management. If we didn't need help
    >>>>> the YP wouldn't have the thickest section of advertisement listed for
    >>>>> attorneys. We wouldn't need to scramble around trying to figure out the
    >>>>> Internet services. While I'm at it...since this is about clients...at least
    >>>>> LegalMatch protects the interest of the client and the attorney by
    >>>>> permitting both to choose each other with discretion. I don't have to rely
    >>>>> on my gate keeper to make decisions on who I talk with. That's sane,
    >>>>> sensible, ethical and over time very profitable. Plus, I get to have a
    >>>> life.

     
     

 
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