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Re: legalmatch.com--is it worth it?
Posted by Rob on 5/12/07

    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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