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Re: legalmatch.com--is it worth it?
Posted by Kung Fu on 5/12/07
That's hilarious. A woman called you and was enraged that you did not provide
free legal services. Why did you even bother to calm her down? You should have
told her to gfhs. Thats unreal. Im going to call a doctor tomorrow and get
enraged when they tell me the price. I cant wait to see their reaction.
This is an everyday occurrence for a solo. People expect to pay little or nothing
for legal services. One of the things that makes it an unbearable way to make a
living.
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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