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Re: legalmatch.com--is it worth it?
Posted by Rob on 5/13/07

    I just did it again. Yellow box, first ad. "Sponsored ad" is a paid listing as far
    as I am concerned.

    maybe you are a LM troll.

    On 5/13/07, Kung Fu wrote:
    > There are no paid ads under that heading.
    >
    > On 5/13/07, Rob wrote:
    >> She was enraged because she googled for the website for pro bono services, and Legal
    >> Match as the first PAID ad. Legal Match is apparently telling people we provide
    >> pro bono services.
    >>
    >> Legal Match cannot deny it either. I googled "pro bono lawyer" and LM wss the
    >> first paid ad.
    >>
    >> On 5/12/07, Kung Fu wrote:
    >>> 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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