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

    Not on Google. No yellow boxes for that. First link is ABA. Search Google for "pro bono
    services." pfffffftt

    On 5/13/07, Rob wrote:
    > 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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