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Re: legalmatch.com--is it worth it?
Posted by Rob on 5/14/07

    Ok, but she searched for "pro bono lawyer." Did you search for that? I promise you
    the first link in the yellow box is Legal Match.

    On 5/13/07, Kung Fu wrote:
    > 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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