MEMBER SERVICE SPOTLIGHT By: Marsha S. Wilson KBA Executive Director
LEGAL MARKETPLACE Over the past 20 years, the KBA staff has compiled an extensive list of attorney service providers as a resource for members. These companies have supported the KBA by advertising their services in DICTA and in the Attorneys’ Directory, and by participating in our Law Practice Today Expo. Their financial support has allowed the KBA to fund countless membership service programs over the years and we’ve developed some great relationships as a result. The KBA’s website boasts a new hosting platform and easier-to-use interface with the recent software upgrade. One of the new features of the website is our business directory, which is called the Legal Marketplace. We want members to use the Legal Marketplace as a one-stop shop when looking for a business partner to help you manage your practice. Hundreds of companies now have free basic online and print listings in the Attorneys’ Directory in categories relevant to the legal community’s needs. Review the list of companies and if you don’t see one of the businesses that your firm uses, please let us know. Better yet, encourage them to purchase a premium listing so that other lawyers will learn about their product or service. The Legal Marketplace will also help broaden your understanding of products and services available to your firm as well as what is going on in the industry. My favorite part of the new online Legal Marketplace is a feature that allows KBA members to write a review about one of the companies who have purchased a premium or plus listing. Members need to log into the website to write the review but once approved, the review is visible to everyone. Since this is a new feature, I’m the only one who has written reviews (check out Regions Mortgage or Powell Auction). In order for this to be valuable to your colleagues in the bar, I’m asking you to take a few minutes to write a review or testimonial about one or more of the companies who are listed on the site. Personally, I’d feel better about getting a loan or purchasing an expensive piece of office equipment, if I knew someone within the bar valued their relationship with that company. Take the time to learn about the products and services available to your firm and then please thank these business partners for their support.
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DICTA
February 2016