The Yellow Pages used to offer a lot.  A lot of text mixed in with a lot more text. Maybe if you were clever enough to “optimize” your listing you would have a law firm named “AAAAAAAlpha and Associates” and would be listed at the top. Today, the yellow pages are a thing of the past and optimization brings to mind buzzwords like SEO and Search Engine Optimization. Text has been replaced with a complete multimedia experience known as the Internet.

So you need a lawyer? Where do you begin your lawyer search? Many may start by looking in the phone book. Others may call the number to a law office that they saw breeze by them on an advertisement stuck to the side of a bus. Hey, maybe you might even call 411. These searches return answers in the form of a name, a phone number, and if your lucky – a picture of a smiling, suited individual with nice hair.

Reset to the year 2010.  You now have the ability to find a lawyer in your area, search by a particular practice area , and the results offer an incredible new way of meeting lawyers, before you close your web browser. What is this futuristic form of finding a lawyer? Its the ability to find a lawyer video. A new web media that many have grown fond of with the growth of youtube and other video sharing sites across the web. You get to listen to the lawyer speak, watch the lawyers physical display, and by the time the video ends, you feel like you know the lawyer. Now its still up to you you to decide if this attorney may be right for you, or worse, you may have to click another video and shop around some more. At least you didnt have to dial another number, speak with a receptionist, schedule a consultation, and use your saved up rollover minutes that you value so much.

Okay, so you are not that good at using the internet? Here is a step by step guide:

• Open your web browser and go to www.viewmylawyer.com
• Choose your city, your legal issue and press “Search”
• You will be presented with a list of videos of lawyers in your local area who specialize in your legal issue.
• Click any of them and soon you will be the smartest lawyer shopper around.

Best of all, it’s free. Tell your friends how smart you are and enjoy your day.

Tags: Attorney Marketing, Attorney Video Marketing., Lawyer Advertising