John Bowie

2 days ago | lawfuel.com | John Bowie

Philip Crump has combined his legal and media knowledge, comboined with a fair dose of business and political savvy, to become one of the most powerful voices in New Zealand's increasingly fractured media scene. Sitting as a powerful voice on the NZME editorial board, Crump can quote both the Companies Act and the latest newsroom meme, and still have time to pen a sharp Substack column, Cranmer's Substack, but will increasingly help shape news delivery in the newish-look NZME board.

1 week ago | lawfuel.com | John Bowie

Law firm marketing has changed with new Google changes, creating a new AI factor in how lawyers should market their firms. Law firms need to structure content for AI Overviews, focusing on long-tail, multi-intent search terms, semantic markup, and topical authority. Success now requires clear, human-sounding content supported by schema, multimedia, and a recognizable brand presence across multiple platforms. Already subscribed? Log in

1 month ago | lawfuel.com | John Bowie

In a legal world where billable hours often translate to burnout, Laura Cowan, Esq., CPA, has flipped the script with a refreshing approach that’s making waves across a profession that is increasingly focused on the elusive ‘work life balance’ holy grail. Laura Cowan didn’t just build a successful estate planning practice-she created an entirely new model that’s helping attorneys nationwide escape the traditional law firm hamster wheel.

1 month ago | lawfuel.com | John Bowie

John BowieBob Jones. It is such an ordinary name, a ‘nothing to see here’ one, yet attaching to a man so extraordinary in so many ways.  But Bob, as those who always knew him before the honorific interfered, was a character almost undefinable by most standards and one of New Zealand’s most idiosyncratically stirring heroes.

1 month ago | lawfuel.com | John Bowie

John Bowie, LawFuel publisherWhen your mid-size firm is dropping 11 percent on office space where associates strategically hide from partner eye contact, but can’t spare 1 percent for legal publishing, perhaps it’s time to reconsider your budget priorities? That’s the free management advice law firms might need after Clio’s latest Legal Trends Report exposed where those hard-earned billables actually disappear1.