1. Optimizing Legal Intake and Client Engagement Through AI With Colleen Joyce Ken Hardison 34:44

Welcome to episode 315 of Grow Your Law Firm, hosted by Ken Hardison. In this episode, Ken is joined by Colleen Joyce, CEO of Lawyer.com. Colleen shares her journey from building Lawyer.com into an 8-figure legal powerhouse to how the company is leveraging AI to revolutionize legal intake and marketing. The conversation dives into the dual-sided marketplace Lawyer.com offers, where consumers can easily find lawyers, while law firms get powerful tools to grow smarter and faster. Colleen explains how the integration of AI into the intake process has helped firms improve client conversion, rescue lost leads, and better track their marketing spend. The discussion also touches on the growing role of branding and technology in law firm success and the changes the legal industry will face in 2026. What you’ll learn in this episode: 1. How Lawyer.com Helps Law Firms Thrive – Connecting consumers with the right lawyers – Tools for law firms to improve marketing and streamline intake 2. Leveraging AI for Legal Intake – How AI agents are enhancing intake efficiency – The balance between AI and human involvement for optimal results 3. The Future of Legal Technology – Why AI is crucial for law firms’ future success – How AI is transforming client conversion and case handling 4. The Power of Branding and AI – The role of branding in the age of AI search engines – How branding and technology work together to stand out in the market 5. Adapting to Change in 2026 – What’s next for law firms as AI and technology continue to evolve – How law firms can remain competitive in an increasingly tech-driven market Resources: Website: lawyer.com LinkedIn : linkedin.com/in/colleenjoyce Facebook: facebook.com/lawyerdotcom Instagram: instagram.com/lawyerdotcom Additional Resources: https://www.pilmma.org/the-mastermind-effect https://www.pilmma.org/resources https://www.pilmma.org/mastermind https://calendly.com/jenna-pilmma/strategy-session-with-pilmma AI for PI Expo: www.pilmma.org/ai-for-pi-expo

Ken Hardison Millionaire Maker

Ken Hardison, is known as the “Millionaire Maker” for a reason- having helped lawyers across the country double, triple, or quadruple their law practices and income, he brings to law firm owners the insights, knowledge, and critical strategies of Legal Marketing and Management that can only be learned in the trenches of real law firm success.

With over 30 years of legal experience, Ken has personally grown and sold two seven-figure law firms and has shared his knowledge and experience with attorneys, helping them experience exponential growth, increased profits, and ethical market preeminence.

With a passion and deep understanding of both grassroots and cutting-edged online legal marketing strategies, Ken is committed to helping lawyers experience greater levels of financial success, freedom, and personal satisfaction- the kind that comes from building an ethical and exceptional law practice. Focusing on the practical and the proven, rather than the cerebral, Ken guides lawyers through the steps needed to build the law practice many lawyers have only dreamed possible.

Ken is the Founder of PILMMA, Personal Injury Lawyer Marketing and Management Association, dedicated to helping lawyers learn the critical strategies to success. As a trusted advisor, consultant, coach, and Mastermind mentor, Ken has coached lawyers to greater success time and time again.

PILMMA’s powerful live and virtual events, such as the ever-popular Law Firm Growth Super Summits and Internet Domination Boot Camps have helped hundreds of lawyers gain the insights and strategies they need to propel their firms forward to greater success and exponential results and to stay current on the latest legal management and marketing strategies, such as leveraging SEO, PPC, PPL, Social Media, etc.

Ken is the author of numerous best-selling books such as Systematic Marketing, Under Promise, Over Deliver, and his latest book, Powerful Online Legal Marketing. He’s known for his practical and engaging style of taking the complicated world of legal marketing and management and giving clarity and step-by-step guides that any lawyer can implement to experience real results, greater profits, transformational growth, and heightened success.