Steve Matthews

Current

• Owner at Stem Legal Web Enterprises Inc.

Education

• The University of Western Ontario
• University of Victoria

Recommended

2 people have recommended Steve

Connections

283 connections

Industry

Law Practice

Websites

• Stem Legal
• Vancouver Law Librarian Blog
• Slaw Group Blog

Steve Matthews’s Summary

Connecting web innovation to law firm strategy and business goals, including online brand development, design, coding, web marketing and SEO operations. My internet experience pre-dates the web, and I can offer law firms a wider vision for their online future.

Steve Matthews’s Specialties:

Legal web development and search marketing, open source applications for the legal industry, knowledge managment (KM), law firm intranets, federated search products, corporate blogging applications for business development and knowledge capture.

Steve Matthews’s Experience

• Owner

  Stem Legal Web Enterprises Inc.

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Legal Services industry)

  August 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)

  Steve Matthews is the Founder and Principal of Stem Legal. The vision behind Stem is to offer an outsourced service for law firms to increase online profile and web-driven business opportunities.
  
  Tactics range from Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and link building campaigns, to audience profiling and content development strategies. Stem also helps firms leverage the new ’social web’, including law blogs, content syndication strategies (ie. RSS), social networking, and business market conversations.

Steve Matthews’s Education

• The University of Western Ontario

  MLIS , Library & Information Science , 1994 — 1995

• University of Victoria

  BA , Cognitive & IO Psychology, Linguistics , September 1990 — April 1993

Additional Information

Steve Matthews’s Websites:

• Stem Legal
• Vancouver Law Librarian Blog
• Slaw Group Blog

Steve Matthews’s Interests:

Legal web development, search marketing (SEO, SEM), creating online brands, Legal KM and business efficiency.

Steve Matthews’s Groups:

Editorial Board, Law Practice Magazine, American Bar Association 2007 - Present
Past President, Vancouver Association of Law Libraries, 2007-2008
Past Chair, KM Subsection, BC Legal Management Association, 2005-2007
Canadian Association of Law Libraries
American Association of Law Libraries

•    Legal Marketing
•    Legal Blogging
•    Knowledge Management for Legal Professionals
•    InsideLegal
•    UWO Alumni
•    Law Librarians
•    Lawyers on Social Media
•    Legal.IT
•    Lawyers & Legal Professionals using JD Supra
•    Legal Innovation

Steve Matthews’s Honors:

Website Development:

2005 LMA Your Honor Awards - ‘Web Sites’ Category Finalist

2005 Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education - CCAE Prix D'Excellence Awards (Web Contest Judge)

2004 - 05 Internet Marketing Attorney (IMA) Awards
Platinum Award, First Place – International Firms Category

2004 - 05 Internet Marketing Attorney (IMA) ‘Nifty 50’ Award

2001 Law Office Computing Magazine – Website Contest Finalist, Large Law Firm Website Category

Steve Matthews’s Contact Settings

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• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
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