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Description | A voluntary association of lawyers in the United States. | A nonprofit advocacy and lobbying organization for plaintiff's lawyers in the United States. | A rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. | An invitation-only organization for owners and executives of public relations, media strategy, creative, and advertising agencies. | The oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. |
Strengths |
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Navigation and Information Architecture (IA) | - Clear indicators of where you are, what's here and where you can go
- Navigation is easy to learn
- Consistent navigation
- The navigation system is broad and shallow
| - There is a convenient and obvious way to move between related pages and sections and it is easy to return to the home page.
- Category labels accurately describe the information in the category.
| - Clear indicators of what's here and where you can go
- Navigation is easy to learn
- Consistent navigation
| - Clear indicators of where you are, what's here and where you can go
- Navigation is easy to learn
- Clear button and link labelings
| - There is a convenient and obvious way to move between related pages and sections and it is easy to return to the home page.
- Category labels accurately describe the information in the category.
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Page Layout and Visual Design | - Colors work well together and complicated backgrounds are avoided.
- Colour is used to structure and group items on the page.
- Good balance between information density and use of white space.
| - The functionality of buttons and controls is obvious from their labels or from their design.
- The site has a consistent, clearly recognizable look and feel that will engage users.
- Colour is used to structure and group items on the page.
| - The site has a consistent, clearly recognizable look and feel that will engage users.
- Clear visual "starting point" to every page.
- The layout helps focus attention on what to do next.
| - Layout helps focus attention on what to do next.
- Good balance between information density and use of white space.
- Colors work well together and complicated backgrounds are avoided.
| - The layout helps focus attention on what to do next.
- Fonts are used consistently.
- Each page on the site shares a consistent layout.
- There is a good balance between information density and use of white space.
- The site is pleasant to look at.
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Search usability | - The search interface is located where users will expect to find it (top right of page).
- The search box is long enough to handle common query lengths.
| - The search interface is located where users will expect to find it (top right of page).
| - Search is forefront
- The search engine handles empty queries gracefully.
- The search box is long enough to handle common query lengths.
- The site supports people who want to browse and people who want to search.
| | - Search results are clear, useful and ranked by relevance.
- The site supports people who want to browse and people who want to search.
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Forms & Data Entry
| - Labels are close to the data entry fields
- Ordered logically
- Related fields are grouped
| - Clear labeling and buttons
- The first field is focused
| - Labels are close to the data entry fields
| | - Fields in data entry screens contain default values when appropriate and show the structure of the data and the field length.
- Pull-down menus, radio buttons, and checkboxes are used in preference to text entry fields on forms (i.e. text entry fields are not overused).
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Weaknesses |
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Navigation and Information Architecture (IA) | | - Header nav doesn’t indicate the location
- Navigation can be hard to learn
- The navigation system has many menu levels
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- Navigation labels are somewhat confusing. Don’t contain “trigger words” that users will look for to achieve their goal
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Page Layout and Visual Design | - The functionality of carousel buttons is not obvious from their labels or from their design.
| - Logo gets lost against header background color
| - Uppercase text is difficult to read
- Hierarchy battle between color and fonts
- Color usage is overpowering at times and lacks balance
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Search usability | - Searches cover the entire website, not a portion of it.
| - The search box is not long enough to handle various query lengths.
- Directory lags and breaks
- Directory form layout is confusing
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Forms & Data Entry | - Error message not noticeable at a glance
- Style and placement is inconsistent
| - Directory
- Too many input fields
- Multi-column layouts
- Forms
- Lack of distinction between button colors (“Clear Search” should display different)
| - Error messages disappear
- Don’t specify errors inline
- Some inconsistent field label layout
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Key Features |
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| - Live Chat
- Donate to the NLA
| - Membership video
- Public directory and a Members-only directory
- Advertisement in the directory
- Pay for prominent listing in the directory
| - Predictive search and Google
- Featured Legal Videos with transcript
- Engaging Profile page
- Vetted attorneys answer state-specific questions about legal issues
- Illustrated explanation of the selection process
- Answers Profile - lawyers can showcase their expertise in their portfolio
- Opportunities to increase visibility
- Articles published by members
| - Clear view of benefits
- Member testimonials
| - Helpful featured articles (link)
- Broad search (Lawyers, Firms, Publications, Legal Insights, etc.)
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