Archive for February 2006
Lawyer Hotlines – Another Marketing Tool?
This article, Batman! There’s a Lawyer on the Line! (ABA e-report 2/10/5)discusses a law firm’s use of hotlines, a no-dial phone placed in a high traffic area like a currency exchange. Clients can pick up the phone, reach a hotline and get a call back within an hour. The article doesn’t describe the effectiveness of…
Read MoreMore Suits Against Biglaw Firms
Used to be that large firm incompetence was another dirty little secret in the bar. I don’t mean to imply that large firm lawyers are less competent than solos, because that’s not the case. My point is that incompetence and unethical conduct runs evenly throughout the bar, from top to bottom, with any lawyers capable…
Read MoreWhen I Grow Up I Want My Own Firm
You know the indignities that you sometimes put up with as a solo, particularly when you work at home? The comments like "wow, must be nice to do whatever you want all day long" or the implication that you are available to babysit or take a trip spur of the moment? Sometimes, they’re enough to…
Read MoreMission Possible
Allison Shields has a great article about the importance of mission statements in the February 2006 issue of GP Solo. Allison explains why you should have a mission statement and sets out steps on how to write one. She adds that everything you do in your practice must be based on and measured against the…
Read MoreFrom In House to His House
You’d think being vice president and corporate counsel for a large corporation is a pretty good job. But it wasn’t working for Jonathan Mannand so he went From In House to His House (Perri Capell, WSJ 2/06). Not only did Mann leave his job to start his own shop, but he also moved from New…
Read MoreShow Don’t Tell Your Expertise
Via Larry Bodine and Patrick Lamb comes a post on an article in the February 2006 issue of American Lawyer entitled “Selling By Doing.” Here’s the money quote on how a company decided on its outside counsel: We needed to hire outside counsel; we looked at a dozen firms, narrowed it to three, and invited…
Read MoreBlawg Review 43
Diane Levin hosts Blawg Review 43 at her terrific Mediation Blog (take a look at her posts while you pay a visit to the site). And if you’re not reading Blawg Reviews regularly, read Diane’s advice on why you should.
Read MoreAre You Proscrastinating While Reading This Post? Thought You Might Be…
David Maister and one of my internet buddies, Wendy Leibowitz coauthored this post on proscrastination and offer tips on ways to avoid avoidance. They identify surfing the internet as an avoidance habit and suggest that if you can stop that habit for just ten minutes, you can begin to get yourself back on track. These…
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