April 2006

Quality of Life Tips

April 25, 2006 by Carolyn Elefant

The ABA GP Section just posted a list of quality of life resources that offer information on work-family balance, de-stressing and some silling “time wasters.” In the three years that I’ve been blogging MyShingle, I’ve noticed a proliferation in work balance resources, but not much improvement on the part of lawyers to strike a better [...]

60 Marketing Tips in 60 Minutes

April 25, 2006 by Carolyn Elefant

Rob Robinson summarizes the list of 60 Marketing Tips in 60 Minutes from an ABA Techshow presentation. I’ve used many of these tips with success (like niches with riches) and others, I know I should be using, like following up after speaking engagements or improving my Power Point skills. Finally, some of the tips, like [...]

New Zealand Lawyers Get the Gender Issues

April 20, 2006 by Carolyn Elefant

Gender disparity at large firms is not unique to the US; our colleagues down under in New Zealand share these problems also, as reported in Flexible work practices avoid gender disparity (April 21, 2006); NZ Lawyer Issue 38. According to the article, women comprise over a third of all law practitioners, but less than 20 [...]

Solo Reported Missing

April 20, 2006 by Carolyn Elefant

A Texas solo is missing, according to this Texas Lawyer article (4/20/06), State Bar of Texas Steps in After Solo is Reported Missing. According to the article, Britt Hall, a Houston solo, has not been seen since Jan. 3, according to a private investigator who is searching for him. And State Bar officials say Hall [...]

More Reason to Jump on the Blogwagon Now

April 20, 2006 by Carolyn Elefant

This article, Blogs Continue to Multiply reports that currently, there are 35.5 million blogs, 60-75 times more than were online just three years ago, with 75,000 new ones born daily. In some ways, it seems like information overload – who could read so many blogs – but I still think the trend bodes well for [...]