Archive for December 2011
Taking A Break & Questions for Readers
I’m not sure why I ever bother to blog the week between Christmas and New Year’s. Most folks either skip town or are frantically racing to meet end-of-year deadlines. Either way, it makes for absent or distracted readers. In fact, that’s generally why I save my New Year’s predictions for January (2009, 2010 and 2011).…
Read MoreEnd of Year Idea Exchange: A $10.77 Marketing Tip
This past year, I spent quite a bit of time in crowded hearing rooms and conference auditoriums filled with suits, ipads, smartphones and laptops – but few electrical outlets. To recharge a device, you’d have to wait for an outlet to open up. And even if that happened, there was no guarantee that the outlet…
Read MoreThe Miracle of the Solo
[Warning – Hanukkah-themed post ahead, if you would rather avoid religious-oriented content] Tonight marks the first night of Hanukkah, a joyous Jewish holiday that holds special meaning for me as a solo. From the small band of Maccabees triumphing over the Syrian army to the tiny drop of oil that fueled the eternal flame for…
Read MoreBig Law to Your Law Teleconference and Ebook Available
The 50 minute recording of last night’s Big law to Your law teleseminar (unfortunately aborted due to problems ony end) is available here Big Law to Your Law Recording. The accompanying slide deck is here and the 40 page ebook (compilation of blog posts) is here. I realized after trying to squeeze everything into a…
Read MoreClient Portals – Love ’em or Leave ’em
There’s an article by Donna Seyle in Law Practice Today that provides a comprehensive round-up of various platforms for client portals and practice management. As the long list of products suggests, they’re all the rage – though as Marc Lauritsen notes in the concluding paragraph, large firms have long offered extranets to clients. What’s new…
Read MoreChoosing a new practice area: Consider family law
The following is a guest post by Roy S. Ginsburg. As an attorney coach, I often counsel lawyers who are considering a move to a new practice area – helping them balance the pros and cons of such career choices. One overlooked area I often recommend is family law. Lawyers often object to the idea…
Read MoreUnleash Your Inner Scholar: Why Solos Should Write A Law Review Article
Seems that ATL Editor David Lat is concealing a dirty little secret underneath his robes. As you know, by day, David toils as a mild-mannered blogger exposing the secrets of, and dishing out biting commentary on AmLaw 100 firms. But after hours, he busts out his secret inner scholar and transforms into a veritable Volokh,…
Read MoreMyShingle Celebrates Its 9th Blawg-i-versary
On December 9, 2002, I launched MyShingle into the blawgosphere with this Welcome Post. At the time, I had no idea where my site was headed but I was excited to join the first generation of legal blawgers, particularly as one of the few solos among them. Over time, the seeds that I planted took…
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