Archive for January 2014
Uber Lessons for Law Practice
A few night ago, I left the office late after completing a day-long telephonic hearing in a different time zone. Because of the late hour and the freezing weather, I decided to treat myself to a cab ride home instead of waiting for the metro at my stop and then again, at the connection. At…
Read MoreWhat Next, Solo?
In one of those press releases-cum-SEO drivers that routinely crop up in my news aggregator, I noticed this announcement about Stephanie Fierro’s promotion from law firm associate to senior counsel at Frutkin Law, a mid-sized Arizona law firm. Nothing out of the ordinary there – but what most caught my eye was that prior to…
Read MoreThree TakeAways From The MeetUp With Priori Founders on Serving Small Businesses
Last week, MyShingle held our second DC-based meet up featuring Priori Legal founders Basha Frost Rubin and Mirra Levitt. Though 48 people registered for the event unfortunately, the weather didn’t cooperate and between federal government shut-down, early law firm closings and unplowed roads, attendance was lighter than expected. Nevertheless, we still went ahead with the…
Read MoreWhat’s Needed for Solos & Smalls To Innovate? A Legal Ethics Safe Harbor & Crowdsourced Ethics
Solo and small firm lawyers account for roughly sixty-five percent of all attorneys. Unfortunately, as I’ve written before , solos and smalls are grossly underrepresented in the Reinvent Law space – even though solos and smalls have traditionally been (and in my view, still are) the driving force of innovation in the legal profession. Still, not…
Read MoreThe Billable Hour Stifles Pricing Innovation
Figuring out how much to charge isn’t just a conundrum for lawyers, it’s common to most small businesses. For example, how many times have you as a lawyer, asked yourself or a colleague the same questions posed in this New York Times story, Businesses Go Creative on Pricing, Applying Technology. Many business owners struggle with…
Read MoreWhy Doesn’t the ReinventLaw Include Practicing Solo and Small Firm Lawyers Or Counter-Views?
I love TED Talks. Over the years, I’ve shared a bunch of them at MyShingle. In many ways, Ted Talks are like a trip to the gym or an easy run: they make me feel both refreshed and virtuous without the sacrifice of a real lifestyle change needed for long term health benefits. Now, however,…
Read MoreShould Lawyers Follow Clients Around the Web?
These days, most consumers who decline to purchase a pair of shoes or jeans or car insurance from an online site are accustomed to discovering that jilted object of their interest is stalking them around the internet, turning up everywhere in the form of “retargeting ads.” While many consumers find these ads downright annoying, for…
Read MoreSpeakeasyMarketingInc.com – Not Illegal, but Potentially Unethical Lawyer Marketing
Like many other bloggers, I too am a frequent recipient of offers of dubious gifts like guest posts, info-graphics or paid back-links. Usually, I simply hit delete. But this most recent proposal that came through my inbox merits a shout out because it involves a company called SpeakeasyMarketingInc.com that works for lawyers – and engages…
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