Archive for April 2014
Want to Ensure Solo Success? Obsess Yourself.
Updated August 31, 2022 Don’t Express Yourself – Obsess Yourself! Over the past few years, passionate has been one of the most overused modifiers ofentrepreneurs and startups. If you don’t believe me, check out LinkedIn, where “passionate”turns up as a term in 5,447,000 profiles. Increasingly, solo and small firm lawyers also usethe term to describe…
Read MoreUber Thoughts on Premium Pricing
Last night, I stayed late at the office. By D.C. standards anyway. Meaning that when I departed at 1:30 in the morning, the metro trains that I use to commute to the office were no longer running so I had to find alternative transportation home. At that late hour, I wasn’t sure that I’d be…
Read MoreWalmart Law’s Noble Roots
Via Solo Practice University’s Susan Cartier-Liebel, I learned that $99 wills and have documents notarized — at least at two Walmart locations in Canada. The services are offered through Axess , a bonafide law Canadian law firm, through small branch offices located at the entrance of two Walmart stores. Currently, customer-clients can access Axess for…
Read MoreAre Solos Priced Out of SEO?
Last week, I shared some of the internet marketing lessons learned by online marketing companies. The bottom line: internet advertising can be pricey especially for small companies. This week, I’m publishing an article by Conrad Saam, founder of Mockingbird Marketing who asks whether solo attorneys are priced out of SEO. What do you think? Last…
Read MoreSecond Circuit Seeks Second Opinion on the Meaning of “Office” for Purposes of Non-Resident Lawyers – Update
For nearly three years, I’ve been tracking solo Ekaterina Schoenefeld’s challenge to the constitutionality of New York Judicial Code 470, which imposes an in-state office requirement – but only on nonresident lawyers. Schoenefeld won round one, when a federal district court judge ruled that the statute infringes on nonresident attorneys’ right to practice law in…
Read MoreAn Indiana Ethics Opinion That May Kill Legal Start Ups
Via the Legal Profession Blog, comes a recent Indiana ethics decision reprimanding a lawyer who’d practiced 41 years without incident for participating Law Tigers , a site that helps members of the public find a motorcycle attorney. Trouble is, in pursuit of a single Tiger that may purportedly cause harm to the public, the Indiana…
Read MoreDon’t Depend on Your Malpractice Insurer for a First Rate Engagement Agreement
In the past, I’ve griped about the circa 1970s bar association retainer agreements that abound on the Internet. In fact, that’s one of the peeves that spurred me to put together my ebook, The Art, Science and Ethics of the 21st Century Retainer Agreement . Still, bar associations are perpetually underfunded, so I’m willing to…
Read MoreDoes Internet Advertising Drive Work for Online Businesses? Lessons for Virtual Law Firms, Courtesy of E-commerce
How do you find clients for an online business – whether it’s an e—commerce shop selling a product like shows or magazines or gift baskets, or a website that offers services like web design or job placement or even legal services, through a virtual law firm? Not surprisingly, many online business’ customers come from heavy…
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