Archive for June 2014
What Will You Do with the Rest of Your Life?
This post is part of the MyShingle Solos summer series which will run between June 17 and July 3, 2014. This post is written by MyShingle Guest Blogger T. Michelle Curry In 2004, I attended the American Bar Association’s annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. During one of the CLE sessions, we were given free copies…
Read MoreChoosing Your Company’s Name: Corporate Names Versus Trademarks
This post is part of the MyShingle Solos summer series which will run between June 17 and July 3, 2014. This post is written by MyShingle Guest Blogger Sonia Lakhany Choosing a name for your company or law firm can be difficult. I am asked often by fellow attorneys about the difference between a corporate…
Read More5 Tips From a Young, Solo Attorney:
This post is part of the MyShingle Solos summer series which will run between June 17 and July 3, 2014. This post is written by MyShingle Guest Blogger Caroline Barnes I know first hand that starting your own practice right out of law school can seem daunting. You will face many people telling you that…
Read MoreStaying Connected on the Skinny!
This post is part of the MyShingle Solos summer series which will run between June 17 and July 3, 2014. This post is written by MyShingle Guest Blogger Wes Bailey I am a fan of low overhead. As my paralegal has stated, quite regularly, I’m a penny-pincher. Well, not exactly but I watch my overhead…
Read MoreStarting a Solo Practice on the Cheap: A Guide for the Overhead-Phobic
This post is part of the MyShingle Solos summer series which will run between June 17 and July 3, 2014. This post is written by MyShingle Guest Blogger Liz Araguás Let me begin by saying that I have no trouble spending money. I have always enjoyed life’s luxuries (to the extent that my meager young…
Read MoreVolunteer Your Way to the Top
This post is part of the MyShingle Solos summer series which will run between June 17 and July 3, 2014. This post is written by MyShingle Guest Blogger Pamela Williams Kelly I know…I know…I know! If another person tells you to volunteer aka working for free to “get your name out there,” you will just…
Read MoreBreaking the First Commandment of Legal Billing
This post is part of the MyShingle Solos summer series which will run between June 17 and July 3, 2014. This post is written by MyShingle Guest Blogger Denise Nichols When I started my law practice a few years ago, I was certain that inscribed on some ancient legal manuscript were the words “Thou Shalt…
Read MoreWhy Parental Leave Is Not Like Going to a Katy Perry Concert
This post is part of the MyShingle Solos summer series which will run between June 17 and July 3, 2014. This post is written by MyShingle Guest Blogger Elizabeth Fenton The legal blogosphere was atwitter recently over a memo circulated by a female associate at a Biglaw firm to some colleagues. No surprise, the memo…
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