Archive for July 2014
One Small Niche Practice, One Giant Leap for a Law Practice
Be That Lawyer: Niche Practice for Lawyers from Carolyn Elefant I’ve presented and written about the benefits of niche practice for solos on numerous occasions. It’s not a particularly original concept –many, many, many, others have covered this topic as well. In fact, the value of niche practice seems to be one lesson of…
Read MoreMove It Or Lose It
Legend has it that Southwest Airlines started with a business plan sketched on the back of a cocktail napkin up by founders Herb Kelleher and Rollin King back in the mid-1960s. Back then, the federal government regulated airline rates, keeping prices so high that only the wealthy could afford to fly. Kelleher and King…
Read MoreAre You the Perfect Lawyer for the Job?
This isn’t a solo story per se, but one with some lessons – a reminder that the perfect lawyer for the job or the client isn’t always the one with the biggest firm or the stellar credentials of the fanciest offices. From what I can tell from her LinkedIn profile, Sarah Feingold had positions typical…
Read MoreWhat If Lawyers Were Compelled to Use the Cloud?
These days, most legal regulators are pre-occupied with the question of whether lawyers may ethically move files to the cloud rather than whether they must. That’s not so in the medical profession, where the Affordable Care Act mandates the use of electronic medical records and patient portals which will presumably be implemented through cloud-based platforms.…
Read MoreHiatus Is Over. I Think.
I’m back from what has become a more than a month long hiatus from blogging. I last posted on June 11, a week before departing for a two week vacation on June 18. Since then, a varied band of solos stepped up as guest bloggers who’ve held down the fort through last week. Turning over…
Read MoreStarting Your Solo Practice as a 3L
This post is part of the MyShingle Solos summer series which was scheduled to run between June 17 and July 3, 2014 and was extended one more day to include some additional guest posts. This post is written by MyShingle Guest Blogger Liz Araguás If you are a law student considering going solo after graduation,…
Read More5 Reasons to Schedule Your Whole Day
This post is part of the MyShingle Solos summer series which was scheduled to run between June 17 and July 3, 2014 and was extended one more day to include some additional guest posts. This post is written by MyShingle Guest Blogger Women Lawyers News The flexibility of entrepreneurship and solo practice presents a challenge…
Read MoreUsing Social Media to Market Your Practice: Part 2
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 Dr. Sandra Thompson Part 1 of this series focused on three tips for getting started incorporating social media into your marketing efforts: 1) identify someone at your…
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