FREE Resources for Going Solo & Growing Solo
Starting a law firm, or looking for ways to ramp up your current practice? As a law firm owner myself, I understand how hard it is to strike the right balance between improving your substantive legal skills and growing your law practice. Not only do you have to find the time to devote to skills development on one side, and networking (in the form of conventional practices like meeting other lawyers or writing articles to newer forms of marketing like blogging or social media), but you may also have to commit financial resources. High quality CLE or training seminars aren’t free and if lawyers need to spend money, I’d rather see it spent on high quality, peer-reviewed training programs (don’t assume that all CLEs fit the bill, by the way – ask around about what’s good) rather than programs on how to start or market a practice. I’ve already compiled a wealth of free resources here, but there’s more coming….
Of course, there’s no such thing as a free lunch….First, many of these resources are gated content, so you’ll need to register to receive a universal password. Sorry for the inconvenience, but I’ve had too many problems with competitors stealing my content.
Second, and more importantly, if you take advantage of these free resources, I ask only one other thing:
PAY IT FORWARD!!
Pass these materials on if you find them useful. But more importantly, if you’re an experienced lawyer with knowledge to share, or if you’re a newer lawyer who’s starting to gain momentum, share your secrets with others. Mentor. Exchange ideas on list serves and on MyShingle, your own blog or in person meetings. But share freely, not as a loss leader or to turn a profit, but to improve the profession and to help the next generation of lawyers. [Full disclosure: MyShingle benefits from paid advertising so arguably these resources are not completely gratis. But they are free to users, and always will be].
Mediafire.com/myshingle [contents below]
- Free 6 hour tutorial on how to start a firm
- Free 45 page Marketing Workbook
- Free resources & forms on of counsel and partnership agreements
- Free slides & ebook, from biglaw to yourlaw
- Free 75 minute webinar – What You Don’t Know About Solo Practice Can Hurt You available at this link
- Free 13 Minute Video, Marketing by the Numbers, with statistics on why certain marketing tools matter, and how to evaluate them.
- Free Compilation of Tech Resources that real solo and small firm lawyers use to run their practices.
- Free OneSheet Generator for Law Firm Workshops, Quickie Bio and Events at this One Sheet Generator
And much more, coming soon!