Archive for July 2005
There’s No Place [to Practice] Like Home
Unfortunately, sometimes even solo and small firm lawyers harbor stereotypes about a home office set-up. But if anyone can put those stereotypes to rest, it would be my fellow blogger and solo, Grant Griffiths, who’s just launched this new web log, Home Office Lawyer. These days, home office is more synonymous with high-tech than homely,…
Read MoreSolos and Small Firms Should Cautious When It Comes to Litigation Financing
Fellow solo and small firm lawyers: another litigation financing company wants to sell you a service, claiming that it’s just what you need. According to this recent press release, LegalFish Bridges the Funding Gap for Plaintiffs and Attorneys in Litigation.: The purpose of the [Life Funding] program will provide access to non-recourse loans that can…
Read MoreShinglers Doing Some on the Side
While many continue to gripe about the second class status of women at biglaw, other women lawyers have taken a different path entirely, not just starting their own practices but finding spare time to start several businesses in one case and embark on a masters running career in another. This article, Lawyers Have A Bent…
Read MoreA Salute To Sandra Day O’Connor, Former Shingler
Sandra Day O’Connor leaves two legacies as she departs the United State Supreme Court. the legacy that will garner the most attention in today’s weblogs and tomorrow’s history books, of course, is that of her quarter of a century as the nation’s first female Supreme Court justice. But Sandra Day O’Connor leaves another equally important…
Read MoreYou Can’t Disclaim Being A Lawyer, So Why Bother?
I’ve always laughed at those lawyerswho draft these types of overblown disclaimers, primarily because lawyers should know better. For that reason, you’ll find no disclaimers at MyShingle because they don’t do any good. You can say that you’re not creating an attorney-client relationship ten different ways, but the bottom line is that if it looks…
Read MoreFree Seminar on Building Relationships for Success
As I’ve said before, MyShingle doesn’t have a formal policy on announcing seminars and events of interest to solo and small firm lawyers – except that if it’s a free event, we’ll give it top priority. Here’s an upcoming webinar that’s not just free – but also by Keith Ferrazi, author of Never Eat Alone,…
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