Archive for January 2006
Do What You Love
Via Stay of Execution and Rob Hyndman comes this link to a great piece by Paul Graham on How to Do What You Love. Because after all, that advice to “do what you love” is easy, it’s finding what you love and figuring out how to do it that’s a life work.
Read MoreMore on Why Niches Are Delicious
As I pointed out in this earlier post, finding a niche can help grow your practice. And, as Tom Kane pointed out months ago (don’t know how I missed it), a niche can help a solo survive in the big city. And now, there’s yet another article, Finding a Niche (Jan. 2006) that describes how…
Read MoreShingler’s Billable Hour Hits the Big Time
Fellow shingler Lisa Solomon’s ‘s company, The Billable Hour, that she runs with her lawyer-husband Mark has hit the bigtime with this press the Wall Street Journal Law Blog. It’s sure to get lots of reads, as it mentions the recent unveiling of formerly anonymous law blogger, Opinionistas.
Read MoreGuest Post: LLC As A Business Structure for Shinglers
Fellow shingler Frank Yunes (www.yunes.org), a trusts and estates attorney from Lexington, MA has an idea for a New Year’s Resolution [which I have not been timely in posting – CE] Frank writes: I just finished the process of forming a single-member LLC for my law firm. I wonder how many of us out there…
Read MoreClient Serving Firm
Though it comes in number 5 on this list of law firm questions, client relations tops the blog charts for this week. Allison Shields’ Legalease offers a great round up. Of course, one of the best essays I’ve ever seen on how to get to know your client is this one (though I can’t find…
Read MoreFinding a Niche
This month’s buzz word must be “niche marketing,” (see here for my earlier posts on interesting niches). Last Thursday, I listened in on the Nader Anise teleconference that I posted about here last week. The mystery guest was The Pet Lawyer, Molly Gaussa and the focus of the call was Niche Marketing (Nader is offering…
Read MoreTaking It With You When You Leave the Firm
With so many lawyers turning solo, it’s surprising how little has been written about the issues that departing attorneys face, such as when you can solicit clients or sharing fees. But this article, Associate Says Ex-Firm Misused His Name on His Web Site, The Connecticut Law Tribune (January 11, 2006) reports on another issue: keeping…
Read MoreWhat Would Your Slides Show?
This past weekend, my husband and I attended the thirty fifth anniversary bash of the firm where I worked over a dozen years ago, the one that sent me packing and in so doing, pushed me on to my present path. I’ve stayed in touch with all the partners (never burn bridges if you can…
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