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Free Excerpt from Power Pacts: Retainers
Just a quick note to let readers know that the Legal ClauseIt chock full of plug & play power pacts for 21st century lawyers will be available for purchase next week. If you haven’t yet signed up to receive advance notice of our special launch deal, sign up here – and in exchange, you can…
Read MoreWelcome to the Law Firm “Clause It” – Launching Next Week!
When entrepreneurs launch a startup, they can find dozens of high-quality , affordable online resources to create the types of documents and agreements needed to start and operate a business. Some of the best known free offerings from biglaw firm, Orrick or payment processor, Stripe Atlas include incorporation documents and employee agreements. And many enterprising attorneys have…
Read MoreFREE 90 Minute Client Triage Clinic
As we head into 2021, there’s a whole new crop of new law firms that have been launched. I wanted to offer a program to help new firms, or firms adding new practice areas to jump start their businesses and so I’m offering a FREE 90 minute program, the Client Triage Clinic. During the Clinic,…
Read MoreFrom Biglaw to Yourlaw – Why Lawyers MUST Own Their Talent
I just posted a 48 minute video, from biglaw to your law that talks about why it’s so important for lawyers to own their talent and control their destiny. This video speaks to people at biglaw where the myths of solo and small firm practice are most heavily perpetrated, but it will apply to anyone…
Read MoreUse a sow to prevent a client from hogging time when it comes to fixed fee legal services
Despite the myriad of benefits associated with flat fees – from rewarding efficiency rather than time to eliminating onerous timekeeping – most attorneys still haven’t adopted them. One concern that attorneys have about flat fees is that the arrangement will encourage client phone calls every minute or leave attorneys holding the bag against a zealous…
Read MoreMake Money Mondays: One a Day Wonders
In theory, we’re all aware of the power of one – like the power of writing one true sentence or lighting one candle instead of cursing the darkness, or one shot heard round the world that birthed a new nation. On the flip side, we’re also suspect of the value of one, because one can…
Read MoreFREE Facebook Live: From Biglaw to YourLaw
Back in 2008, before the thousands of big law associate layoffs that would come in 2009, I threw together this online e-book, From Biglaw to Yourlaw, urging large firm attorneys to at least give a moment’s consideration to the option of starting a law firm. For better or worse, the book has stood up remarkably…
Read MoreWhy Lawyers Still Read MyShingle
With my blog’s 18th birthday approaching next week, I’ve often wondered how I’ve stayed relevant after all these years. Despite a clunky-looking site, middling SEO and spotty posting, my traffic remains strong and readers continue to return and subscribe. Yet, I don’t offer many paid programs on building a 7-figure firm in 7 days or…
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