Lifestyle
What Will The Post-Pandemic Wardrobe Look Like for Lawyers? (Part II)
As I posted here, lawyers’ attire was already trending casual before the pandemic sent us all home. California-based real estate attorney Nina Ries devised a novel solution to make her life easy while maintaining a professional image: a wardrobe consisting entirely of black dresses and pearls. Yet post pandemic, even a black dress and pearls…
Read MoreShould Solo and Small Firm Lawyers Dress in Uniform? (Part I)
Even before the pandemic, the dress code for law firms was trending casual, with a focus on comfort, ease and convenience as described in this post. Now, with a return to the office after two years working from home in pajamas or sweats, what will wardrobe look like? We’ll address that in Part II of…
Read MoreSpend Money Mondays with MyShingle’s Holiday Gift Guides
For the past year and a half, the first day of the work week here at MyShingle has been Make Money Mondays , where I’ve shared a new marketing or practice idea to help your firm grow its revenue. If you’ve followed the feature and applied our advice, you ought to have some extra spending…
Read MoreLet MyShingle Salvage Your Summer With a FREE Chromebook Giveaway Sweepstakes!
In just five days, Memorial Day weekend will herald the official start of summer – though recent events may have already put a damper on your plans. For example, with a ban on laptops in airport cabins still up in the air (pun intended), you may be fretting about how you can take that long-planned…
Read MoreSix Ways To Enjoy Your Summer as A Solo
Solo and small firm lawyers are notorious for never taking vacations. Some can’t afford the cost, others believe that they can’t afford the time away from the office and some are, quite simply, workaholics. That said, here are a couple of ways for solos and smalls to enjoy the coming summer a little more without…
Read MoreWhy You Should Never Wear a Plaid Sport Coat to Court
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 Nichole Goudreau My first job out of law school was as an assistant district attorney in a large metropolitan city. On my first day of work, I…
Read MoreMyShingle Fashion: How To Dress Like a French Woman: Second K.I.S.S.
I couldn’t think of a clever way to say that this was another Keep It Simple post. But that’s precisely what it is: another post in our Dress Like a French Woman mini-series where I show you how to keep things simple and look fabulous. Last time, I featured a basic outfit that’s great for…
Read MoreMyShingle Fashion: How To Dress Like a French Woman: K.I.S.S.
And so begins my next little mini-series for MyShingle! I’m calling it “How To Dress Like a French Woman,” because in this series, I teach you how to build and assemble a Lazy Susan so you have a great place to store your spices. Er, wait, no, I seem to have gotten my note cards…
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