Operations

I’ll be the first to admit that there are lots of reasons not to start a solo law practice.  If the law bores you, you loathe working with clients (or conversely, view them as “customers”) or you can’t afford a computer, phone and malpractice insurance, then solo practice probably isn’t a good idea. But the…

Figuring out how much to charge isn’t just a conundrum for lawyers,  it’s common to most small businesses. For example, how many times have you as a lawyer, asked yourself or a colleague the same questions posed in this New York Times story, Businesses Go Creative on Pricing, Applying Technology. Many business owners struggle with…

As you know, I’ve written about the pros and cons of the new generation of online platforms that seek to match lawyers with small business clients. See here  and here.  The founders of one of these new companies, PrioriLegal.com, Basha Frost Rubin and Mirra Levitt will be in Washington D.C. and I’ll be hosting them…

Just a day after I served up some Food for Thought on law practice trends, I stumbled across another food-oriented trend right here in my own backyard: the rise of fast and casual dining. As described in the article, fast and casual restaurants fall into “that category in between McDonald’s and Applebee’s, with an haute…

I am excited to announce the creation of the MyShingleCommingle – a meet-up group bringing together solo, small and alternative law practices (i.e., the new business models) with the legal technology companies that are developing the tools and platforms empowering law practices. In many ways, we are natural allies: we are essentially startups doing business…

Three years ago, I created this Solo Tech Survey to get a sense of the types of technology that today’s solos and smalls use. Despite the survey’s daunting size, I received nearly 50 replies, and published the data here. I’d really like to update the survey and use the additional results to discern some real…

A few months back, I tried, unsuccessfully to host a webinar on launching a 21st Century Law Practice. I have finally re-recorded the presentation and converted it into a FREE program available at Udemy.com. The course is divided into 6 modules which range between 20 and 35 minutes each. What I like best about the…

I’m very excited about attending the Clio Cloud Conference 2013 in Chicago on September 23-24, 2013. I love Chicago, of course, but I’m also excited about the panel of speakers that Clio has lined up – along with the relief of being able to attend a conference without having to come up with a presentation…