Operations

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.

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…

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…

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…

I do plan on joining the podcast world before the first quarter of the year is out.  But for now, I’ll have to content myself with my 15 seconds on Legal Talk Network‘s Coast to Coast, hosted by fellow bloggers Bob Ambrogi and Craig Williams.  

Last Saturday, the Washington Post published this op-ed piece, Pro Bono:  A Better Alternative by Joel Sheptow, a Stanford Law student who’s participating in a student project that provides pro bono service.  Based on his experience, Sheptow proposes that rather than refer pro bono matters to already over-worked large firm associates, the bar should encourage…

OK, I’ve had my law firm website online for almost ten years now, longer than the wayback machine goes.  And in all that time, I’ve been hobbling along with a clunky URL, http://www.his.com/israel/loce (the "Israel" is my husband’s last name, who holds the HIS account, not the country).  Though I regard the URL as a…

A reader writes: Do you have any recommendations on how to pick up contract work from local attorneys or solos?  I want to approach local firms to see what their needs are for subcontracting out work.  Do you have any ideas on how one should go about doing this?  I’m not looking to do contract…