Webinar – Niche Practice and 2011 Practice Trends

Sorry for the late notice, but tomorrow, I’ll be presenting a FREE webinar on Starting a Niche Practice and offering some ideas on 2011 solo practice trends that could potentially serve as a niche. The webinar is tomorrow – January 19 – 10 am Pacific Time. You can register here, or visit the post about…

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More on Niche Practices

I’ve written extensively on niche practices all over this blog – but I’d never presented on the topic until a few weeks ago, at the Missouri Solo and Small Firm Conference.  It’s a popular topic these days- as I noted in this post – and I also see that Peter Olson at Solo in Chicago…

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What a Niche Law Practice Is (Pot Law)…And What It Is Not

One of my solo-centric colleagues, Susan Cartier-Liebel of Solo Practice University is running a two-part series on niche practice over at her Build a Solo Practice blog, so I didn’t want to send you into niche-overload.  But I after seeing this article from the National Law Journal on “pot law practices,” I couldn’t resist.  Though…

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The Home Office Niche

With home offices increasing in popularity, what better niche for a home office lawyer than advising home based businesses.  I’ve shared this idea before, but was reminded of it again after reading this piece from a Colorado publication which describes that: Douglas County [Colorado] is home to one of the largest populations of home-based businesses…

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Another Pitch for the Niche

I’ve posted before on the value of a niche practice to a successful law practice, but two items in today’s news make me realize that it’s time for an encore.  First up, this Los Angeles Times story describes a 26 year old biglaw associate who heads a team of lawyers at a large firm —…

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Client Service and More on Niches

I realize that my posts have been sparse over the past month.   The slow postings are explained by a couple of factors: my day job as a practicing solo has been fairly busy lately, a project that I’m close to finishing that I believe will greatly benefit MyShingle readers and my divided loyalties now that…

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A Niche for Lawyers Who Want to Get AHead (of lettuce, that is!)

Here’s an article, Lawyers’ ads seek to grow ag business, Silicon Valley (March 10, 2006) about a firm with an agriculture-based practice that’s embarking on a new marketing campaign that brands the firm as Lettuce Lawyers – Together We Grow.  It’s a neat name, with lots of potential for other taglines, such as Lettuce Help…

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