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Everything That You Need To Know About Succeeding As An Associate, You Can Learn From Solo Practice
If you’ve just read this article’s title, you’re probably racking your brain trying to figure out what the heck a lowly solo practitioner like me can teach you about succeeding as a law firm associate. After all, you probably think that most solos simply churn out form documents for simpleton clients who need help with…
Read MoreHow to Compete in a Crowded Market
All too often, I hear lawyers bemoan their inability to compete in crowded markets. Often, they view the obstacles as a matter of cost. Lawyers either complain about the enormous expense of SEO to break through to the first page of Google in a competitive practice area, or about being undercut on price by other…
Read MoreMake Money: Pandemic Trendspotting
To paraphrase an old Yiddush saying, men and women plan, pandemic laughs. Take a look at some of completely unexpected winners…and losers recently anointed by the pandemic: With the population housebound, rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft have seen declines of 70-80 percent in usage. Instead, folks are substituting bicycles for public transportation and uber…
Read MoreCorona Virus and the Business Model
My regular readers know that I’m a sucker for a sexy business model. Whether it’s a cool niche practice or innovative delivery systems or a subscription service or figuring out how to leverage thyself, any departure — no matter how minor — from the same-old-same-old billable hour, sparks joy. But re-assessing the law firm business…
Read MoreBlogging, A Life Story: MyShingle’s 17th Anniversary
Seventeen years ago in a galaxy (or at least a lifetime) far, far away, as a 30-something mom to six and three year old girls and a part-time, home-based energy regulatory practice, I uploaded this page by file transfer protocol to a server that my techy husband had gerry-rigged just for me and launched MyShingle…
Read MoreAnother Day, Another Directory for Lawyers
Via Bob Ambrogi’s Law Sites blog, I learned of the launch of Modern Attorney, a new legal directory intended to serve the needs of today’s millennials. Developed by Next Chapter which was recently acquired by Fastcase, Modern Attorney includes the types of information believed to be important to millennial in choosing a lawyer – such…
Read MoreMom Owned Law Firm Interview with Jeralyn Lawrence
Jeralyn Lawrence started her law firm, Lawrence Law LLC, as a way to ensure stability and growth professionally while building something sustainable for herself, her family and her team. She believes that when it comes to work-life balance, there are only pros to owning your own law firm and is a firm believer that kids…
Read MoreHow One Woman-Owned Cannabis Law Company Defies Everything We Thought We Knew About the Future of Law
When it comes to the topic of the future of law, there are nay-sayers – those who insist that computers will never replace them and they-sayers. As in, they say that access to justice solutions are impossible with outside law firm ownership.” Or, they say that bespoke services are future proof because they’re immune from…
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