Solo Contendere

10. February 2012

Keep covered

Lawyers with a solo practice have enough expenses to worry about: rent, utilities, bar and other association fees, maybe even an assistant’s salary. An expense some don’t spend much time thinking about but probably should? Insurance.

3. February 2012

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MLK, Arab Spring and landing a client

For all the ways the Internet has helped level the playing field between large and small law firms, there is still a fundamental disconnect about what the Internet does and does not do.

20. January 2012

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Size Matters

Should a small firm practitioner make less than anyone else for the same (or better) work? Possibly.

13. January 2012

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Heresy: Using Outlook as a to-do list

One lawyer's thoughts about using email as a to do list.

6. January 2012

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Transition to a solo practice can be tricky but rewarding

For an attorney, working in a firm or corporate setting can have a lot of perks: a steady stream of work, a consistent paycheck, the everyday company of colleagues. But some lawyers find that their temperament and work style fit better in a solo practice.

2. January 2012

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Some resolutions that could pay off

What did you resolve this time last year? Most people make the same New Year’s resolutions every year, and if (as the Supreme Court says) corporations are people, then your business ought to be making New Year’s resolutions as well.

30. December 2011

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Litigation by Montage

The problem with the (admittedly appealing) idea litigating by montage is that clients have no idea how long it really does take to prepare a case.

7. December 2011

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Book Review: The E-Myth Attorney: Why Most Legal Practices Don’t Work and What to Do About It

Buy it, read it and have your law partner do the same. Have someone in your office become the “e-myth person,” the one who asks every day if the goals are being met.

16. September 2011

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As Seen On The Interwebs (Google AdWords, Part I)

Part One of a look at Google AdWords and how attorneys can use client-side questions to determine the quality and source of potential clients.

6. September 2011

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Missed Connections (L4C)

What to do when a potential client walks in the door

30. August 2011

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24 Hours and Counting Down

There are thousands of posts out there for lawyers on time management, but most of them seem to focus on tools you can use to improve your time management skills. But what I am more interested in is ways to look at the practice; ways to approach your work generally that can take the scary out.

16. August 2011

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Calling all small firm lawyers

We'd like to hear from you. What are three things a struggling firm can do - for less than $100 - to improve their practice? Email suggestions or sound off in the comments.

1. August 2011

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