Comments on: Getting Creative in a New Job Market

By: Being ‘Clutch’ & Going Solo IS Long Term Employment | Build A Solo Practice @ SPU

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 10:47:49 +0000

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By: Mike Whelan

Mike Whelan — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 03:20:55 +0000

I did something similar to this, but with a twist. Early last year I started a Future Solos club at my school which has given me a great way to call attorneys with a soft approach and ask them to come speak to our group or to go to lunch with me. I took one attorney to lunch, did some free research for her, and kept in contact through email. She knew me. So when I wrote her and asked if I could come in and work for her, that she could pay or not pay based on what she wanted to do, she said “sure.” The moral: relationships make everything easier. And the way to build those relationships, in the words of Herb Cohen, is to care, but not THAT much. No begging. As Susan noted, we give some value to these small firms and more importantly, the small guys are more than willing to help us regardless. Be nice. Just ask. Works every time.

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