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Jun 28, 2010 / Client Relations, Social Media

Can We Trust Anyone Anymore? Can You Be Trusted?

There is actually a silver lining, however, in this ever-growing world of distrust. Due to social media, the viral nature of information today, those who would look to deceive, suppress, deny accountability through carefully crafted public relations nonsense can't stem the leaks. Everything is being exposed. Everything is being digitally memorialized. And everything can be digitally altered out of context. Everyone truly does live and work in the proverbial glass house today.

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Jun 21, 2010 / Announcements

Should You Create A Niche Practice (Part II)

In Should You Create A Niche Practice (Part I) we defined what a niche really is and discussed the concept of natural community to help you carve out your niche. Now let's talk about the traditional definition of 'niche' in the legal community – a given practice area, a specific type of law you want [...]

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Jun 14, 2010 / Audio, Guest Lectures

Audio: How to Create an Immigration Practice

Nikki Mehrpoo Jacobson is an immigration lawyer based out of Los Angeles. She provided a guest lecture called "How to Create an Immigration Practice" at Solo Practice University® on Tuesday, July 27th, 2010. Nikki Mehrpoo Jacobson is a founding partner of Jacobson & Han LLP, an internationally recognized immigration law firm. She has extensive experience [...]

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Jun 14, 2010 / Marketing

Should You Create A Niche Practice? (Part 1)

There is much discussion these days that in order to succeed as a solo practitioner you must 'find your niche.' However, in the legal profession, when the term 'niche' is used, it is more often then not used inaccurately or incompletely. It has generally come to be associated with offering legal services in a given [...]

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Jun 7, 2010 / Announcements

New Classes and More at Solo Practice University

Lots going on at Solo Practice University and we wanted to share! Here are some of May's most widely read posts from BSP @ SPU and our student bloggers: What Has @LadyGaga Got To Do With Lawyers? – Guest Blogger, Daniel Perry Defining Your Ideal Client and Connecting With Them Lurie Daniel-Favors Series on Debt [...]

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Jun 7, 2010 / Marketing

Always Pay Your Referral Fees. Always.

This is a seldom discussed subject because it seems to reside in the house of common sense.  But as my husband is fond of saying, 'common sense is not that common.' The rules vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and it is incumbent upon you to learn what your jurisdiction allows.  If you are fortunate enough [...]

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Jun 1, 2010 / Announcements

You Wanted CLE. You Got It!

You wanted Solo Practice University to offer CLE. Starting June 1, 2010, you got it! Check this out….

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