There are times to raise legal fees, decrease legal fees or leave legal fees alone while revamping how services are delivered.  The U.S. Post Office is an example of what NOT to do. Nearly two months ago, this article on the financial crisis facing the U.S. Postal Service caught my eye (and do the read [...]

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Jerry Saperstein is a computer forensics expert and e-discovery strategist. He will teach a course called “E-discovery Basics” at Solo Practice University™.

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Carolyn Elefant at MyShingle.com has taken Lee Rosen of Divorce Discourse to task in her new post 'The Virtual Law Office Debate'. Why?  Because he has written a provocative post called 'What the Virtual Law Office Advocates Are Not Telling You. Whenever change is inevitable, before it becomes mainstream, it is framed as a debate.  [...]

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Roman Matatov is a Forensic Accountant and Business Appraiser. He will teach a course called "Principles of Financial Forensics" at Solo Practice University®. Roman Zaurovich Matatov is a Forensic Accountant and Business Appraiser, specializing in business and intellectual property disputes. Mr. Matatov’s practice also includes appraising intangible assets, intellectual properties and business interests; commercial and [...]

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In the spirit of Solo Practice University, many expert voices teaching you how to build and grow your solo practice, I am very pleased to announce that Solo Practice University has a new monthly columnist, Debra Bruce. She will be providing you excellent practice-building advice in her column 'Lessons From the Lawyer-Coach' appearing the third [...]

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An old post/column I wrote -  e-mail etiquette (or lack thereof) and the impact on clients – led me to check out other technologies which, without policies regarding their use, offend clients and people in general.  There was a great archived article in Missed Manners which discusses the impact of poor etiquette when using Blackberries, [...]

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David Wolf is an SEO & Internet Marketing Strategist. He provided a guest lecture  on August 24th called "Building Authority Over Time The Right Way – SEO, Social Media, & What It All Means To The Marketing Lawyer" at Solo Practice University®. As an SEO & Internet Marketing Strategist Mr. Wolf has been building his [...]

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The workplace is becoming more and more virtual, with meetings occurring across time zones and organizations and with participants who barely know each other, working on swarms attacking rapidly emerging problems. But the employee will still have a "place" where they work. Many will have neither a company-provided physical office nor a desk, and their [...]

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This vintage post from Men with Pens addresses a very big issue solo practitioners face; too many things to do, not enough time.  The end result, lost time, brain drain and at a significant cost to your business and personal life: Seven Ways to Battle Productivity Brain Drain Too many ideas at once dig into [...]

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Complacency and arrogance produce blind spots that delay a response and leave incumbents vulnerable. I was reading a recent McKinsey report which I wanted to share with you in part because it is totally applicable to Big Law/Organizations and Solos.  And if you really think about it, it's playing out as we speak.  You connect [...]

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