May 20, 2013 in Work/Life
A few month’s ago I connected with a lovely and determined woman from Stetson University, Cynthia Clark. She has committed herself to creating the Stetson Law Solo and Small Firm Society. She has had her challenges with the school administration which I won’t detail because ultimately she is garnering a lot of interest in what she [...]
May 13, 2013 in Faculty Announcements
Trippe Fried will teach a course called “Outsourced General Counsel” at Solo Practice University®. Trippe Fried has been a practicing attorney for seventeen years. He works exclusively with entrepreneurs and businesses and often as an outsourced general counsel. Trippe functions both as part of the management team assessing and addressing potential risks and as the [...]
May 6, 2013 in Audio, Guest Lectures, Jared Correia
Well, it got your attention didn’t it? The broader question is how do you effectively communicate with your clients before, during and after representation. This is a huge area to cover from a marketing perspective, your ethical obligations, and technological challenges. It’s even bigger when you consider you are a solo/small firm practitioner. But Jared and [...]
Apr 29, 2013 in Inspiration, Marketing, Solo & Small Firm Practice
This happens more than you know. In the process of planning for a solo practice, building their web presence, letting people know they are going solo, the lawyer gets a job offer she simply can’t decline. Unusual? Not at all. I’ll explain. When you embark on starting a solo practice you are consciously reframing your own attitude about what [...]
Apr 26, 2013 in Solo & Small Firm Practice, Subjective Opinions
Last month I attended a new type of conference created by Lee Burgess and Alison Monahan called Catapult2013. I have to admit I originally agreed to be a speaker because I hadn’t been to San Francisco in decades and it was a good excuse to see an old college friend. I’d lost faith in conferences a long time [...]
Apr 22, 2013 in Guest Bloggers
This post was written by Scott Morgan. Scott Morgan is a board certified Texas family law attorney and founder of the Morgan Law Firm which has offices in Houston, Austin and Sugar Land. He blogs on Texas divorce and family law issues here. When he is not practicing family law or obsessing over search engine [...]
Apr 16, 2013 in Subjective Opinions, The BS-Free Zone
I came across this blog post written by an Associate Professor of Law, Derek Muller, wherein he defines and describes law grads based upon what he deems successful and, quite frankly, it really steams my clams. Real Lawyers (Required bar passage, full-time, long-term) “Advantaged” Non-Lawyers (JD advantage, full-time, long-term) The Professionals (Professional, full-time, long-term) Career Baristas (Non-professional, full-time, [...]
Apr 11, 2013 in Inspiration
I’ve been following people online for more than eight years and blogging myself close to six years. In that time I’ve watched many online acquaintances (and some true friends) run the gauntlet. Today, ‘running the gauntlet’ means to go through a series of criticisms or harsh treatments at the hands of one’s detractors. They’ve suffered the [...]
Apr 9, 2013 in Announcements
Four years ago we took our first step opening Solo Practice University. While I had an idea (and hopes) of where the steps would lead, there was no way I could see the whole staircase. But four years and many thousands of steps later, I can tell you that the time has flown by and we’re into a [...]
Apr 8, 2013 in Faculty Announcements
Deborah Gonzalez will teach a third course called “Digital Legal Horizon” at Solo Practice University®. Every year we are faced with questions about where is all this technology and all the changes in the practice of law taking us. We are faced with how do we keep up with all the changes so we can [...]
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