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Susan Cartier Liebel is the Founder & CEO of Solo Practice University®, the only web-based educational and professional networking community for solo lawyers and law students. It is her personal mission, through education and authorship, to change the way law schools educate their students and the way the legal community receives solos. Website | Bio | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn | Google+

How Major Changes In Our Daily Living Will Impact Solo Practices (Part III)

Jan 31, 2011 in Demographic/Economic Trends, Marketing, Social Media, Solo & Small Firm Practice, Subjective Opinions

We are continuing to discuss the major societal and cultural changes coming to a head in 2011 and how your clients are going to be impacted by them. You can read the first two discussions here and here to catch up. This third post is going to discuss changes in housing, newspapers, communications and social media. [...]

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Tags: Economics, Marketing, Solo Practice 8 Comments »

What Obligation Does The ABA Have To Law Students?

Jan 25, 2011 in News

That’s a loaded question and I’m sure it got your attention. I don’t have a the full answer but I know they can’t claim they have no clue as to the crisis. In November of 2009 The ABA Commission on the Impact of the Economic Crises on the Profession and Legal Needs presented a report [...]

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How Major Changes in Our Daily Living Will Impact Solos (Part II)

Jan 24, 2011 in Demographic/Economic Trends, Solo & Small Firm Practice

(Another long post but I think you’ll find it interesting!) My last post frightened quite a few of you. I’m glad. I did my job, then. We can’t live in a bubble forever. Things are clearly changing in our world which means things are changing for your potential clients and how you will interact with [...]

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Tags: Economics, Law Practice Management, Solo Practice 10 Comments »

What’s Happening To Your Client in 2011 (Part I)?

Jan 18, 2011 in Demographic/Economic Trends, Marketing

(This post is not for the faint of heart.) Last week I posted that I had SO much to say that it literally rendered me incapable of posting anything. And my friend, Jack Newton posted a 2011 Prognostication Roundup on Slaw. It was very lawyer/law firm-centric. My thoughts, however, were elsewhere. What is happening to [...]

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Is Law School A Losing Game? We Asked. (Audio Post)

Jan 12, 2011 in Demographic/Economic Trends, Guest Bloggers, Law School Innovation

When the New York Times ran an article on January 8, 2011 ‘Is Law School A Losing Game?” it got reprinted in all major newspapers, set listservs and Facebook abuzz because it hit so many chords. If you haven’t read ‘Is Law School A Losing Game?’ do so. Sadly, in my opinion, they opted to [...]

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So Long 2010. Hello 2011!

Jan 10, 2011 in Announcements

I have been uncharacteristically quiet on this blog since the beginning of the New Year. I wrote post after post but never hit the publish button. Sometimes you can have so much to say about so many things, your fingers type so fast and yet the end result is just not quite ready for prime [...]

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Faculty Announcement – Caren Schwartz

Dec 13, 2010 in Announcements, Faculty Announcements

Caren Schwartz is a trainer, consultant and expert problem solver. She will teach a course called “Introduction to Billing and Accounting” at Solo Practice University®. Caren Schwartz founded Time & Cents Consultants, LLC, to help professionals select, install and get the most out of their software. Her philosophy is that companies can save time and [...]

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We’re an Entrepreneurial Culture. Get Entrepreneurial!

Dec 10, 2010 in Demographic/Economic Trends, Inspiration, Marketing, Solo & Small Firm Practice

(This is a bit lengthy so read when you have a few moments). I recently watched Bernanke on 60 minutes and after all the gloss and political correctness he said two things which struck me. First he made it very clear we are in for a rough ride the next four to five years and [...]

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SPU Classes in November….and Much More!

Dec 7, 2010 in Announcements

November was a month for Thanksgiving, and here at SPU we are especially thankful for our faculty and students and we saw some great classes added to our more than 550 already! These include: Recent Classes: Lesson 5 of Landlord Tenant Law by Kira Fonteneau, Helping Your Client Collect Mark Merenda interviewed attorney/coach Steve Riley [...]

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Audio: Spinning the Law – Trying the Case in the Court of Public Opinion

Dec 6, 2010 in Audio, Guest Lectures

Kendall Coffey is a founding member of Coffey Burlington, PL, concentrating on complex litigation at trial and appellate levels in federal and state courts. He provided a guest lecture on ‘Spinning the Law: Trying the Case in the Court of Public Opinion’ on Tuesday, December 14th. Mr. Coffey currently serves as the Chair of the [...]

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