Two months ago I wrote an article for Solo Practice University describing the organizations I joined to help me Rezoom my career.  Entrepreneurial Women’s Network, Solo Practice University®, In Good Company, Savor the Success and Ladies who Launch to name a few and refresh your memories. In this post I'll explain how these groups defined [...]

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The summer flew by and we barely had a fall before we got walloped with the Great Snow Storm of October, 2011! Hopefully you have power back on so you can read about all the great happenings at SPU! Recent Classes Stephanie Kimbro shared a Podcast: Updates in Virtual Law Practice, as well as new [...]

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Deborah Gonzalez will teach the course "Social Media & the Law" at Solo Practice University®. Deborah Gonzalez, Esq. is the founder of Law2sm, LLC, a new legal consulting firm focusing on helping its clients navigate the legal issues relating to the new digital and social media world. Deborah graduated from New York Law School in [...]

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These days, it doesn't pay to take whatever work walks in the door. Jacks of all legal trades find themselves masters of none. Clients need *specialists* (not being used in the 'not allowed' designation unless you are certified as a specialist) who know their niches very well. They come to you with a problem that [...]

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Social Media Attorney Job Opportunity! Our DC office is working on a search for a Social Media/Patent Attorney – 2+ yrs patent prosecution experience + social media experience required – message me for details Appropriately so, this ad was posted on Facebook by legal recruiter extraordinaire, Amanda Ellis. Amanda encourages law students and all lawyers [...]

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This post was written by guest blogger, Erin McClarty. Erin McClarty serves as Legal Counsel for an oil and gas service company in Houston, Texas. She is also a sitting Vice-Chair for the ABA’s International NGO and Not-for-Profit Committee as well as volunteer counsel for local non-profit organizations. She discusses many of the legal issues [...]

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In my last post, we looked at the pros and cons of different kinds of law office arrangements available to a solo practitioner. We didn’t really discuss how to determine the actual geographic location of the office, however. Of course, if you have decided on a home office, perhaps that settles the question. If you [...]

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(A friend forwarded this question from a listserv he frequents because he wanted to know what I thought. Woulld love your contributions, too.) I live in a major market and go to a T2. I am about top 35% so while biglaw is not an option [nor did I want it to be], I could [...]

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“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Hello and welcome to the October edition of “Coming of Age”.  As I noted last month, while I wait for the Texas Bar Exam results to be released on November 4th, I took an interim job selling cars. In the meantime I also found [...]

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Marc Garfinkle is a criminal and civil trial lawyer in New Jersey. He will teach "Criminal Law – 101″. Marc D. Garfinkle, Esq. “hung out a shingle” in San Francisco on the day of his swearing in, back in 1978.  A few years later, he moved to the Garden State where he again hung out [...]

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