The very resourceful, Martha Sperry, who teaches a course called “Everything Google – Using Free & Cheap Tools To Ease Your Workload And Budget”, put together a bonus class for Solo Practice University students called 'Google's New Privacy Policies & Terms of Service' discussing the changes going into effect March 1, 2012.  We thought we'd share Martha's mini bonus [...]

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(This is a promo for our new sponsor, LawPay. BUT I have wanted to write a post on why it is just good business to accept credit cards for payment  – when done properly –  for a very long time! Now I get to combine the two and for your benefit!) On average, consumers spend 30% more on their [...]

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I am blessed to have a couple of law firms as clients. These are, by and large, lawyers that do not specialize in business law (as I do) or maybe really didn't know much about running a business when they hung a shingle. I say I am "blessed" because lawyers make really wonderful clients. They [...]

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One of the things that plagues we rezoomers is the question, “How do we get back in the game?” I asked myself this question as I restarted my legal career in 2010. For 29 years I was a member of the ABA and the New York State Bar Associations (NYSBA). Yet in all those years, [...]

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I can hardly believe it’s already February. What a great start to 2012 it’s been. Besides the fact the weather has been unseasonably warm in New England, we are pleased to say our SPU faculty members continue to produce outstanding classes: Recent Classes Stephanie Kimbro shared some valuable information in her post: Update on Ethics [...]

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Selling is only icky if you're selling something you don't believe in to someone who doesn't need it. Your true goal is to deliver your services to clients who need them. So don't make it hard for your potential clients to buy from you. Focus on closing for your benefit and theirs.

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A belated Happy New Year to all of you. Now that we’re a few weeks into 2012, hopefully you’ve all settled into a routine and you’re holding fast to those resolutions you set for yourselves. As a February Bar Exam taker with a full time job I find routine to be crucial. When I studied [...]

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Question: Susan, I can think of no better person to settle this debate than you.  Recently, I was in a law practice course and it was suggested that solos put their pictures on their business cards –like real estate agents commonly do, and make them "glossy."  Some say this is sort of unprofessional –again, like [...]

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"On the eve of launching my solo practice, I had a knot in the pit of my stomach. I’d worked for a firm right out of law school, and then did freelance work for other attorneys, but I’d never been completely on my own. I never had to be a rainmaker. I never had to [...]

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I've talked a lot on this blog about the differences between BigLaw and Solo. What I haven't spent enough time on is what it took to make the transition from BigLaw to Solo. How exactly did I make the leap? First and foremost, I got fed up. Yes indeed. I had to hate being a [...]

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