Meet new SPU Columnist, Jeff Rutledge. I've 'known' Jeff for almost four years via the internet, communicating back and forth, and he was one of the first to grab one of the more than 100 lifetime scholarships we gave away at SPU prior to opening back in 2009. I've watched his journey as a Non [...]

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Lessons From The Lawyer-Coach Debra L. Bruce is president of Lawyer-Coach LLC , a law practice management coaching and training firm, and author of the Raising the Bar blog. She practiced law for 18 years before becoming the first Texas lawyer credentialed by the International Coach Federation (ICF). She has served as Vice-Chair of the [...]

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Coming of Age In A New Economy How To Land Your Dream Job by Jack Whittington, JD Candidate 2011 As we steadily march towards graduation, job searching has been a hot topic here at Coming of Age. In the previous columns we’ve discussed what you can do in the last months of school to ensure [...]

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Adventures of a Gen Y Solo Practitioner Evangelists: How to Get Others to Market Your Services for You Rachel Rodgers, Esq. The Other 80-20 Rule This week I had the pleasure of sitting in on a fascinating call with Tim Ferriss of Four Hour Work Week fame and Ramit Sethi, author of I Will Teach [...]

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From Big Law To Solo FGEs And Why I Love Them Suzanne Meehle, Esq. I am a big fan of learning from the mistakes of others. There is something to be said for watching someone else screw up and learning what not to do without the pain of having to fall on our own faces. [...]

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Lessons From The Lawyer-Coach Debra L. Bruce is president of Lawyer-Coach LLC , a law practice management coaching and training firm, and author of the Raising the Bar blog. She practiced law for 18 years before becoming the first Texas lawyer credentialed by the International Coach Federation (ICF). She has served as Vice-Chair of the [...]

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From Big Law To Solo Suzanne Meehle, Esq. We are very excited to add another new monthly columnist to our roster of great monthly columnists which includes Deborah Bruce, Rachel Rodgers and Jack Whittington.  Suzanne Meehle has had a very typical but not often discussed journey in her legal career.  She is a second career [...]

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Coming of Age In A New Economy The Sprint To The Finish by Jack Whittington, JD Candidate 2011 Every world class sprinter will tell you that the race is won the moment the sprinter comes out of the block. Getting off to solid start is crucial in winning the race. Most liken law school to [...]

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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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Adventures of a Gen Y Solo Practitioner Niche Slapped: How I Chose a Niche Area of Law to Practice Rachel Rodgers, Esq. SLAP! Unless you live under a rock, you most likely have been Niche Slapped. When an influential individual in the law convincingly points out to you (whether directly, in a magazine article, or [...]

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