UPDATE 4/20 – The entry period is now over. The Grand Prize Winner will be announced on May 11, 2010.
UPDATE 3/16 – Due to overwhelming demand, the 'Proud to Be Solo' scholarship contest is now open to ALL lawyers who have passed the bar, are in good standing, and have a solo practice or verifiably are in the process of opening their solo practice.
The full contest details are down below on this page. You might also want read the blog post announcing the contest.
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WHAT CAN I WIN?
The approximate cash value of all prizes is twelve thousand ($12,000.00) dollars.
The Grand Prize Winner will receive:
- $1,500.00 (one-thousand five-hundred dollars)
- from Build A Solo Practice, LLC This can be used towards student loans, malpractice insurance, office space. You decide.
- One year scholarship to Solo Practice University™
- provided by Solo Practice University™ ($595.00 value) The #1 web-based educational and professional networking community for lawyers and law students who want to go solo.
- Two hours of consulting/coaching
- from Susan Cartier Liebel ($400.00 value) All the technology and social media platforms in the world won't help you build your practice if you don't know where you're going or how to get there.
- One year of practice management software services
- provided by CLIO ($600.00 value)
- One year of unlimited access to online CLE
- provided by Lawline.com ($499.00 value)
- Website and Blog
- A five (5) to ten (10) page website, plus blog, three (3) rounds of revisions, including writing and graphic design from Smart Marketing ($3,000.00 – $5,000.00 value)
- Copywriting
- Seven Hundred (700) words of professional copy for your website from Copywriting and Branding expert, James Chartrand of Men With Pens ($500.00 value)
- Video Marketing Review
- from The Lawyer's Video Studio. A 30 minute personal strategy session about what content to put in your attorney videos, a personal review and critique of two of your attorney videos and a personalized education about the value of video marketing in your overall marketing strategy. ($750 value)
- Time Savvy Appraisal
- from Bill Jawitz. A 75-minute consultation consisting of a DISC Work Style report specifically focusing on time management skills, and 40-point self-assessment checklist of time management behaviors. ($325 value)
- Social Media Strategy Session
- Toby Bloomberg, President of Bloomberg Marketing and social media maven, will provide a one-hour social media strategy session. (value $250)
- Five (5) hours of virtual clerical assistance
- from Clerical Advantage ($225.00 value)
- Six month membership to SGC Legal PR Network
- from SGC Legal PR Network ($1,200.00 value)
- Book: The Firm of the Future
- by Ronald Baker ($65.00 value)
- Book: Growing Your Law Practice in Tough Times
- by Ed Poll ($120.00 value)
- Books: The Go-Giver and Go-Givers Sell More
- by Bob Burg and Thomas Mann ($51.50 value)
- Book: Solo By Choice – How To Be the Lawyer You Always Wanted to Be
- by Carolyn Elefant ($45.00 value)
- Book: Social Media For Lawyers – The Next Frontier
- by Carolyn Elefant and Nicole Black
- Insurance Needs Analysis
- from LH Brenner and Hanover Professionals
WHEN CAN I ENTER?
You can enter anytime between March 15th and before midnight (EDT) on April 19, 2010.
CAN I PARTICIPATE?
To participate in the Solo Practice University “Proud to Be A Solo” Scholarship you must:
- Be a lawyer who has passed the bar and is in good standing in their jurisdiction of admittance and already operate a solo practice or be verifiably be in the process of opening your solo practice.
- Be a legal resident of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia, excluding APO/FPO addresses, and excluding Puerto Rico.
HOW DO I ENTER?
The entry period is now over. The Grand Prize Winner will be announced on May 11, 2010.
HOW DO I WIN?
The top ten (10) finalists will be chosen by Susan Cartier Liebel of Solo Practice University based on contest guidelines and their submissions will be posted within a private forum accessible by Solo Practice University faculty only. The Grand Prize Winner will be determined solely based on the highest number of votes by faculty (excluding Susan Cartier Liebel) received during the online voting period (April 20 – May 3, 2010) In the event of a tie, a panel of judges who are also Solo Practice University employees or faculty will determine the winner based on the overall creativity of the tied entries. Judges’ decisions are final, binding and conclusive on all matters related to the Contest. The Grand Prize Winner will be announced on May 11, 2010.
The full rules for this contest can be found on the following page: