Author: Susan Cartier Liebel
How Creative Can You Get When Financing Law School Tuition Before It Impacts Your Admission To The Bar?
“Meet the law graduate who used SUGAR DADDIES she met online to finance her entire $50,000-a-year education.” This is the headline that made all the rounds last week. It’s provocative and created a lot of conversation. We posted the article on our Facebook page (- join us!) but reserved opinion because we wanted to see what our friends would say. Now it’s our turn.
The Solo’s Quandary: Should I Stay or Should I Go Now?
You’re in business. You’re doing pretty well. But the restlessness sets in because your practice has become somewhat routine and is flowing smoothly. Yet there is an itch to do more, something, anything different. The dilemma is this itch is aching to be scratched. You’re practice doesn’t feel like it’s enough. What do you do?
All The Kings Horses Can’t Put Your Reputation Back Together Again.
You’re great reputation as a lawyer will only get you so far. If you don’t live up to that reputation, the damage will be difficult to repair.
How Can I Compete on Value? Every Client Shops on Fees.
Every time a client makes the decision to retain a lawyer, they weigh the fee against the value of your services. If your fee is too high relative to the (perceived) value they will receive, they are not going to retain you. Therefore, if you don’t have a compelling value proposition, you must reduce your fee in order to get the client to retain you. And no lawyer really wants to do that, right? Because then you are competing based upon fees (cost proposition) and that is a losing game. So, what do you do?
Embracing with the ‘F’ Word – Guest Lecture with Karen Caffrey
Society as a whole encourages suppression of feelings. The legal profession, as a micro-culture, further encourages lawyers to suppress their feelings. What happens when feelings are suppressed to such a degree? This is a very powerful 32 minutes. We discuss lawyers and how they deal with (and don’t deal with) feelings in the practice of law. […]
It Really Ends Today. Don’t Kick Yourself Tomorrow.
Don’t miss out on a good thing because your past is persuading you not to pursue your future ~ Alex Elle
It ends today.
It’s A Mindset #BossUp
Do you tell people you are ‘too broke’ to start your solo practice? Some food for thought.
Writing Killer Contracts (For Yourself and Your Clients) – Faculty Announcement – Melody Kramer
Melody A. Kramer is a veteran trial lawyer and activist for positive change in the legal profession (making lawyers useful again). She has handled business litigation in state and federal courts in California and other jurisdictions for over 20 years, as well as negotiating and drafting business contracts collectively worth over $20M. She will be teaching a course on “Writing Killer Contracts (for yourself and for your clients).”
Want to Stay Productive? Take Time Off.
Life is crazy and hectic for the solo practitioner and I’ve talked to many who feel they simply can’t leave their solo practice for any length of time because they wouldn’t really be able to relax or the business would fall apart without them. But if you must know the truth, not taking time away from work, meaningful, restorative time, is actually hurting your practice and your health in insidious ways. And this is supported through studies linked to below. Without taking a respite, our work becomes ineffective.
Featured Podcasts
The Gen Why Lawyer
Why Going Solo as a Young Attorney Could Be the Best Decision Ever with Susan Cartier Liebel from Solo Practice University®.
Staying Motivated While Starting A Solo Law Practice
On this episode of New Solo from the Legal Talk Network, Adriana Linares interviews Susan Cartier Liebel from Solo Practice University® about how to stay motivated throughout the process of starting a solo law practice.
Helping Lawyers Go Solo
Motivation in life is very important. I share seminal moments which have shaped me as a human being and helped me become who I am today.
Learning To Build And Run A Solo Practice
On this podcast from Lawpreneur Radio, Miranda McCroskey interviews Susan Cartier Liebel from Solo Practice University® about perceptions of fear, failure and other issues facing solos.
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