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One of the biggest issues facing solos has been the high cost of health care. Unless they have a spouse who carries them on their employer-sponsored plan (known as a family plan), purchasing health insurance is, in many cases, cost-prohibitive. It’s also a reason many people go without health insurance. Purchasing health insurance is also […]
Let the countdown continue. As of today, there are just 17 more days until the bar exam. Many students at this point, okay, almost all students at this point, are wondering what do I need to do to get ready for test day? What sort of study schedule should I be following to get everything […]
It’s appropriate we are awarding scholarships to Solo Practice University this Independence Holiday Week. Thank you to all who entered! Here are the 8 winners of scholarships to Solo Practice University and we look forward to enrolling you August 1, 2012, right after you take the bar exam: DETROIT LAW - Law school is the […]
Today is June 29th, which means the start of the final countdown to the July bar exam. As of today there are just 24 more days until the test begins.
One of the things that being a solo has allowed me to do is to expand my network of professional women. As a result, I helped form, with my good friend Heather Lam, a group known as the Grown Ass Woman Brigade (or “GAWB”). As you might guess, the GAWBs are a bunch of gals with chutzpah […]
This vintage post from Men with Pens addresses a very big issue solo practitioners face; too many things to do, not enough time. The end result, lost time, brain drain and at a significant cost to your business and personal life: Seven Ways to Battle Productivity Brain Drain Too many ideas at once dig into […]
A few weeks ago, we talked about tips for succeeding on the multiple-choice portion of the bar exam. But passing the MBE is not enough to find bar exam success (even if it is 50 percent of your state’s exam). You must be able to conquer the writing portion of the exam as well. So […]
On a panel for a webcast by the Law Practice Management Program of the State Bar of Texas about “Finding and Keeping Good Clients,” we discussed the efficacy of public speaking. Rick Albers, a real estate lawyer in Austin, recounted that another lawyer once told him that he had spoken many times at continuing legal […]
Business, as in life, revolves around the relationships we cultivate. The give and take we enjoy. If we choose our relationships with great care, nurture and cultivate them, then these relationships have the ability to impact our professional and personal future and can profoundly determine the course of our professional lives. It’s also said that […]
Any bar studiers reading this are already in their third or fourth week of bar exam study. By this time you have gone through a mountain of material, probably all six MBE subjects and some state-specific topics as well. At this point in the bar preparation process, a few things are typically happening: You are feeling […]
Why Going Solo as a Young Attorney Could Be the Best Decision Ever with Susan Cartier Liebel from Solo Practice University®.
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.
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.
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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