For many law students, the part of the bar exam that causes the most anxiety is the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE)—also known as a grueling six-hour multiple-choice test. I believe this is because unless you are someone who has a natural affinity for multiple-choice exams, you likely have been haunted by them throughout your academic […]
Starting a business is a journey. Sometimes you start things with the best of intentions. You get an idea. You plan it out. You market and sell it. Then you do the work. As time goes by, sometimes you realize that what you are doing is just not working for you. It’s not what you […]
I’ve often written about things I do that don’t necessarily fit into the traditional “returning to the law” mentality. I work with various bar associations and legal mentoring groups, thus the Belly Up to the Bar(Association) post. This month I added Tory Johnson’s Spark and Hustle to my out of the norm rezooming event experiences. […]
Starting this Friday and every Friday until the July Bar Exam, our guest blogger, Lee Burgess, will be providing advice on how to prepare for this milestone exam. It’s that time of year again! The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and thousands of law school graduates from all over the country are skipping […]
This post was written by Barbara Mencer and has been reprinted with permission. Barbara Mencer is the Founder of the Business Breakthrough Institute. Over the past 25 years, Barbara has served as a strategic director of business development and marketing in professional service companies. She has served as a consultant, coach, and trainer to non-profit […]
The iPhone 4S added a much advertised voice-activated feature called “Siri,” which performs tasks that legal blogger Ernie the Attorney called “purely magical” because Siri allows you to avoid typing on that tiny keyboard. Lawyers can speak to Siri to transcribe dictation into an email, a text message or a document. Siri can do web […]
Recently I gave a speech to over 500 human resource professionals on the use of social media in the workplace. I started the speech by asking how many of the attendees had an account for LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. Overwhelmingly the majority of the audience indicated they had both Facebook and LinkedIn accounts. Less than […]
Should I partner with another attorney when starting my practice? This is a question often asked by young lawyers who want to go solo. However, few of the young lawyers seeking a response to this oft-asked question are really looking for a partner.
Audacious Humility I first heard this term, having the right amount of audacity and humility, last weekend as I attended my son, Drew’s final comps in film. He is graduating in May from Occidental College in Los Angeles, California with a Bachelor of Arts in Film. As a requirement of graduation he had to create an original […]
Last month’s column on flat fee billing sparked a passionate debate. It also raised a lot of questions and had readers asking me for more details on exactly how I set my fees. So I am diving back int to he fray to go into more detail. First and foremost, let me say that, while […]
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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