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How To Deal With Your Law Office Email Once and For All

Mar 24, 2016 in Guest Bloggers, Solo & Small Firm Practice, Technology

I don’t know about you, but recently checking and responding to my email, text messages, and social media messages as a solo started to drive me a little batty. The constant demand from these requests to “read me,” “respond to me” or “look at me” along with the day-to-day tasks of actual legal work left me feeling overwhelmed and anxious. So when it came to my inbox, I started to behave like someone watching a scary movie. I covered my eyes so I wouldn’t see the scary parts.

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If You Didn’t Document It, It Wasn’t Said or It Didn’t Happen.

Mar 22, 2016 in Guest Bloggers

Lawyers as a group are terrible when it comes to properly and thoroughly documenting their files! Of course, not you, but all the other lawyers out there sure are. You wouldn’t believe how bad it can get. I say this because with almost every claim handled we’re having to deal with the lack of documentation of something. This can be a serious problem because now we’re often forced to live with the reality that a word-against-word dispute between a lawyer and his or her client is in play and that rarely ends well for the lawyer. Here’s just one story that highlights the problem.

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Next Session: October 17th – Free Monthly Group Coaching When You Enroll At Any Level!

Mar 17, 2016 in Announcements

We get the challenges you face. It’s not easy but it also doesn’t have to be harder than it should be. We are here to guide you, support you, inspire you and help you jump the hurdles to becoming (and continuing to be) your own boss. Our goal is to shorten your learning curve, whether it’s opening your own practice, changing your practice area, and connecting you with mentors and others on the same journey. That’s why, as we continue our birthday celebration, we are offering group coaching free when you enroll at any level.

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Are Interruptions Killing Your Productivity? Survey says, ‘Yes’.

Mar 16, 2016 in Solo & Small Firm Practice, Sponsors, Subjective Opinions, Technology

I don’t know about you but one of the biggest killers of my productivity is constant disruptions. We can blame it on our poor time management skills or our addictive behavior when it comes to obsessively checking emails or the delusion we are gifted multi-taskers. But at the end of the day, productivity suffers and this means your profits suffer.

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Solo Practice University Turns 7. First Month’s Tuition – $77 (Say, ‘What’?)

Mar 14, 2016 in Announcements

It’s incredible to us that what started as a dream has now been, from day one, a successful reality for seven years and going strong. But as with anything, it truly takes a village and we’ve had an outstanding community of faculty, columnists, guest lecturers, students, readers, sponsors, and a very classy, devoted team. We know we couldn’t have done half of what we’ve done without all of you. You have our deepest heartfelt appreciation.

So, in what has proven to be a birthday tradition, we have a fabulous gift for you and the lawyers and law students in your life.

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10 Tips to Make Networking Work For You

Mar 10, 2016 in Guest Bloggers, Marketing, Savvy Solos, Solo & Small Firm Practice

Have you ever heard the advice, “Never eat lunch alone?” That’s what they teach sales people who need to schmooze clients and referral sources in order to get new business. It’s not bad advice, but it is woefully incomplete.

It is not enough to simply go to lunch with people you like and call it networking. It’s not enough to show up at chamber of commerce meetings, bar association luncheons, and networking happy hours. In the world of networking, the “work” piece is the important part. This is how I get clients.

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We Need More Law Schools. Yes. We Really Do. Here’s Why.

Mar 7, 2016 in Law School Innovation, Subjective Opinions, The BS-Free Zone

Many people talk about Access to Justice (A2J), the big legal movement of the 21st century. But the biggest hurdle to A2J is the delivery of the legal education itself. The organization who controls what constitutes a valid education to gain a license to practice law is the American Bar Association (ABA). They determine accreditation. And as we all know, in order to sit for the bar exam you have to have graduated from an ABA-accredited law school (with the exception of California, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming).

Yes, it’s true. The ABA is the greatest hurdle to providing access to justice for the millions in this country who need affordable legal services. Let me tell you why.

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