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Work Life Balance for the Single Solo

Dec 1, 2015 in Guest Bloggers

When you are running your own solo practice, the subject of work-life balance often arises. We discuss prioritizing work with date nights, family time, school plays, exercise, etc. For the most part though, the discussion revolves around couples and concerns regarding marital quality time and children.

For some reason when you are single no one talks about the work-life balance of building your business and trying to find a suitable partner. Well, let’s discuss it.

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Trust Accounts

A Primer on Business and Trust Accounting for Solo/Small Firms

Nov 17, 2015 in Announcements, Sponsors

If you’re a lawyer and clients give you money you must have a system in place for maintaining and properly recording all transactions related to the funds now in your possession. There are absolutely no excuses for not having a system in place. It is required. Here is a primer to help you either get started or make sure the way you are currently managing your clients’ monies entrusted to you are handled ethically.

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The Rezooming Mess: When Your Office Looks Like A War Zone.

Nov 12, 2015 in Guest Bloggers, Solo & Small Firm Practice, Subjective Opinions

In the big scheme of things, I confess my rezooming office is a mess. I know where everything is. Yet my family walks by and scratches their collective head. This past January, I addressed the piles of paper in need of filing. I emptied out my office completely, putting everything in like/kind piles on my dining room table. I knew the organizational process would take time but clearly I would be done before I needed to use the table again. But is a messy office the sign of a brilliantly creative mind?

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Faculty Announcement: Debra Vey Voda-Hamilton

Nov 9, 2015 in Faculty Announcements

Debra Vey Voda-Hamilton will teach “Mediation in the 21st Century” at Solo Practice University®. Debra is admitted to practice law in all New York State Courts. She is certified as a mediator and collaborative professional and has worked with various court based mediation programs in NYC (Queens-Community Mediation Service) Westchester and Rockland (Cluster of Westchester […]

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Do You Know Who Your Client Is? Here’s a Strange (But Common) Situation.

Nov 3, 2015 in Case Studies, Client Relations, Guest Bloggers, Solo & Small Firm Practice

From time to time I get involved in conversations with lawyers who have called in with a question or concern and as we talk through the situation it becomes clear that part of the problem is the lawyer doesn’t know who his client is. These are the times I find myself asking “How in the world does this happen?” It happens more often than you think!

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When Your Great Reputation As A Lawyer Just Isn’t Enough

Nov 2, 2015 in Case Studies, Client Relations, Solo & Small Firm Practice, Subjective Opinions

A few years back when Hurricane Irene hit we had two 80 foot trees uproot and come crashing down completely destroying our deck. While our home had just superficial damage the loss of the deck remained a very significant financial repair. We immediately called our neighbor because the previous year we had watched their builder construct a beautiful deck. He had a great reputation. But what happens when a great reputation isn’t followed up with great customer service?

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