It’s been ten months since we first posted this story about Hawaii attorney Richard Lee who thought he’d discovered a way to avoid client complaints (sadly, it wasn’t this far more legitimate approach either). Lee figured that if he included a clause in his retainer agreements forcing clients to pay him $2000 if the disciplinary
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Disaster Recovery Conference
And speaking of conferences, Ernie the Attorney links to this upcoming seminar on disaster recovery for lawyers. I’m sure that no one wants to have to attend a seminar like this one, but it’s nice that it’s available when it’s needed. And, you even get CLE credit for it.
What I Like About Solo and Small Firm Conferences
Oklahoma LPM “czar” Jim Calloway has some great words on the dynamism of solo and small firm conferences and fellow leader, Reid Trautz offers his thoughts as well. From Jim’s post:
But what these [solo and small firm] conferences share is extremely important. They always have energy and excitement. There are always groups of lawyers…
The Other Side of Biglaw Salaries
This past post on comments by a solo deconstructing biglaw salaries (basically saying that the hourly rate is more along the lines of $30/hour if an associate works 90 hours a week) has generated many comments which I thought I’d address in an additional post. First, thanks to readers who have pointed out that a…
Women Will Best Succeed on their Own
Funny contrast in this week’s news. This article, How Women Can Develop Business, National Law Journal (9/29/05) bemoans that women at large firms have it tough when it comes to business development, citing obstacles like lack of effective mentoring and difficulty of striking a manageable work-life balance. (The article does offer many useful suggestions…
Has Another Degree Helped Your Practice?
Most of us have read about folks from other professions, ranging from school teacher to police officer to doctor, who’ve gone to law school and started practicing law. But this article, Bridging the Legal gap for Nurses (10/2/05) got me to thinking about whether this path can work in reverse, i.e., would it make sense…
Two New Blogs
There’s two new blogs I’ve come across recently that might interest readers. The first is Innovative Legal Solutions, who’s transitioning to his own practice where he hopes to provide innovative legal solutions and live a full life. The other is Biglaw Associate, an anonymous disgruntled associate who’s thinking about starting a firm
Two Cool Marketing Freebies
We’ve got two, cool marketing freebies for those of you interested in starting a firm. first up is LexisNexis’ Small Firm Marketing Tool Kit, first announced in this Press Release. I took a quick look at the materials and they’re serviceable enough. I’m often asked by solos about good marketing plans online and…
A Problem We Solos Don’t Have
This article, Long Law Firm Names Grow Short and Snappy (Sascha Pfeiffer, Boston Globe), 9/28/05 reports on an issue that doesn’t affect us solos at all: how to reduce the number of names in a firm’s moniker. According to the article, some firms are reducing multiple names to a mere letter – like Orrick,…
How to Succeed as A Lawyer – A Great Read
If you’ve not seen this great letter, How to Succeed as A Lawyer (Roland Boyd), that was first published more than 40 years ago in the Texas Bar Journal, then put down what you’re doing and read it now. On the surface, the letter simply dispenses tips from a father to a son on how…