Sure, I don’t like when the state bar grievance committees apply a double standard between biglaw and solos when it comes to lawyer discipline or ethics rules on networking. And I understand when many ABA honchos are completely out of touch with solos’ abilities or that biglaw attorneys on the NACDL Board who want
2006
Making the Legal Profession Better, One Solo at a Time
You don’t have to join an organized pro bono program or set a grand mission like getting rid of the billable hour to improve the practice of law. Jennifer Sawday of the California Estate Planning Blog is changing the practice of law just by being in practice, by charging fair rates and doing a good…
The $50 Consult
According to this post over at Larry Bodine’s Professional Marketing Blog, at least one firm isn’t following the conventional wisdom of charging what everyone else does – and they’re making money in the process. As Bodine describes, Wessels & Pautch, a small, employment defense firm offers unlimited phone consults for $50 a month. Not…
Competing On Price – Why Not?
Most marketing gurus counsel lawyers not to compete on price. So I wasn’t surprised to see that advice at the core of this article by Susan Cartier-Liebel, To Solos: Don’t Discount Your Worth, Connecticut Law Tribune (June 5, 2006). Personally, I disagree. I see no way for a new solos to get a foot…
More on the Ethics of Leaving A Law Firm
As more lawyers depart large firms to strike out on their own, the ethical issues relating to departing attorneys gains more attention. Here’s another article on the topic, Practicing Ethics: Switching Jobs, NY Lawyer (5/26/06). The article focuses on the following three issues:
* When and what can be told to clients? Most lawyers…
Another Biglaw Attorney Headed for Smaller Pastures
For many lawyers, reaching the top of biglaw is enough. But not Corliss Scorggins Lawson, former chief of biglaw firm Lord, Bissell & Brook’s Atlanta office, who’s just left her post to strike out on her own, as reported in Lord, Bissell’s Top Atlanta Attorney Leaves to Start Her Own Shop, Fulton County Daily…
What GCs Don’t Like About Their Lawyers
Even if you don’t deal with corporate counsel as part of your law practice, this article, GCs Vent Their Frustrations About Outside Counsel (Recorder, 5/23/06) is worth reading, because it can help improve your relationship with any clients. The article lists what corporate counsel don’t like about their outside counsel. Unpopular practices include (1) surprising…
FREE Webinar on Branding an Image for Attorneys
A few days ago, I wrote about the
value of marketing. Since then, I Iearned about a free webinar called
The Power of Branding and Image for Attorneys. The webinar, which will take place on
Thursday, June 8 at 2 p.m. EST, will be presented by Mark Merenda of
Smart Marketing and
sponsored by
value of marketing. Since then, I Iearned about a free webinar called
The Power of Branding and Image for Attorneys. The webinar, which will take place on
Thursday, June 8 at 2 p.m. EST, will be presented by Mark Merenda of
Smart Marketing and
sponsored by
…
Solo Wins a $4.7 Million Verdict
Last months, one of our readers, solo Scott P. Schomer of Schomer Law in Torrance, California won an amazing $4.7 million dollar verdict for his client, a grandmother who’d been left homeless after being defrauded of her Beverly Hills home by her former attorney who along with his wife moved into his former client’s house…
A Law Professor Recognizes the Value of Marketing
Lawyerpreneur and marketing guru Nader Anise provided me with an article by one of his former law professors who recognizes the value of marketing. It’s an interesting article though most readers here may already recognize the basic lessons. My own question is whether law schools are equipped to teach courses on how to start a
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