You know the indignities that you sometimes put up with as a solo, particularly when you work at home? The comments like "wow, must be nice to do whatever you want all day long" or the implication that you are available to babysit or take a trip spur of the moment? Sometimes, they’re enough to
2006
Mission Possible
Allison Shields has a great article about the importance of mission statements in the February 2006 issue of GP Solo. Allison explains why you should have a mission statement and sets out steps on how to write one. She adds that everything you do in your practice must be based on and measured against…
From In House to His House
You’d think being vice president and corporate counsel for a large corporation is a pretty good job. But it wasn’t working for Jonathan Mannand so he went From In House to His House (Perri Capell, WSJ 2/06). Not only did Mann leave his job to start his own shop, but he also moved from New…
Show Don’t Tell Your Expertise
Via Larry Bodine and Patrick Lamb comes a post on an article in the February 2006 issue of American Lawyer entitled “Selling By Doing.” Here’s the money quote on how a company decided on its outside counsel:
We needed to hire outside counsel; we looked at a dozen firms, narrowed it to three, and invited…
Blawg Review 43
Diane Levin hosts Blawg Review 43 at her terrific Mediation Blog (take a look at her posts while you pay a visit to the site). And if you’re not reading Blawg Reviews regularly, read Diane’s advice on why you should.
Are You Proscrastinating While Reading This Post? Thought You Might Be…
David Maister and one of my internet buddies, Wendy Leibowitz coauthored this post on proscrastination and offer tips on ways to avoid avoidance. They identify surfing the internet as an avoidance habit and suggest that if you can stop that habit for just ten minutes, you can begin to get yourself back on track. These…
More Proof of the Solo Zeitgeist
First Washington D.C., now the Pennsylvania legal press are reporting on the increasing trend of Young Attorneys Who Go Solo (Hope Cantwell, The Legal Intelligencer
February 6, 2006). No more comment, except read and be inspired, again.
Billable Hour Offers FREE Newsletter
For most lawyers, what’s just as important as the billable hour is the non-billable hours, how we spend our time outside of the law, what makes us passionate or simply, what makes us laugh. Mark and Lisa Solomon, the married lawyer duo behind the The Billable Hour get this – and they’re offering a free…
Wouldn’t It Be Great to Have Your Own Monday Morning Blogger-back?
As an energy regulatory attorney who knew of Enron when it was just another IPP (independent power producer) pushing for deregulation, I’ve followed the company’s rise and fall, up through this last chapter, the Lay and Skilling Enron trials. My favorite source of news and commentary is from the Houston Chronicle’s Enron Legal Commentary Blog…
Why Are Attorneys Who Don’t Advertise Setting Rules for Those Who Do?
This article, New York State Bar Urges Attorney Ad Guidelines (John Caher, NYLJ, 2/2/06) reports on the New York State Bar Association’s House of Delegates’ report calling on the Administrative Board of the Courts to create statewide, uniform screening protocols for advertising. Curiously, the campaign to re-visit regulation of attorney ads is lead by biglaw…