In theory, I like the idea of live blogging – at least when someone else is doing it. When I read through a live-blogged, play-by-play entry, it’s almost as good as being at the conference myself. Plus, even if I actually attended the event, it’s interesting to read about it from someone else’s perspective.
But
Last Friday’s New York Law Journal carried this story (subscription req’d.) about me and my book Solo by Choice. The story apparently contributed to an increase in book sales, so once again, Solo by Choice is not currently available on Amazon (that’s of this morning, 3/11/08). However, you can always purchase the book for the
After learning that he’s one of the 83 percent majority of lawyers in New York who practice as solos, Eric Turkewitz asks just what does that mean anyway? Specifically, Eric wonders whether the term “solo” as used in these kinds of surveys means just one lawyer, one lawyer with support staff or one lawyer with
I know that I have blogging to thank for my invitation to speak at this year’s ABA Tech Show and I am incredibly excited. I consider myself fortunate because I’m really a practical technologist at heart, rather than a gadgety person. I choose technology in a practical manner, based strictly on how much it costs
Just like goodbye doesn’t mean forever, solo practice doesn’t either – or at least, it shouldn’t. Some lawyers who start their own practices are committed to building and running a firm for the long haul. Others view solo practice not as a permanent end in itself, but as a transition – a way to
Yesterday marked the launch of JD Supra, a document database and attorney listing site that’s important for solo and small firm lawyers for two reasons. First, JD Supra gives practitioners access to an enormous database of filings, newsletters and memoranda prepared by other law firms. While a good deal of the information that I’ve
Go east, young lawyer if you want to start a law firm. As this article reports, a recent study released by the Pope Center for Higher Education shows that North Carolina needs more lawyer in light of recent population growth and a strong economy. The catch – only graduates of accredited ABA law schools qualify
Updated October 11, 2022
Terrifying. Scary. Frightening. Those words describe horror movies, but you’ve probably heard them quite frequently from others in reference to what it feels like to start a law firm. And in part, that’s true. Because starting a firm is scary — particularly when you don’t have a single client, you don’t
My friend and colleague, Allison Shields of Legal Ease Blog is starting the next round of her course Lawyer Marketing on A Shoestring, which she teaches with Paramjit Mahli, of the Sun Communcations Group. I haven’t taken the course, but the syllabus shows that it’s value packed. Plus, I am a huge fan
I finished lawyer John Derrick’s engaging and well written book, Boo to the Billable Hour several weeks ago (and in one sitting), but I’m just getting around to posting my review now. As I’ll describe in more detail below, Boo to the Billable Hour offers a great primer for lawyers who haven’t even thought about