Two months ago, North Carolina released Proposed Formal Ethics Opinion 6 , Subscribing to Software as a Service (SaaS) While Fulfilling the Duties of Confidentiality and Preservation of Client Property. As others, including my Social Media for Lawyers co-author Nicole Black, NC Bar LPM Advisor Eric Mazzone, e-lawyering pioneer Richard Granat and North
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A Tentative Thumbs Up for LawyerUp
Update – 6/19/2011 – opposing views, end of post
As proprietor of MyShingle, a hub for solo and small firm lawyers, I receive calls and emails every few days pitching the latest, greatest online marketing tools. When I don’t jump at the chance to hop into an affiliate relationship (which I don’t do ) or…
ABA report: No New Rules Needed for Law Firm Rankings
The following is a guest post by Roy Ginsburg
When U.S. News & World Report decided to rank law schools, this ranking – for better or worse — fundamentally changed the law school admissions process.
So when U.S. News announced that it would join forces with Best Lawyers to publish rankings of lawyers, that announcement…
Shingular Sensations Michele Grant & Leo Mulvihill: Solo Celebrities on the Peoples’ Court
After a lengthy hiatus, we’re back on track with our Shingular Sensations, where we focus on solos who have achieved important victories or are otherwise doing interesting work. This month, we feature a pair of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based solos: Michele Grant [MG] of GrantMyersLLC.com – “The Artists Law Firm,” a full-service, talent-side firm focusing…
Lawyers & Video: Interview With Gerry Oginski
Why Lawyers Should Use Video from Carolyn Elefant on Vimeo.
Are you interested in learning more about how lawyers can use video? Sure, I could have written a post on the subject, but I figured that the better approach was for the medium to fit the message. So I taped a Skype…
To Refer For A Fee or Refrain? That Is the Question For Solo Lawyers
Should solo and small firm lawyers refer cases for a fee…or refrain? It’s question largely unique to solos. After all, when lawyers at a firm bring in business that is assigned to or handled by others, they typically receive an origination fee and may continue to collect a percentage of revenue subsequently generated by that…
Avoiding S**tlaw Jobs
In Part I of this post, I highlighted the kind of unsavory freelance assignment that even struggling solo and small firm lawyers should pass right by. In this second part, I’ll describe some of the red flags that should tip you off to a scam-job.
Is the assignment posted on Craigslist or an online freelance…
FREE 6 Hour Tutorial on Starting A Law Firm…and Much More!
Today is my birthday and as a present to myself, I’ve finally relaunched and supplemented the free materials originally posted on drop.io before it abruptly shut down in December (one of the drawbacks of a free service). These materials represent the first phase of a broader suite of offerings (also free) that I’ll roll out…
How Do You Know When It’s Time to Go
According to this recent New York Times article on easing out the older generation of lawyers, the shelf life of a solo practitioner is 70 or 80 years old compared to 60 or 65 at big law. Even so, who wants to linger on past their prime like the party guest who wouldn’t leave? …
An Issue-Spotting Exercise in Revenue Stream Opportunities That Solos Should Avoid
In these uncertain economic times, many solo and small firm lawyers must struggle to make ends meet. Thus, they’re always on the look-out for side jobs to supplement their income. And while waiting tables or working as a barista in a coffee house are options, most new solos would prefer law-related freelance or per diem…