What do you do with someone who’s blogged nearly a decade and been nominated for ABA Top 100 Blawg Contest for six years straight without ever coming remotely close to winning the category? Stick her along with nine other guys (and yes, they really all are guys) in the Blawg 100 Hall of Fame. That’s
Web’s Best Online Profiles…Or Pick Up Lines?
Damian is the litigator God would have invented if He’d thought that at all a good idea. Chaz is the lawyer with the best name. Owen can tell you how it feels to fall off a cliff- because he’s done it. And don’t forget Kim, the firm’s Style Queen and who possesses both the sense
What if solos were start ups?
In the nearly ten years that I’ve been blogging at MyShingle, solo and small firm practice has never really been what you’d call buzz-worthy. Sure, there was that time when the economy first tanked that suddenly solo was the new soho , or when it seemed as if every blog on the beat – from
A lawyer who still has to market: shameful confession or practical reality?
After I shared this quick video clip from the Avvo Conference on my Facebook page, a high school acquaintance remarked:
Sounds like you’re a lawyer that needs to market, what stress!
Though intended sympathetically, the comment stung. Because yes, after almost 25 years of practicing law, 18 as a solo I suppose that I
Jobs Uninvented
Much of the work that I do as a lawyer today involves issues that weren’t even around ten years ago. So I was excited to see this recent post from Jordan Furlong on some of the roles that lawyers might play as the more traditional legal positions shrink: It’s an interesting list:
- “Amazon.Law” Provider: Sharp,
If You’re Looking to Work Away From Your Home or Office, There May be a Desk Near You…
Contrary to conventional wisdom, Starbucks isn’t the only salvo for home office lawyers in search of a cure for cabin fever. Thanks to this neat little site, Desksnear.me, lawyers who want a change of scenery from their current work environment, or who need a place to bill time while on the road or at
Growing Solo: The Rise of the Dynamic Law Practice
These workplace trends described by Smart Company are worth a read because they apply with equal force to law firms. Most interesting to me is the concept of “dynamic staffing,” where groups of employees are formed from within and outside a company to help on a particular project. The concept of dynamic staffing is a
The $75/hour law firm
No, not joking. Just a few days after my two part series on the viability of a $99/hour firm, I came across this $75/hour business model, the Justice Cafe in Fulton County Georgia, offering a la carte family law service to walk in clients. Lawyers staffing the Justice Cafe will work on contract
Would You Recognize Your Own Website from Its Copy?
If you’ve got five minutes to spare, I commend you to join Adam Smith Esquire’s Bruce MacEwen in a round of “Guess Which Firm’s Website?” As Bruce describes:
The rules are simple: Pick three or four firms at random, visit their websites, and pretend you can’t see the logo identifying the firm. Try
This Is What Happens When You Scare Solo and Small Firm Lawyers Away From the Cloud
Many solo and small firm lawyers are still suffering the effects of Hurricane Sandy, reports the New York Law Journal. Power outages of a week or more, left many solo and small firm lawyers unable to access files or communicate with the court. What’s most unfortunate, is that the after effects of the storm