On the singles scene, a pick-up line like “my place or yours” isn’t likely to attract many takers. But on the shingle scene (as in hanging-a-shingle), several different companies are betting that the proposition “our platform [not] yours” will resonate with solos and smalls. In the past few months, two relatively new companies –
Managing Law School Debt: An Interview with Bankruptcy and Student Loan Lawyer Jay Fleischman
Today more than ever, student loan debt stands as one of the most significant barriers to starting a law firm. I haven’t forgotten the early years of my practice when I took on court-appointed criminal cases and a variety of lower-paid contract assignments not just to gain experience but also to cover my $700/month loan
Will Legal Ethics Rules Hobble Lawyers From Educating Clients on the Meaning of Data-driven Legal Marketing?
Call it the fantasy lawyering league.
Just as sports aficionados rely on past seasons’ statistics to put together a fantasy football team, soon, consumers now have ready access to lawyers’ track records at their fingertips courtesy of big data — and can draft a dream team lawyer based on objective facts rather than subjective
Help Update the Solo Tech Survey!
Three years ago, I created this Solo Tech Survey to get a sense of the types of technology that today’s solos and smalls use. Despite the survey’s daunting size, I received nearly 50 replies, and published the data here.
I’d really like to update the survey and use the additional results to discern some
Solos Who Start From Home Aren’t Home Alone
Over my years of blogging, I’ve devoted extensive coverage to the home v. office debate. I’ve acknowledged that for some practices, regions or personalities a home office won’t do and I’ve also suggested that many solos and smalls likely rent office space, at least some of the time, if it were more affordable. At
How One Law Firm Found A Way To Do Work It Loves – And Pay the Bills
A few months back, I offered a variety of ways that lawyers can do work they love even when it doesn’t pay the bills. So I was delighted to come across this Forbes piece on the Boston-based firm, Dhar Law.
Founded by two brothers, Vilas and Vikas Dhar, the firm’s original mission was to focus
Future Fridays: Will Limited Licensed Technicians Kill Solos & Smalls?
Editor’s note: see updates at the end of the post
Last week, the ABA Task Force issued a Draft Report and Recommendations on the Future of Legal Education . Among other things, the Task Force recommended the concept of limited licensing of non-lawyers who could directly serve clients as well as development of educational programs
The Real Non-Lawyer “Ownership” Question: Who Should Own the Cloud-Based Law Tech Vendors?
Will non-lawyer ownership of law firms become a reality in the United States? That’s the question raised by Riverview Law’s Andy Dawes’ presentation on alternative legal business models and non-lawyer owned firms at the Clio User conference and summarized at length by Sam Glover at Lawyerist.
Although the non-lawyer ownership question has enormous implications
Dispatch from Clio Cloud 9: The Rise of the Lawyer User Conference?
User conferences are all the rage with Silicon Valley start ups. Salesforce’s Dreamforce user conferences are legendary profitable affairs, but lots of other tech companies host them as well to bring together an ecosystem of users.
More recently, the user conference has entered the legal tech sphere. Avvo has been sponsoring road shows and
Launching a 21st Century Law Practice Webinar Finally Available!!!
A few months back, I tried, unsuccessfully to host a webinar on launching a 21st Century Law Practice. I have finally re-recorded the presentation and converted it into a FREE program available at Udemy.com. The course is divided into 6 modules which range between 20 and 35 minutes each. What I like best about