A few night ago, I left the office late after completing a day-long telephonic hearing in a different time zone. Because of the late hour and the freezing weather, I decided to treat myself to a cab ride home instead of waiting for the metro at my stop and then again, at the connection. At
January 2014
What Next, Solo?
In one of those press releases-cum-SEO drivers that routinely crop up in my news aggregator, I noticed this announcement about Stephanie Fierro’s promotion from law firm associate to senior counsel at Frutkin Law, a mid-sized Arizona law firm. Nothing out of the ordinary there – but what most caught my eye was that prior to…
Three TakeAways From The MeetUp With Priori Founders on Serving Small Businesses
Last week, MyShingle held our second DC-based meet up featuring Priori Legal founders Basha Frost Rubin and Mirra Levitt. Though 48 people registered for the event unfortunately, the weather didn’t cooperate and between federal government shut-down, early law firm closings and unplowed roads, attendance was lighter than expected. Nevertheless, we still went ahead with the…
What’s Needed for Solos & Smalls To Innovate? A Legal Ethics Safe Harbor & Crowdsourced Ethics
Solo and small firm lawyers account for roughly sixty-five percent of all attorneys. Unfortunately, as I’ve written before , solos and smalls are grossly underrepresented in the Reinvent Law space – even though solos and smalls have traditionally been (and in my view, still are) the driving force of innovation in the legal profession.
Still,…
The Billable Hour Stifles Pricing Innovation
Figuring out how much to charge isn’t just a conundrum for lawyers, it’s common to most small businesses. For example, how many times have you as a lawyer, asked yourself or a colleague the same questions posed in this New York Times story, Businesses Go Creative on Pricing, Applying Technology.
Many business owners struggle…
Why Doesn’t the ReinventLaw Include Practicing Solo and Small Firm Lawyers Or Counter-Views?
Should Lawyers Follow Clients Around the Web?
These days, most consumers who decline to purchase a pair of shoes or jeans or car insurance from an online site are accustomed to discovering that jilted object of their interest is stalking them around the internet, turning up everywhere in the form of “retargeting ads.” While many consumers find these ads downright…
SpeakeasyMarketingInc.com – Not Illegal, but Potentially Unethical Lawyer Marketing
Like many other bloggers, I too am a frequent recipient of offers of dubious gifts like guest posts, info-graphics or paid back-links. Usually, I simply hit delete. But this most recent proposal that came through my inbox merits a shout out because it involves a company called SpeakeasyMarketingInc.com that works for lawyers –…
New Service for Solos and Smalls: Docket Hero
Perhaps the best — and worst — aspect of a solo or small firm law practice is that no matter how much you plan, you’re always in for surprises. In some months, you may go from no clients on the horizon on the first of the month to an overflow docket a month later. Or…
Make Sure Your Website is Mobile Responsive – Lawyers and Law Service
Mobile marketing is nothing new. Four years ago, I posted on the growing trend and the need for website redesign in a mobile-compatible manner. But back then, mobile was still a relative blip; now mobile has fully gained traction – though not everyone has kept pace (even MyShingle is not mobile optimized yet).
This week’s…