Last week, Jordan Furlong lavished praise on the Canada Bar Association’s new report, Futures: Transforming the Delivery of Legal Services in Canada. As you might expect, the Report reads like a legal futurist’s wish list, supporting initiatives like non-lawyer ownership of law firms and fee-splitting between lawyers and non-lawyers. Still, truth be told, Jordan’s
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Pros and Cons of LobbyConning for Solos and Smalls
Many folks often complain about the cost of legal conferences – but trust me, the $300-$500 price range is pocket change compared to many events in my industry that start at one thousand dollars. If that’s true for conferences that you may want to attend, why not try lobby conning instead?
The New York Times…
Start a NonProfit Law Firm
A few months back at my beat at Above the Law, I posed this question: Why Do Low Bono Work When You Can Start Your Own Non-Profit?. After all, if new lawyers are going to be offering discount rates, they might as well run the show and gain the advantage of being the…
Size Matters
MyShingle is pleased to host this guest post by Roy Ginsburg. Other posts authored by Roy at MyShingle are available here
The most common exit strategies for retiring solo practitioners and small law firm owners typically include recruiting a successor, merging with another law firm, or selling the practice. All of these options have…
Lessons from MOOCs About the Future of Law
In theory, MOOCs — massive online open courses — sound too good to be true. Classes are available on any topic – from learning a new language or computer coding or even how to start a law firm. Even better, most MOOCs are free (or inexpensive) and open to anyone with an Internet connection.…
Is “Birds of A Feather” Branding a Smart Marketing Practice for Law Firms?
As the old adage goes, birds of a feather flock together. But does that mean that lawyers of certain feathers – whether it’s a gender, race, nationality or sexual preference – should flout them to attract clients of similar plumage?
This question came to mind while reading this Gina Passarella’s Pittsburgh-Post Gazette piece about Pennsylvania…
Future Friday: Solo Leverage, Part II
A long time ago in Internet years, I wrote that solos and smalls must come up with ways to diversify their services. That doesn’t mean having cheap rates for certain clients and full fees for others, but rather developing different revenue streams to ensure that cash is coming through the door.
Back in 2008, the…
One Small Niche Practice, One Giant Leap for a Law Practice
Move It Or Lose It
Legend has it that Southwest Airlines started with a business plan sketched on the back of a cocktail napkin up by founders Herb Kelleher and Rollin King back in the mid-1960s. Back then, the federal government regulated airline rates, keeping prices so high that only the wealthy could afford to fly. Kelleher and King wanted…
Are You the Perfect Lawyer for the Job?
This isn’t a solo story per se, but one with some lessons – a reminder that the perfect lawyer for the job or the client isn’t always the one with the biggest firm or the stellar credentials of the fanciest offices.
From what I can tell from her LinkedIn profile, Sarah Feingold had positions typical…