As readers may notice, My Shingle has gotten a bit of a facelift — as it has over time – morphing from how we looked ten years ago to two weeks ago to the present. Ultimately, technology rather than design sensibility forced my hand: when Google announced last spring that it would take account of
The following is a guest post by attorney Branigan Robertson.
Starting a law firm isn’t easy. The first three years are the toughest. I opened my employment firm three years ago and it has certainly been a wild ride. Looking back, I realize now that most solo lawyers can survive on their own with a
Earlier this week, the Florida Bar tabled a controversial proposal to adopt reciprocity or some other form of admission on motion, reports The Daily Business Review. The proposal — intended to bring Florida in line with the 40 states that allow admission on motion — sparked a firestorm amongst bar members, particularly solos and
Updated August 31, 2022
Orange may be the new black – but come fall, it’s also the new green – or more accurately, a new source of green (as in dollars!). Today, Starbuck’s pumpkin latte returns to stores for the autumn season. And it doesn’t stop there: ever since the ubiquitous coffee chain introduced the
From Lawyerist Lab, a commenter asks whether he can charge clients for costs associated with an outsourced answering service – in his case, Ruby Receptionists. The answer – probably not.
Over at Law Technology Today, Mary Juetten ponders why the legal profession is slow to adopt new technologies. Here’s the perspective of a practicing small firm lawyer who has been a relatively early tech adopter.
As I’ve described before, I consider myself a practical technologist – I choose tech tools based on cost and what they can do to help me right now rather than paying top dollar for the latest-and-greatest gadgets that may not work for my practice. Likewise, I track technology on a “need to know” basis –