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 –
For the second time in just a month, the media has anointed AltLaw as the savior for lawyers – particularly women – who want to parent and practice.
Back in August, the Harvard Business Journal profiled various “new law” models that gaining traction as alternatives to the big law partnership track. And just today,
It’s been three years since the first release of the popular e-book, The Art, Science and Ethics of the 21st Century Representation Agreement. For those unfamiliar, the product included various clauses necessary for an agreement to incorporate 21st century practices like outsourcing, unbundling, credit card payment, flat fees and the cloud – and contained
For the next generation of clients, texting, particularly through mobile apps like Facebook’s messenger app or Snap Chat – is fast replacing email or phone calls as the preferred mode of communication,
according to a Pew Research Center Study released last month. Based on interviews with over 1900 adults, Pew’s research team found that 36%
Interacting with a coworker who’s just suffered the death of a loved one is awkward enough in a traditional workplace, according to this June 2015 article from Forbes – which also helpfully offers some best practices on what to do in this situation. But the etiquette of condolence is even trickier for lawyers in solo
Today, for the second to last time, I snapped a first-day photo of my younger daughter before she departed for the bus. On this go-round, Mira is a junior, so after next year, my first-day photo snapping will end – and as with my older daughter, I’ll have to rely on a screenshot of Facebook