When most of us think about solo or small firm law practice, what most frequently comes to mind is a firm with a local or regional scope that services clients within a particular city or maybe in a couple of counties or statewide. And while most of us are familiar with at least a couple
We’re all familiar with the saying “think outside the box.” That phrase came to mind recently when I stumbled across a pair of posts —Networking With People Outside of Your Industry , Harvard Business Review by Dorie Clark and Five Smart Reasons to Create Content Outside Your Niche (Hubspot.com, August 10, 2016) by Larry
Keeping pace with the latest tech has always been a challenge so I’m really excited to announce Evolve Law, an organization comprised of practicing attorneys at law firms of all sizes, academics, investors and legal entrepreneurs that strives to bring innovation to the legal profession through new ideas and technologies. To this end,
This week’s solo profile and Shingular Sensation is Mitra Nejat, an Orange County immigration attorney who came to the United States from Iran in the 1970s as a teen, started law school later in life and built a thriving immigration law practice. I love Mitra’s inspiring personal story because it’s a reminder of the great
In a far off land of legal make-believe where lines of clients wait eagerly. Where solo attorneys can choose their faves and happy clients give them all the raves. Where cases won tally up to the sky and notoriety is at an all time high. Our solo attorney’s expertise is unrivaled in her chosen niche
Up until the emergence of the first generation of cloud-based platforms for law practice management about a decade ago, many solos — even those like myself who were relatively tech savvy — simply didn’t use the practice management systems like TABS, Amicus, PCLaw, Needles or others then available on the market. That’s not to say
There is now a way to access client, matter, and accounting information from any device, at any time. The new innovation is called LEAP 365 and this ground-breaking technology provides a plethora of extra benefits that have never been available before:
Just month from today, on October 28th, 2016, Above the Law will host its second annual Academy for Private Practice (“APP”), a full-day conference offering practical solutions and expert insight on meeting the challenges of starting and optimizing a small law firm practice.
The conference programming combines panel discussions and breakout sessions on subjects ranging
At last month’s TBD Conference, I wound up in a break out session with Kentucky criminal defense attorney, Brad Clark. Not only did Brad open his own law practice a few months before, but at the same time, he launched the Unconvicted app that helps the firm quickly gather information from users to determine
Most lawyers are familiar with, and skeptical about offering mini legal services packages – which is really just a fancy name for unbundling . In other words, in contrast to a full service experience, from advice about a particular corporate entity or estate plan to drafting the plan, filing it with the Secretary or Probate