Editor’s Note: Why a column on dressing for interviews for a solo & small firm practice? For starters, solo and small firm lawyers do interview – and hire law students – and how you dress matters because it helps us assess your judgment. Second, as a solo, particularly, someone who handles business or corporate matters,
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Welcome to Huma Rashid, MyShingle Columnist on Fashion for Solo & Small Law Practice
Anytime I hear a solo or solo-to-be say something like “It’s my law practice and I’ll wear what I want,” I cringe. Because your law practice isn’t about you, it’s about clients – specifically, what puts them at ease and what will produce the best possible results. As lawyers, the litmus test for fashion whether…
The More Things Change….
A half decade ago, I posted about the then- historic lawsuit by the EEOC against biglaw firm Sidley Austin for engaging in age discrimination by demoting or forcing the retirement of 32 partners in their late fifties and early sixties because of their age. Of course, because federal discrimination laws apply only to employees, not…
Social Media or the Internet Alone Won’t Help You Find A Job
Don’t get me wrong – I’m a fan of social media when used ethically and responsibly. Heck, I’ve got a book on social media for lawyers with Niki Black that’s coming out at the end of next month.
As a shy person myself, I understand the appeal of social media: it’s easy. You don’t risk…
Return of the Part Time Shingle – February 18, 2010
The wildly popular The Part-Time Shingle Teleseminar is back. Carolyn Elefant, author of Solo By Choice and the blog, MyShingle and Julie Tower-Pierce, author of Staying at Home: Staying in the Law and the flexible lawyering blog, DarlingHill.com, are teaming up once again on Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 12:30 p.m. ET to offer…
Persecuted Connecticut Lawyers Totally Well Represented on Ethics Charges by Pullman & Comley; Total Attorneys, Not So Much
[NOTE: POST UPDATED 11/8/09 at 2:30 pm. Jump to end of post for updates]
Turns out that at least three of the five Connecticut lawyers who are the subject of a disciplinary proceeding for their participation in Total Bankruptcy.com‘s haven’t completely been hung out to dry as I described in my earlier post. …
Why Isn’t Anyone Speaking for the Five Solos Targeted by the Connecticut Disciplinary Counsel’s Attack on So-Called Referral Services?
So, let’s say that a typical consumer – we’ll call her Jane Consumer – in Connecticut finds herself hounded by creditors and deeply in debt. Jane’s heard that bankruptcy might help but she doesn’t know if it’s right for her. After all, Jane Consumer is no deadbeat. She’s always paid her debts, but with limited…
The DIY Trend Is Gaining Momentum
Do it yourself is everywhere, and it’s not just for economic reasons. As I describe in more detail at this post at Nolo’s Legal Marketing Blawg, consumers are taking matters into their own hands either because they’ve grown up finding answers on the Internet or because technology facilitates DIY transactions. As I point out,…
Self-Employed Lawyers Are Happiest
Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported on a recent Gallup Poll which showed that even in this recession, business owners outrank ten other occupations in overall well being. The reasons aren’t surprising — they reflect the importance of freedom to choose the work you do and how you do it, say psychologists who commented…
Coffee Shop Etiquette for the Home Office Shingler
The Wall Street Journal reports that several coffee shops in Brooklyn, New York and San Francisco are restricting laptop use. With unemployment on the rise, patrons are spending more time and less money in coffee shops, taking up space that might otherwise be occupied by paying customers.
As far as I could tell, home-office shinglers…