In a world where lawyers are being displaced by technology, data scientists and policy experts, law schools are searching for ways to train lawyers to make them more relevant in today’s world. After all, law schools’ survival depends on placing students in jobs, so they need to teach them skills to make them marketable. Hence,the
Recently, I’ve been listening to life coach and web-TV
sensation Marie Forleo’s
new book, Everything
is Figure-outable. Though life coaches aren’t generally my cup of tea,
Forleo’s work piques my interest because she was one of the first women in the
online space who found a way to make bank online — in her
I came across this article from Fast Company about
the 50
Best Workplaces for Innovators. Unfortunately, the article simply
lists the companies rather than describing what characteristics make them
innovative. And so I got to thinking: when it comes to law, can innovation
truly come from within? Or do you have to own it
If you watched my 7-Figure Ebook Video, you may have wondered how you could create a similar book for your law practice. Now you can – in just seven hours at the 7 Figure Ebook LIVE event in Washington D.C. scheduled for November 16 (location to be announced). A
Today, MyShingle is excited to introduce our latest offering for the legal community: 143 FREE Tools & Resources to Start, Run and Grow Your Law Firm, available at our site HERE. Although the web is bursting with lists of free tools to start a business, somewhat shockingly, no comparable, comprehensive guide exists for
For the past seven years, I’ve blogged about the legal services crisis in rural America. Yet despite creative solutions and a plethora of new programs, demand for lawyers in rural parts remains acute.
Unfortunately, for the time being, pure tech solutions like online document providers aren’t likely to be effective. According to a recent Pew
Converting legal services into products like self-help books and videos, assessment tools, apps or chatbots invariably raises the same perennial issues for lawyers. Some lawyers obsess about the ethics of commoditization such as whether a product sold nationally might place a lawyer in violation of unauthorized practice of law (UPL) prohibitions or give rise to
Looking for a summer project to boost your revenues in the fall? There’s no better time than now to develop a subscription service for clients. Here’s an infographic showing the benefits of legal subscription services and how to go about starting one yourself.
This past week, a rather vigorous Twitter debate over whether ethics regulators should characterize and regulate benign lawyer matching platforms as for-profit referral organizations was ultimately shut down with cries for “collaboration” and let’s all work together kumbaya-style to find a system that works for everyone and promotes access-to-justice besides. Leaving aside whether it’s realistic
Many of today’s most recent Internet successes – like Uber or AirBnB started out differently from what they’ve become. Uber’s original intent was to operate an on-demand limousine service for business travelers, but today, has morphed into a ride sharing platform used by consumers. Air BnB began as a way to help budget-conscious travelers