Over at David Giacalone’s web log, there’s more coverage of the situation with Massachusetts court appointed attorneys. In case you missed David’s prior coverage (which he links back to extensively in his post), a group of Massachusetts court appointed criminal attorneys first initiated a boycott to protest $30/hr fees (now raised to $37.50)
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Would Biglaw Pay More to Help A Legal Aid or Solo Attorney?
Let’s say two law students, neck and neck in class rank graduate law school with $80,000 in student loan debt (including interest) – or roughly $8000/year over a ten year period. Student A goes on to his dream job at a large New York firm, starting salary $125K while Student B follows his dream to…
A Welcome Change: New England States Ease Up on Stringent Bar Rules
As reported in New Rules May Spur Competition for Maine, NH and VT Attorneys, (AP)(11/29/04), courts in these three states will allow some out-of-state lawyers to be admitted to the bar without taking the bar exam, under a reciprocal admission agreement. A lawyer from any of the three states can apply for the right…
Our Site’s Current Status
Yes, it’s been a week since joining the Law.com Blog Network and we’re still scrambling to repost nearly two years of archives. I have finally located a server company which seems capable of helping MyShingle make the transition – and which I will thank publicly and frequently if it can get this to happen. Still,…
Solo, But Never Alone
When you start your own practice, you may be solo but you’re never alone. You can’t be – or you won’t succeed. This article, No Lawyer Is An Island, Guy Harrison, Small Firm Business (11/29/04) highlights the necessity for solo and small firm lawyers to build relationships with others – from attorneys to support…
My Shingle Now Part of Law.com Network
As of today, My Shingle joins our fellow bloggers listed here an official member of the Law.com Blog Network. Unfortunately, we’re off to a bit of a rocky start due to server problems over on our home machine. As our regular readers can see, the current site offers only a fraction of the content…
YES, YOU TOO CAN SLAY GOLIATH
Biglaw firms want clients to believe that they have the resources and brainpower to outgun smaller opponents – but that’s not always the case as reported in Want to Beat a Big Firm in Litigation? Turn its Tactics to Your Advantage, Meg Tebo, ABA Journal (November 2004). But why doesn’t more manpower necessarily translate…