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4 Questions: Finding Your Authentic Marketing Niche
Most people screw up niche selection, especially when starting a law firm, by looking first to the money. Finding the right niche is essential to creating a law firm marketing plan. Many lawyers think...
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Procrastination and Boredom, Evil Twins
I almost didn’t get to this post. Procrastination. Boredom. I get bored—really bored sometimes. Boredom leads to procrastination. If you are anything like me, the minute you actually feel “good...
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Starting a Practice: What it Takes to Succeed
Starting a practice right out of law school has become more common since the bottom dropped out of the legal market a few years ago. Only a small percentage of the new lawyers starting a practice...
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Law Office Management Assistance Programs (LOMAP)
Looking for legal marketing & practice management resources? See if your state bar has a Law Office Management Assistance Program (LOMAP). Many lawyers complain that their state bar provides...
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“I Just Want to Practice Law” Postmortem
Like many lawyers, the author of I Just Want to Practice Law decided to start his own firm after he failed to land a job. According to his launch post, he had about $3,500 on hand when he started, so...
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Starting a Solo Practice: Five Things to Consider
Running your own solo practice can be awesome, but it is not for everyone. My firm is relatively new, but plenty of solo attorneys have closed up shop since I opened mine. If you are thinking about...
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Surviving the Holiday Slowdown
For solo attorneys, the holidays can be a tough time of year. The phone stops ringing, cases grind to a halt, and you can complete all of your work by noon. If you find yourself with lots of down...
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Your Practice is Doing Better Than You Think
One of the toughest parts of running a solo practice is that you are own worst critic. Chances are, you are your only critic. Living in that bubble can de difficult and downright deceptive when...
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Your Practice Should Fit Your Personality
Young attorneys are frequently crippled by a lack of morale and inability to trust their gut to make decisions. For me, the most frustrating aspect was bouncing an idea of another attorney, only to be...
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The Importance of Long Term Goals for Your Practice
Most solo attorneys operate with the business mantra of “just keep the lights on this month.” That’s a good place to start, but you need to set your goals higher. Think about what you want your...
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Lessons Learned Going from Government to BigLaw to Solo Practice
Starting a law firm after 13 years of practice in government and at a law firm is a very different proposition than going solo soon after law school. Chris Hill made it work. Here’s how, and what he...
View ArticleProcrastination and Boredom, Evil Twins
I almost didn’t get to this post. Procrastination. Boredom. I get bored—really bored sometimes. Boredom leads to procrastination. If you are anything like me, the minute you actually feel “good enough”...
View ArticleStarting a Practice: What it Takes to Succeed
Starting a practice right out of law school has become more common since the bottom dropped out of the legal market a few years ago. Only a small percentage of the new lawyers starting a practice...
View ArticleLaw Office Management Assistance Programs (LOMAP)
Looking for legal marketing & practice management resources? See if your state bar has a Law Office Management Assistance Program (LOMAP). Many lawyers complain that their state bar provides little...
View Article“I Just Want to Practice Law” Postmortem
Like many lawyers, the author of I Just Want to Practice Law decided to start his own firm after he failed to land a job. According to his launch post, he had about $3,500 on hand when he started, so...
View ArticleStarting a Solo Practice: Five Things to Consider
Running your own solo practice can be awesome, but it is not for everyone. My firm is relatively new, but plenty of solo attorneys have closed up shop since I opened mine. If you are thinking about...
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How Lawyers Work: Joshua Holt, Private Equity Lawyer & Debt Conqueror
In this week’s edition of How Lawyers Work, we talked to Joshua Holt. Josh is a practicing private equity attorney in NYC and founder of The Biglaw Investor, a blog that talks about money and lawyers....
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Call for Nominations: 2018 Best Law Firm Websites Contest
It’s time to start collecting nominations for our annual best law firm website contest! There are thousands of law firm websites out there, which means we need your help to find the cream of the crop....
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LAPs, Self-Help, and the Civil War
ABA Journal Asked and Answered: “You’re in a Pickle. Can a Lawyer Assistance Program Help?” In this episode of Asked and Answered, Stephanie Francis Ward talks with Bree Buchanan, the director of the...
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3 Tips for Creating Effective, Ethical Videos
Megan Zavieh also contributed to this article. Open your Twitter or Facebook feed and you are sure to see videos. Savvy lawyers have joined in, opting to use video as a marketing and educational tool...
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