solo practice

Solo Practice: Three Tips for Getting Started

August 17, 2010

Guest post by Maggie Green Starting a law office can be a daunting and sometimes unmanageable task. As a new attorney starting a solo law practice, you’ve likely reviewed your bar association’s start-up guides and found no shortage of DIY books to help hang your own shingle. As you get closer to realizing your goal, [...]

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Maximize Your Return on CLE

July 28, 2010

For many attorneys, getting your CLE credits is something done every three years, and consists of attending whatever is available in June or July. For others, they attend with good intentions but quickly find themselves killing the battery on their smart phone before lunch. If you want to actually learn, it can be done.

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Outsourcing Series, Part 1: When Does Outsourcing Make Sense?

July 27, 2010

Outsourcing legal work has become a good option for many attorneys. It provides a way to get the help you need so you don’t have to work harder, just smarter. Outsourcing can be the right answer for you if your billable hours have increased enough that you are feeling the stress, you are turning away [...]

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Evolve Your Law Practice

June 25, 2010

There are tons of resources on Lawyerist about how to go solo. If you have hung your shingle, congrats—you have passed the first major hurdle. Once things are rolling, however, always make an effort to evolve your law practice to keep it successful.

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Going Solo: Debunking the Top Ten Fears

June 23, 2010

Although many who read the posts on Lawyerist are solo practitioners or work in very small firms, I suspect there are some who practice in larger law firms and visit the site to see what the solo/small firm life is like. If you are part of that group, this post is for you. As a [...]

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Law Firm Teamwork Illuminated by a Lesson from Thomas Edison

June 17, 2010

I recently read a book in which the author surmised that most readers would describe Thomas Edison as a lone tinkerer working on his many inventions in a small workshop in isolation. I must admit that when I pictured Edison, I pictured him exactly that way. I was surprised to learn that in fact, rather than being a solitary genius working [...]

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