Should You Open Up Shop in Sears?
Across the pond in the UK, there’s growing anticipation over the possibility of legal services coming to a supermarket near you as the 2011 effective date of the Legal Services Act draws near. Passed...
View ArticleGuest Post, New York Bankruptcy Lawyer Jay Fleischman
Editor’s Note: In honor of National Pro Bono Week, I’m pleased to host a guest post from Jay Fleischman, a New York bankruptcy lawyer and owner of Legal Practice Pro, on why pro bono service...
View ArticleHow Far Can You Go if You Don’t Grow?
I realize that putting out a thought post at the end of 2010 may not be the smartest idea. But for some time, I’ve been wondering how far a solo can take a law practice without growth. By growth, I...
View ArticleCrowdsourcing Advice for a Struggling Solo
[Update 9/23--Readers - thank you for your response. We've collected an enormous amount of information, some very helpful, some of it obvious and some of it (diving in full force to cases by copying...
View ArticleLessons from Crowdsourced Advice for a Struggling Solo
Ten days ago, in an effort to reply quickly to a struggling solo who’d contacted me for advice, I reached out to readers to crowdsource a response. The post touched off 40 comments, some offering sound...
View ArticleUnleash Your Inner Scholar: Why Solos Should Write A Law Review Article
Seems that ATL Editor David Lat is concealing a dirty little secret underneath his robes. As you know, by day, David toils as a mild-mannered blogger exposing the secrets of, and dishing out biting...
View ArticleWhat is Business Development? (And Five Tips For Developing Your Business)
This post is part of the MyShingle Solos summer series which will run between June 17 and July 3, 2014. This post is written by MyShingle Guest Blogger Dwayne Allen Thomas 1. Introduction I’ve got a...
View ArticleTry Before You Buy: Can Testing Potential Hires Work for Solo and Small Law...
We’ve all been there. After months of sitting on the fence about bringing an assistant or paralegal or associate on board to help dig you out from under, you place an ad or ask around to colleagues for...
View ArticleI Was Mired So I Hired An Esquire
For years, I’ve been a proponent of relying on independent contractors, freelancers, and other outsourced or temporary labor to provide back up during a busy spell, to test potential full-time hires or...
View ArticleWhat Would Make You Want To Work for A Small Firm?
This post from January 2015 at Above the Law questions why solos and small firms pay associates so little. Initially, the answer seemed self evident to me: sadly, some solos and smalls are just plain...
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