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Many states are now offering continued unemployment benefits while you start up your own business.  This means for those who have been laid off permanently and eligible for unemployment, you can now direct your energies towards starting your solo practice while still receiving your unemployment checks.

To receive benefits, you must be able and available to [...]

This is the age old question and my friend, Chuck Newton, addresses it in his new post, “Why Do Not More Young Lawyers Start Their Own Law Practices.”
Yes, coming from me this may sound like a promotion for Solo Practice University.  But it’s not.  Chuck has no skin in the game.  He has no product [...]

There was an interesting study conducted relating to income and one’s ability to say, “I’m sorry.” It showed those who are more inclined to apologize for behaviors when at fault were more likely to earn more income.
When Zogby’s researchers queried 7,590 Americans, both male and female, they discovered that people who are more willing to [...]

There is actually a silver lining, however, in this ever-growing world of distrust. Due to social media, the viral nature of information today, those who would look to deceive, suppress, deny accountability through carefully crafted public relations nonsense can’t stem the leaks. Everything is being exposed. Everything is being digitally memorialized. And everything can be digitally altered out of context. Everyone truly does live and work in the proverbial glass house today.

In Should You Create A Niche Practice (Part I) we defined what a niche really is and discussed the concept of natural community to help you carve out your niche.
Now let’s talk about the traditional definition of ‘niche’ in the legal community – a given practice area, a specific type of law [...]

There is much discussion these days that in order to succeed as a solo practitioner you must ‘find your niche.’ However, in the legal profession, when the term ‘niche’ is used, it is more often then not used inaccurately or incompletely. It has generally come to be associated with offering [...]

This is the great debate in the legal profession – legal marketing. And it brings out the zealots on both sides. Within the profession legal marketing is a hot button issue like abortion, gay rights and stem cell research. There are extremists on each side of the debate and the majority who reside somewhere in the middle.

The problem is everyone talks about marketing as if they know what it really is. The reality is most don’t…..

This is a seldom discussed subject because it seems to reside in the house of common sense.  But as my husband is fond of saying, ‘common sense is not that common.’
The rules vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and it is incumbent upon you to learn what your jurisdiction allows.  If you are fortunate enough (and [...]

You wanted Solo Practice University to offer CLE. Starting June 1, 2010, you got it! Check this out….

…a June 1st announcement relating to Solo Practice University.  So, I’m taking a blogging break this week.
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See you back on June 1st for what I think is some pretty exciting news.