Legal Resources and Articles

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How to market a small law firm using Yelp

2019-08-19T14:59:07-06:00February 9th, 2017|Legal Marketing, Small Law Firm|

Market a small law firm using the right social media tools If you're using social media and a website to market your law practice, you're doing great work. However, if you're not also using the website Yelp as part of your online marketing arsenal, you're missing out. Yelp is an extremely popular way to search for local services, [...]

Independent Law Marketing

2018-07-31T13:15:00-06:00January 4th, 2017|Independent Law Practice, Legal Marketing|

Independent law marketing: Enhance your online presence As a lawyer, you understand hard work. It has taken years to arrive where you are, from law school to years logged at a firm. Solo practitioners understand the additional pressures associated with independent law marketing and winning new business. As you prepare for the new year, consider [...]

Lawyers and startups don’t always mix

2018-07-31T13:15:01-06:00December 1st, 2016|Independent Law Practice, Legal Resources and Articles|

Stanford professor discusses challenges between lawyers and startups When an article titled, "Why lawyers don't run startups," popped up on LinkedIn recently, it naturally caught our eye. In the article, Stanford Professor Steve Blank highlights some of the challenges lawyers and startups face when they begin to work together. We work exclusively with entrepreneurial lawyers [...]

3 online law practice tools

2018-07-31T13:15:05-06:00November 3rd, 2016|Legal Resources and Articles|

Use technology to your advantage While big law firms have money for staffing, infrastructure and expensive software, there are many other great benefits of working as an independent lawyer. Online law practice tools can also make it easier than ever to manage your caseload and run a successful firm. Today's technology makes it easier than [...]

Characteristics of successful independent lawyers

2018-07-31T13:15:05-06:00October 27th, 2016|Legal Resources and Articles|

Does the business of law suit you? Many successful independent lawyers admit that it's a lot of hard work owning and operating their own practices, but they wouldn't trade it for the world. However, not everyone is cut out to be an entrepreneur, which is precisely what you are when you open and run your [...]

Avoiding Isolation as an Independent Lawyer

2018-07-31T13:15:05-06:00October 13th, 2016|Coworking for Lawyers, Independent Law Practice, Legal Resources and Articles|

Working alone doesn't have to mean being isolated Just because you've chosen to run an independent law firm doesn't mean you need to isolate yourself. While you don't have the built-in network that comes with working for a large firm, there are some great tips available that will help you when you're building a network [...]

Knowing when to leap: career moves for lawyers

2019-08-19T13:27:30-06:00September 7th, 2016|Independent Law Practice, Legal Resources and Articles, Solo Law Practice|

The evolution of a law career In his book, Necessary Endings, Dr. Henry Cloud discusses the concept of normalizing the endings that are natural in all aspects of business and personal life. Recognizing a natural ending is perhaps the first and most critical step for lawyers who are considering making a mid-career move. When a lawyer has been [...]

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