Blogging for lawyers: The importance of regular online communication for solo attorneys. If you’re looking to build a rapport with your client base, show off your expertise in a particular legal area and add a little personality to your practice, consider starting a professional blog as part of your website. A blog is an essential [...]
Opening a solo law practice comes with all the usual challenges of small business ownership. The challenges of small business ownership can give pause to even the most seasoned lawyer. For those who are interested in opening a solo law practice, the challenges may seem daunting. Fortunately, with resources like LawBank at your disposal, there are many solutions [...]
From women-owned solo law practices to leadership positions, women are making an impact Two female attorneys, Jami Wintz McKeon and Therese Pritchard, made headlines this fall as they assumed leadership positions at big law firms. Their appointments were noteworthy because women account for less than 17 percent of partners at the top 200 law firms [...]
As a solo law practice, you have some advantages over bigger law firms One of the most daunting aspects of launching a small business, such as your solo law practice, is the reality of competing with the larger businesses in your market and field. Those larger businesses – big law firms, in this case – [...]
The right co-working space can make a difference to business success So, you’ve outgrown your dining room table, you’re sick of setting up shop at the local chaotic coffee house or your current office lease is too expensive for your business’ budget. In any of those scenarios, it’s likely that you have considered a co-working [...]
Making the decision to go from solo law practice to hiring staff When you launched your solo law practice, it’s likely you were focused on landing your first few clients and tackling the early logistics of starting a business. Long-term growth might have been at the back of your mind, but you didn’t give it [...]
Supercharge your referral network by combining traditional networking with modern tools Building a strong referral network takes time and diligence. It requires a great deal of professional networking, backed by of exemplary client service. There are no short cuts to doing this the right way. However, in today’s Internet-driven, social-media-intensive business environment, solo lawyers and [...]
The LawBank Model Provides Multiple Resources to Help Attorneys Build a Solo Law Practice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEsYLEW3k-E From the LawBank Video Channel: Attorney Stan Doida Talks About Building a Network Within LawBank to Help Him Build a Solo Law Practice: "The concept of LawBank, in and of itself, has been a good resource for me. It's [...]
How a Modern Co-working Space Can Help Lawyers with Logistics and Admin Support https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWDguMcuKGo From the LawBank Video Channel: Attorney Frank Schuchat Discusses the Benefits of LawBank's Co-working Setup, Including logistics and admin Support: "I like that I come in in the morning and I'm not part of a small space - I've got [...]
