Tips for Changing Practice Areas
If Robert Frost were a career counselor, he would tell you to take the road less traveled by. It could turn out well, too, […]
Read moreHow to Build a Referral Network for Your Solo Practice
If you look at the typical mousetrap, the technology hasn’t changed that much in the past 100 years: mouse gets cheese; mouse gets murdered. […]
Read morePosner Scolds Lawyers for Verbosity, 250 Pages of Briefing
Your briefs should be, well, brief, Judge Richard Posner of the Seventh Circuit reminded lawyers in a recent opinion. In a case involving the […]
Read more5 Tips Before You Make a Career Change
So you’re standing on the edge of a cliff, looking down at the rocks below and imagining what your body will look like when […]
Read more7 Real New Year’s Resolutions for Solo Practitioners
We’re a week into 2017 and you’re already regretting that new gym membership. Your plans for a “Drynuary” (that’s a booze-free January) probably won’t […]
Read moreMany Attorneys Could See Their Income Tax Rate Go Up Under Trump
Donald Trump will be inaugurated in just over two weeks and will begin to implement his promised policies. That includes potentially significant changes to […]
Read moreShould Lawyers Take Sabbaticals?
For a moment, just imagine asking your employer about taking a sabbatical from work. The question is only difficult because you think that the […]
Read moreTakeaway Tips From a Successful Client Meeting
If you’re reading this piece about a first client meeting, you probably are a new lawyer or soon-to-be one. After all, an experienced lawyer […]
Read moreHow to Manage a Multigenerational Legal Workforce
Whether you’re a Boomer or a Gen Xer, a Millennial or a Korean War vet, if you’re running a legal practice today, you’re probably […]
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