Words rarely fail me, but I cannot say enough good things about the July/August 2010 ABA GPSolo Magazine with a theme of "How To." Every lawyer should look over this edition of the magazine and all of the articles are online right here. Even though the publication is targeted at small firm lawyers, there
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A Traditionalist’s Response to Virtual Law Practices
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Yesterday I did a blog post Virtual Law Offices are Becoming a Real-World Alternative that outlined the case for virtual law practices. The same day, Sharon Nelson and John W. Simek posted an article called The Virtual Lawyer Stampede that is worthwhile reading as well. But today I want to point you to an article…
Virtual Law Offices are Becoming a Real-World Alternative
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Virtual law practices (or virtual law offices) might mean different things to different people. For today's discussion, I am talking about a lawyer who decides to practice without a physical office by using the Internet to attract and serve clients. I know a traditional law firm might decide to add a virtual practice component and…
New Lawyer Experience Program Set for Oklahoma City
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Today 65 new lawyers were sworn in as members of the Oklahoma Bar Association. Next Tuesday, April 27, many of them will be attending a free program we put on called The New Lawyer Experience. You can see the complete program schedule online here. Several states have these these "transition to practice" programs and…
Some Thoughts on Lawyers Returning Phone Calls
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A recent blog post about why lawyers don't return client calls sort of rubbed me the wrong way. That was the intention of the poster to a certain extent as he indicated many prior treatments of the topic were sugar coated. The post was entertaining and provocative, but I wasn't inclined to pass it along…
Home Sweet Office
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I never blogged about my Home Sweet Office article due to some technical issues here. But it is clear more and more lawyers are considering an office-based practice. I find it interesting that many of the success stories involve an established lawyers leaving the firm and "moving home," taking his/her existing clients and charging them…
Law Practice Today “Suddenly Solo” Issue: Great Resource for the New Lawyer as Well as Newly Solo Lawyer
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Many lawyers are finding themselves in the position of opening a law practice due to circumstances that were not entirely voluntary. The July, 2009 edition of Law Practice Today has the theme Suddenly Solo and it is a great collection of articles and links to many online resources. This webzine is an incredible resource for…
Heading off to Oklahoma Bar Solo and Small Firm Conference
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Lawyers from all across Oklahoma are heading out to the Oklahoma Bar's Solo and Small Firm Conference today. It is a great event with lots of fun and great CLE presentations. If you are not able to attend, you can read about the details here and see the complete list of programs (PDF) here.
GPSOLO Mag “Small” Issue is Big Hit
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I meant to mention this earlier. The GPSolo Magazine for April/May 2009 has a theme of "small" and a lot of great material worth reading. From small marketing ideas to small town practice to representing small business, this issue certainly delivers. I deem it a big hit. Of particular note are two features: How the…
ABA’s Economic Recovery Resources
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Hat's off to the ABA for posting its Economic Recovery Resources page. This is especially timely as I was reading on a blog yesterday a claim that the ABA wasn't doing much to help lawyers in troubled times. It has features on job searching, career transitioning, professional development, stress management and more.