Unless your name is Sallie Mae or Freddie Mac, you know that (student) loans are no fun. Of course, neither are economic crashes . . . But, it may be that our most recent recession has made it more favorable…
LOMAP has now, for more years than I can count (I can’t count very high), offered free ‘start-up’ meetings for lawyers looking to establish their own law firms. At these two-hour meetings, we dedicate an hour to ‘traps for the…
You went to law school to learn how to practice law and not how to run a business. But, like many, you may now find yourself running your own practice. If you strive to sustain your practice, you must learn…
This week’s Massachusetts Bar Association Lawyers E-Journal Law Practice Management Section Featured Practice Tip comes from LOMAP. In this week’s tip, we've got some socially acceptable ideas for crafting better icebreakers. Read the tip here.
It’s that most wonderful time of the year again: when I give in to the compilation temptation, and ratchet up my Christmastime overview of our best posts of the year. Sure, the year’s not over yet; and, I’m even a…
It’s that time of the season again: the new association year begins for the bars; the denizens of LOMAP arise from a summer-long slumber/reverse hibernation; and, when everybody else decides, reluctantly, ‘well, yeah, I guess we have to start working…
While there is much to be said respecting the benefits of the work-life of the solo practitioner, including the freedom that derives from being one’s own boss, and the peculiar enjoyment that an attorney may derive from managing the entirety…
My latest contribution to Clio’s (award-winning) Small Firm Innovation group blog (on the May theme of ‘law school wish list’) has me suggesting a number of methods for changing the way law schools do business, while channeling the archetypal, wizened…
Leading Massachusetts legal professionals will offer solutions to the daily challenges of running a solo or small general practice. Popular and provocative attorneys such as Robert J. Ambrogi, Gabriel Cheong, and Jared D. Correia will share practical tips and best…
Leading Massachusetts legal professionals will offer solutions to the daily challenges of running a solo or small general practice. Popular and provocative attorneys such as Robert J. Ambrogi, Gabriel Cheong, and Jared D. Correia will share practical tips and best…