This week, the fine folks at AbacusLaw were kind enough to feature a guest post of mine at their blog, PracticeSmarter.If you didn’t catch “Outside Counsel: Because You Can’t Spell ‘Practice Management Advice’ Without P-M-A” (yes, that’s really the title;…
A long, long time ago, I promised a three-part series on virtual law “stuff”, in three of its forms: the virtual, physical office (check); the virtual practice of law (uncheck; but, about to be checked off); and, the use of…
Since our establishment, in January 2010, of an end-monthly group meeting/presentation meant for and covering issues relevant to attorneys starting their own practices, I have been running up against the same question, over and over (and over) again. And, with…
We are pleased to have Alvah Parker’s contribution of this fine blog post, based upon her web presentation made to the LOMAP Marketing Group earlier today. Alvah is the principal of Parker Associates and has been a coach and practice…
On January 21, Rodney Dowell, Alan Klevan, Gabriel Cheong and I appeared together at a CLE Brown Bag presentation at the Boston Bar Association, which CLE was, by sheer coincidence (I know), titled as above. In taking the easy way…
Everybody needs a break, sometimes. Perhaps that explains the popularity of those old Kit Kat commercials. (Damn, I could really go for a Kit Kat right now, after watching that! . . . Oh my God! (Subliminal) messaging does work!…
For a recent presentation at the Massachusetts Bar Association covering the startup of an Immigration Law practice (which was, incidentally, really well done, covering, as it did, general, as well as immigration law-specific, topics of interest, this all being a…
Clearly one of the most stressful issues that attorneys face day-to-day is financial uncertainty. A large percentage of attorneys operate in solo and small firms which, like many American families, operate from paycheck to paycheck. The only difference is that…
Whether attempting to break in new software, instituting a new protocol or changing an existing office arrangement, you’re almost guaranteed to find that not everyone is immediately on the same page.A familiar chorus may repeat itself, in internal discussions:“Well, Phyllis…
Even here in 2009, not everyone has a PDA. And, until PDAs are shrunk to nanochippy size, and embedded in our skulls, not everyone with a PDA will have access to their PDAs all of the time. Some folks, even,…