I recently came across this first person account of a man who tied his work-required password changes to personal, life goals. Following a divorce, the struggling author changed his password to: ‘Forgive@h3r’. After typing the passphrase over and over again,…
It seems like more and more lawyers are interested in joining Twitter. If you’re one of them, you’ll want to start strong, because a lot of people don’t. Here are five tips for starting your journey from Twitter beginner to…
June 5th marked MassLOMAP’s fourth annual Super Marketing Conference in Boston. Marketing experts traveled across the continent to provide their knowledge on marketing trends, ethical use of social media, importance of customer service, search engine optimization, analyzing return on investment,…
Blogging remains the preferred publication method for solo and small firm lawyers dedicated to content marketing. Of course, that singular dedication does not mean that everybody’s getting it right. Here are three simple tweaks that you can make to…
I’m handed lawyer business cards quite regularly. In fact, I have a substantial collection. They’re like my bobbleheads. After a while, you sort of become numb to the hand-off: Quick glance to get the name down, into the shirt pocket…
I only have two fashion rules: (1) Plaid (I suppose camouflage, as well) matches everything. (2) Umbrellas are for hippies. This is probably why I’m a law firm consultant, and not a fashion consultant. Fortunately, Emmi Sorokin is a fashion…
On June 5, we will host our fourth annual ‘super’ marketing conference: Building Relationships to Build Business. Suffolk University Law School will host, and the event is co-sponsored by Suffolk’s Center for Advanced Legal Studies, the Massachusetts Bar Association and…
April 15 is just around the corner; and, you know what that means: It’s again time to pay the taxman. One of two certainties of existence comes around again. But, if you opened your own law practice this year, you’re…
It’s sort of a rite of passage at this point to go out to the American Bar Association’s TECHSHOW (yes, that’s right: ALL CAPS), and to then write a recap post about your experience. I mean, everybody’s doing it: Beverly…
Last week, we heard from family law attorney Alison Silber about her experience with maternity leave as a solo practitioner. This week, Alexis B. Kaplan of the Law Offices of Alexis B. Kaplan, LLC writes about how she prepared and…