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Friday, May 20, 2011
So You Want To Practice From Tahiti
Monday, April 4, 2011
Baruch M. Bebchick, founder of Bebchick Law, offers tips on successfully launching and effectively maintaining a remote practice, which, with technological advancements and clients' increasing comfort, is becoming a viable option for attorneys seeking to practice in a more flexible and rewarding manner.
Get Tech-Knowlogy and Reap the Benefits
Monday, April 4, 2011
Roman R. Fichman, a Manhattan solo practitioner, discusses some of the most impactful technologies for law practices today, with recommendations for both those new to the technology and those who have already tried it and want to move to the next level, emphasizing practicality, ease of use, cost, efficiency and a little bit of fun.
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Get the Big Picture
Monday, April 4, 2011
Carolyn Thornlow, a management consultant and founder of Concinnity Services, writes that while good lawyering is crucial to a firm's success, the truth is those skills go to waste if potential clients don't know about them. Marketing is wasted when targeted to an audience that cannot pay. Sizeable books of business go fallow when a firm's disrepaired structure precludes its ability to follow through. And partners leave when the coffers are dusty. The sound-bite reasons for firms' falters are many and varied, but they all involve misplaced attention and a failure to see the big picture.
Taking Your Solo Firm to the Next Level (Without Damaging What You've Already Built)
Monday, April 4, 2011
Adam Seth Turk, a founding partner of Turk & Davidoff, writes: There is nothing easy about building a law firm. Turning your successful solo practice into a small firm is extremely stressful and requires a lot of time and hard work. However, when done correctly it can be extremely rewarding personally, professionally and financially.
What Clients Value and How to Provide It
Monday, April 4, 2011
Carol Schiro Greenwald, founder of MarketingPartners, writes that in today's world, value must be continually proven to clients interested in the best deal. Begin by reviewing your services from the point of view of benefits, results and solutions. Assess your service processes and communication channels, and use budgeting and efficiencies to create shared-risk, results-based, win-win alternative fee arrangements. In the end, everyone's goal is to work in a profitable law firm for happy clients.
Making It Work
Monday, April 4, 2011
Alla Roytberg, the principal of The Law Firm and Mediation Practice of Alla Roytberg, writes that while some aspiring small firm owners are full of excitement, since the economic slump, there are many others who are going it alone out of necessity. But even those who aren't delving into the turbulent waters of solo practice out of a sense of adventure can succeed.
Only Connect: the Case for Collaboration, Not Competition
Monday, April 4, 2011
Deborah Hrbek, founder of Hrbek Law, discusses the benefits of collaboration, both in running your solo or small firm, where often the best referrals come from colleagues who practice in the very same area, and in practice, where the relatively new field of collaborative law has taken great strides in recent years, forcing its way into the consciousness of attorneys as a force to be reckoned with, particularly in the matrimonial and family law arena.
Entrepreneurs in the Law
Monday, April 4, 2011
In this Special Report from the New York Law Journal: "Get Tech-Knowlogy and Reap the Benefits," "What Clients Value and How to Provide It," "Only Connect: the Case for Collaboration, Not Competition," "Get the Big Picture" and "So You Want To Practice From Tahiti."
