Do you ever have those days where you have so many things you need to accomplish that you don’t even know where to start? I certainly do. On days like that I find it especially important to organize my to-do list so that I can tackle projects one at a time in order of their…
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How To Handle A Difficult Judge
Before starting my own practice and settling into entertainment law, I worked as a corporate defense litigator at an international law firm. As most litigators know, representing your client occasionally means arguing in favor of positions that you know aren’t “winners.” Or—even worse—arguing positions that you know will be met with outright hostility from the…
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Stay Productive With Evernote’s To-Do List Feature
The Independent Solo: Working Amicably With Opposing Counsel
There is a misconception both within the legal industry and about the legal industry that opposing counsel must be nasty to each other. However, it’s been my experience that not only does an adversarial relationship not have to be an unpleasant relationship, but it’s better for everyone involved when it is not. Indeed, in cases…
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The Newly Independent Attorney: Know When To Take A Break
Social media and technology allow us to be more productive than ever before. Personally, I enjoy squeezing in tasks whenever possible in order to cross items off my to-do list. I use Evernote on my iPad to draft posts and documents while traveling on public transit or sitting in the back of a courtroom. I’ll…
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The Many Benefits of Having a Blog
At the recent Sociable Lawyer Meetup at The House of Shields in San Francisco, an attorney I met asked me: “Should I start a blog?” Of course, my answer was “Yes.” As you may recall, in my second ever blog post for The Sociable Lawyer I recommended that attorneys consider blogging in order to grow their professional…
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Fastcase’s Powerful New Legal Research Tool for Android
As you already know, legal research costs aren’t insignificant. Especially if you rely on Westlaw or Lexis. This can be a huge hurdle for many newly solo practitioners who struggle to keep overhead and costs as low as possible. This may be especially true if you charge clients on a flat fee basis. Thankfully, there…
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The Newly Independent Attorney: Billing Issues Follow Up
In a post last week I considered the issue of how newly independent attorneys can determine what to charge clients, when to charge clients, and how much to charge clients. It’s an issue every newly independent attorney entering solo practice has to address. After publishing my post, I presented the issue to the attorneys on…
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Providing for Fido: How Pet Trusts Work
Animals hold a bizarre and not altogether coherent standing in most court systems. As we learned in the sad and inspiring story of Pumkin, pets are usually valued as property by courts. What that means is that a pet is generally worth it’s “market value” except in cases of “wrongful injuries to animals . .…
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Tips for creating your law firm’s website
Law firms are notorious for having terrible websites. If you doubt it, just run a quick Internet search of law firm websites. Many of the ones I found while doing a little Internet research were hard to navigate and/or buried the most important information about the firm including their specialties, contact information, and more. It…
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The Newly Solo Attorney: Using Technology To Be Productive Wherever You Go
I’ve spent a lot of time on this site discussing way attorneys can use technology, wherever they are, to stay productive and efficient. As a newly solo attorney with many competing demands on my time, I consider it important to stay productive at all times. I’m not talking about merely reading emails on my phone…
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