The Red Velvet Lawyer

Keeping Track of Good Advice Several of the bloggers I follow write on solo practice.  I want to start aggregating their advice in one of my posts.  So, here I go: 20 Law Practice Empowerment Tips by Peggy Greunke. Product Development for Lawyers by Carolyn Elefant. Lead Management: 3 Steps to Slash Your No-Show Rate  by Steven Fairley. On Building a Digital Law Library by Jean P. O'Grady. The 12 Best Legal Marketing Tips from 2014 by Steven Fairley. Last Minute Guide to 2014's Best New Books for Content Marketers by Roger C. Parker.  You are Better Off Having Experts Manage WordPress Hosting Environment by Kevin O'Keefe. Law Firms Assume Known and Unknown Risks in Operating WordPress Blogs  by Kevin O'Keefe. The 12 Best Legal Marketing Lessons from 2014: #9. Why Aren’t Lawyers Getting Paid? by Stephen Fairley. New crowdfunding site helps individuals raise money for legal fees by Martha Neil. Podcast # 3: Carol Elefant on Advan...

I recently joined the ABA's Law Practice Management Section in an effort to support our graduates who will start solo practices because of the lack of opportunity in law firms and other traditional employers of lawyers in this recessionary economy.  I blogged about the day-long solo practice workshop the Appalachian School of Law offered this past spring  here .  I blogged about the employment prospects for new grads  here ,  here , and  here . This past week, I received the section's welcome packet and its May/June 2013 issue of the Law Practice Magazine.  The section focuses on the following four core areas: marketing, management, technology, and finance.  It provides section members with six issues of its "award-winning" hard-copy magazine, a monthly webzine, a bimonthly e-newsletter, and a legal technology blog.  It also focuses on the challenges women face as rainmakers and sells an impressive collection of books. The May/June issu...

Solo practice, a no doubt terrifying option for most new graduates, still remains an option for lawyers.   Many resources exists to help new solos.  An article published recently, lists a few of them  here . I am also following several blogs focused on solo practice that you can easily access through this blog site.  A much longer list of relevant blogs appears here .  Recently, we offered students a one day workshop on going solo.  It covered: Assessing the Risks and Rewards of Being a Lawyerpreneur  Financing a Solo Practice  Trust Accounts  Income Tax Implications of Solo Practice  Legal Research Resources  Law Office Technology  Ethics  Marketing a Solo Practice, and  Tips from an Alumna For a free scanned copy of these materials, send me an email at pyoung@asl.edu.   Interestingly, the alumna who offered advice to students told me she had turned down a job in the local Commonwealth A...

This week, ASL hosted a Solo Practice workshop for its students.  I spoke on marketing a law practice.  For a very long time, I have enjoyed marketing in the law or mediation context.  It gives me an opportunity to describe the joy I feel when I can serve a client competently, efficiently, and at an affordable cost.  It gives me the opportunity to describe the skills, training, experience, and values I can offer potential clients.  It gives me the chance to talk with the folks I'd like to help. It also gives me a platform for writing about substantive topics that interest me, while -- I hope -- showing I am thoughtful, ethical, and competent.  It also allows me to learn more about people, their concerns, their stressors, and their businesses.   Recently, I started an online business coaching program called, UpLevel Your Business , offered by Christine Kane.  Last summer, I took her personal coaching program and found it very helpful. ...