Over on Reddit at the private, lawyers-only subreddit r/lawyers, a new lawyer with some experience under his belt had some questions about starting a solo practice. This was my response: I’d second myshingle.com as a good resource if you’re thinking about...
It’s the first of the month, and you know that that means: time for more numbers! As usual, here’s a bit of context to go with the data: This month’s numbers are skewed a bit thanks to taxes. As a small business owner, I have to withhold my own taxes from my net...
I distinctly remember the first time I was hired by a new client. I was nervous as hell. To be perfectly honest, I felt like a fraud. I had done work for new clients before while I was an associate at a firm, but this was this first time someone had specifically...
This morning I saw on the Legal Skills Prof Blog that a new paper was released on SSRN by Professor Neil W. Hamilton entitled Changing Markets Create Opportunities: Emphasizing the Competencies Legal Employers Use in Hiring New Lawyers (Including Professional...
I graduated from University of Florida College of Law in 2011, and like most of my classmates, I already had my entire career planned out: I would work as an associate for a few years at a small-to-moderate sized firm, climbing my way up the ladder as I built up my...