Lawyer-Coach


Tips on topics that law school never taught you about—the business of running a law practice. It also helps lawyers find ways to make their practices more enjoyable and meaningful.

Author: Debra Bruce is president of Lawyer-Coach, a law practice management coaching and training firm in Houston. She is also vice chair of the Law Practice Management Committee of the State Bar of Texas.

Blawg Related Categories: Careers • Work/Life Balance • Law Firms • Partners • Solos/Small Firms • Law Practice Management • Legal Marketing & Consulting • Consultant

Recent Posts from Lawyer-Coach


  • Is “Good Enough” Becoming the Enemy of the Perfect?

    About a year ago Jordan Furlong warned in his excellent article, The Rise of Good Enough, that “clients are coming to see the costs of exactitude in the law as simply too high.” He described…

  • How Investors May Impact the Future of Law Practice

    Jordan Furlong recently wrote another insightful post relating to the future of law practice in light of the upcoming ability of UK law firms to accept non-lawyer investors in 2011. Furlong summed up the likely…

  • Alert for Lawyers on Nonprofit Boards

    Many lawyers get invited to serve on nonprofit boards. Of course, the organization hopes to get some free legal advice from you now and then, but they may also be seeking your general worldly wisdom…

  • No Lawyer Left Behind: Getting on the Web

    Not long ago, I received a request for a lawyer referral. Three lawyers came to mind, so I prepared to pass on their contact information, including website addresses. To my surprise, one of the lawyers…

  • Unusual Tips for Laid-off Lawyers

    Unfortunately, this year an unprecedented number of attorneys have been laid off, and jobs for new law school grads have evaporated. Smart job hunters have already scoured the Internet for employment search tips. In this…

  • Silver Linings in Recessionary Times

    The current economic downturn has affected BigLaw to an unprecedented extent, resulting in lawyer layoffs. Many smaller firms, however, have not actually seen a drop in business. This scary economic climate may actually create opportunities…

  • 8 Tips for Keeping Your Job in a Law Firm

    The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the legal industry lost 22,300 jobs in the last 12 months, and 2,700 in March 2009. Although more than half of those lost jobs were held by non-lawyers,…

  • Building and Managing Client Relationships in Challenging Economic Times (Mar. 27, 2009)

    Debra L. Bruce will be speaking: Austin Bar Association Building and Managing Client Relationships in Challenging Economic Times 816 Congress Avenue, Suite 700 Austin, TX 78701 Friday, March 27, 2009 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM…

  • How to Say “No” to a Partner

    Author Anne Lamott says, “‘No’ is a complete sentence.” When you’re a junior associate facing a demanding partner in a law firm, however, it seems more like the path to a death sentence. How can…

  • Creating Your Personal Marketing Plan

    In the last article we talked about preparing to create a marketing plan. Now it’s time to write down your plan. A written plan requires you to organize your thoughts, and provides some accountability guidelines…