My Shingle
My Shingle is a blawg for and about solos and small law firms.
Author: Carolyn Elefant is a solo practitioner in Washington, D.C., who also authors FERC Fights, My Shingle and contributes to Legal Blog Watch.
Blawg Related Categories: Law Firms • Solos/Small Firms • Law Practice Management • Legal Marketing & Consulting • Solo / Small Firm • Blawg 100
Recent Posts from My Shingle
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Letter to A New Lawyer
What advice do I have for a new lawyer? That's the money question from my friend and colleague, Susan Cartier Liebel who's preparing this week's Blawg Review #142 on that very topic. To start, I…
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More Lawyer Videos, From Beverly Hills IP Solo Michael Cohen
As my regular readers know, I'm a major fan of videos - and I've been tracking solos' use of videos for marketing in posts here and here. And I see today that my Third Wave…
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Book Trailer for Solo By Choice: Proof of Concept and Work in Progress
Here's a video trailer that I created for my upcoming book, Solo by Choice: How to Be the Lawyer You Always Wanted to Be. It's a proof of concept in learning how to use my…
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Make 2008 The Year You Start Your Law Firm
As another year draws to a close, do you find yourself thinking about hanging out your own shingle? Perhaps the thought occurred to you the other night while you were polishing up a brief, wishing…
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A Great Video Ad To End the Year:
I posted on this video here. In my view and for the reasons I described in that post, it's hands down the best and most effective lawyer ad that I've seen this year, rivalling my…
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This Solo Has No Problem With Avvo
For a few days now, the blogosphere has been abuzz with news of the dismissal of a class action lawsuit against lawyer directory and rating service, Avvo and the subsequent Wall Street Journal's endorsement of…
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Lawyers Appreciate...Passion, Baby, Passion!
Yes, you read my headline correctly - lawyers appreciate passion. At least, that's my official response to the Second Annual what do lawyers appreciate meme , for which I've been tagged by my friend Sheryl…
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Another Contest: Law Is Stranger Than Fiction
My sister sent me this notice about a legal fiction writing contest sponsored by SEAK, a company that provides seminars and training for expert witnesses, lawyers and medical professionals. Either short stories or a novel…
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Get Yourself Noticed: Go Forth and Comment!
So, guess who won the Wall Street Journal Law Blog's Lawyer of the Year contest? No, it wasn't Alberto Gonzales (the ABA's first choice , until it changed its mind, or Clarence Thomas or even…
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A Round Up of Opportunities for Solo and Small Firms
Here's a quick round up of some opportunities for solo and small firm lawyers. Check out Susan Cartier-Liebel's contest, So You Want to Fly Solo. The contest, which is open to all lawyers - "newly…