Portland Contract Lawyering
"Promotes solo practice and freelance legal work and discusses changes in the legal profession, modern law practice and technology, and legal research and writing."
Author: Scott Phillips is a contract lawyer based in Portland, Ore.
Blawg Related Categories: Careers • Work/Life Balance • Law Firms • Contract Attorneys • Law Practice Management • Legal Marketing & Consulting • Legal Technology • Contract Attorney • Legal Research and Writing
Recent Posts from Portland Contract Lawyering
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Contract Lawyer Rates
What should you pay for a contract lawyer? Ask around, and you’ll get answers all over the board. A general rule of thumb, although by no means the definitive standard, is about half the rate…
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Another Opinion on Lawyer Marketing and Blogging
Having read the fireworks at Simple Justice over the topic of lawyers marketing themselves, I’ve decided to throw in my two cents as a new blogger and a lawyer who works for other attorneys. Simple…
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A Moratorium on Faxes
A thought for Monday morning: Why, when scanning and email are so terribly convenient, do some lawyers still insist on using fax machines? Before I continue on my rant, I must make a confession: I…
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The Hiring Lawyer/Contract Lawyer Relationship
I met with a group of other contract lawyers in Portland on Thursday to discuss the relationship between the hiring and contract lawyer. Here are some of the highlights that came out of our meeting:…
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10 Things to do Before Hiring a Contract Lawyer
Before you hire another attorney to work with you on a project, there are some steps that you, as the hiring attorney, should take first. Read The Complete Guide to Contract Lawyering. Deborah Arron and…
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Adapting your Work to the Needs of your Hiring Attorney
At noon on Thursday, November 20, I will be attending an Oregon Women Lawyers sponsored brown bag lunch at the Multnomah County Law Library Annex in downtown Portland. Kathy Foldes, who has worked as a…
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Will the Future Need Lawyers? Part 2
How can lawyers avoid going the way of the dodo? Last week I alluded to A Whole New Mind, by Daniel H. Pink, a book that all attorneys should take a look at. Pink identifies…
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Will the Future Need Lawyers? Part 1
Well, yes, almost certainly, but as this headline (Legal Futurist: ‘The Party is Now Over’) over at the ABA Journal suggests, the legal profession is in for a change. This prognostication comes from Richard Susskind,…
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Outsourcing in a Down Economy: More Clients, More Referrals, and Less Stress.
Bring in more clients and work less in the process Outsourcing complicated or time-consuming research and document drafting can be a boon to solo practitioners. The initial benefits are two-fold, allowing them to take on…
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Collapsing Legal Pyramids
The Legal Watercooler made an excellent point about the management of many firms that simply take the money and run, leaving no profits to carry over into the next year. Rather than carry over profits, the…