Popular Threads on Solosez

May 2008

• BS Objections at Depo
• Starting Up and Freaking Out
• Wife’s Best Friend Expects Free Legal Work
• How Have Your Progeny Affected Your Productivity?

August 2007

• Computers for Staff
• The Search for Office Space Begins
• What to Do When a Beneficiary Won't Pick Up the Check?
• Email Announcements: Too Casual or Efficient?
• Argument About What the Judge Actually Ordered
• Soaking the Phone in Alcohol

July 2007

• Treadmill Workstation — Anyone Using One?
• Consultation Fees
• Giving Legal Advice Without Telling Firm
• Advice to a 1L
• Protecting “Security” of Legal Documents
• Computer Disposal

June 2007

• Dealing With "I Just Have a Simple Question" Over the Phone
• If You Were Planning a Career as a Solo, What Route Would You Take?
• No-Frills Time & Billing Program
• Advertising in the Obituary Section
• Word & Metadata

May 2007

• How Often Do You Bill?
• What Are Good Practices with New Staff?
• What to Do with a Suitemate's Toxic Employee?
• CaseMap for Solos
• Use of “Esq.” by Non-Lawyers

April 2007

• Paralegal's Billable Hours
• Have You Ever Played Hooky from Work, and If So, What Did You Do?
• Creepy Clients
• Networking Home Printer Wirelessly to Laptop
• Solo Directly Out of Law School?
• Question Regarding Formation of Legal Practice

March 2007

• Difficult Opposing Party
• Old Files — Really Old!
• Did Law School Prepare You for Being a Solo?
• Solo Just Out of Law School
• Open Office and Other Free Office Software

February 2007

• Recommendations for a Color Laser Printer
• Phrases That Make You Flinch (Water Cooler)
• Your First Client
• Home Office Lawyer Blues

January 2007

• Affiliated Business Arrangements
• Buying Computers—How Often?
• How to Tell Your Clients You Work from Home
• Help! I'm Bored, Burned Out and Anxious!
• Billing Extra for Extra Work

December 2006

• Billing Low Bono Clients
• How Much $ Do Solos Earn?
• Holiday Reading List
• Responding to Calls for Advice from Other Lawyers

November 2006

• What Is Solosez?
• IOLTA Account at Same Bank as Operating Account
• Google Etiquette
• AGGGHHHH!!! When Your Hard Drive Goes Bad
• Billing

October 2006

• Billing Verbiage
• Legal Services In A Charity Auction
• Grammar: Scotus'(S) Deep Schism
• Home Office People – Meeting With Clients
• Law Offices of, Attorney at Law, or Esq.?

September 2006

• Timeliness – Give Me Some Advice!
• 3rd Party Acting as Gatekeeper for Potential Client
• Sticker Shock Over Yellow Page Ad Costs
• Mac Users Only
• How Long Must I Send Statements?
• Unauthorized Practice

August 2006

• Billing Increments
• Firm Shirts [Water Cooler]
• Accepting Credit Cards By Phone and Paypal
• How Do You Start an IP Practice?
• Of § & ¶ Signs, Diacritical Marks and Other Neat Symbols

July 2006

• How Do You Burn A Cd Of Your Files?
• Should I Talk To The Press About A Pending Case?
• How Do You Deal With Anxiety Of Going To Court?
• Name For <<<Marks>>>
• Google Calendar

June 2006

• Law Office Dress Codes
• Digital Letterhead
• Are Solo Attorneys Losers?
• Second Annual Official Solosez Haiku Competition
• Using A Cell Phone As A Main Phone Line

May 2006

• Credit Card Fees
• MBA for a Solo?
• [RANT] How Do You React When Asked to Lower Your Fee?
• Summer Reading List
• Virtual Office Strategies for Overseas Travel

April 2006

• (Off Topic) Dating...Who Pays?
• Lawyer’s Obligations As An Employer?
• Giving Away PC - How Best To Clean
• Any Patent Attorneys Here?

March 2006

• Answering the Phone
• Remote Access
• Stocks With Beneficiaries
• Ways to Increase Income
• What Is the Greatest Lawyer Novel of All Time?
• What's In a Firm Name?

February 2006

• Banking for Solos and Small Firms
• Which is Best for Keeping Files -- Alphabetical by Client or by Case File Number?
• Internet Faxing
• Online Business Card Sources

January 2006

• Dealing With Clients’ Prejudices
• Fees For House Calls?
• Getting Rid Of Law School Debt Via Bankruptcy
• How Much Memory Do I Need?
• Laptop Getting Slow

December 2005

• Accepting Credit Cards
• How Are You Handling Detailed Email Legal Help Requests?
• Holiday Reading List
• Office Notary
• Witnesses for Will Execution

November 2005

• Accessing The Officer Computer From Home
• Are Most Solos GP’s?
• Does Anyone Use A Mac In The Law Practice?
• Duct Tape Removal
• Where’s The Best Place To Store A Will?

October 2005

• Automated USPS Forms
• Backup Storage Method
• Should I Be Snide In My Reply Brief?
• Travel To Germany With a Laptop

September 2005

• Can a lawyer be disciplined or disbarred for padding his resume?
• What Do You Do For "A Pick Me Up"?
• Tax Deduction For Home Office Utilities
• Time Thieves

August 2005

• Client Wants to Approve Everything in Advance
• My Back Hurts!
• Participating in Bar Activities
• Regular Computer Maintenance

July 2005

• Bar Exam Breakdowns, Horror Stories, And Hope
• How To Bill For Travel
• Buying Checks
• Attention Small Business Lawyers
• Wireless Network Security

June 2005

• Advice For A 3L Starting Practice Right Out Of Law School
• Haiku Competition
• How Do You Keep A Calendar?
• Registering A Domain Name
• Should Staff Be Required To Apologize For Mistakes?
• Staff And Confidentiality

May 2005

• Capping Hourly Fee?
• Esquire v. Attorney v. Lawyer
• Fonts, Points And So Many Choices
• Postage- Stamps Or Metered?
• Timematters, Outside Consultants and Your Own Time

April 2005

• Dragon Naturally Speaking
• What Software Is Needed For Starting A Law Firm?
• Quitting Solo Practice??  Yikes! (morphed into Attention New Solos)
• Pricing
• Home Offices

March 2005

• Adobe Signature
• Should I Rent A Small Office?
• What Makes a Successful Solo?
• Unresponsive Lawyer (morphing into Closing the File)

February 2005

• Accepting Credit Cards? Any Problems With Chargebacks?
• Taking The Patent Bar
• "This Is It, I Am Hanging Out My Own Shingle!"
• A System For Tracking Marketing Results
• Inaccurate Press Quotes

January 2005

• Annual Billable Hours
• Form Of Address
• Lawyerly Attire
• Router Recommendation Needed

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