A Resource for Lawyers in Crisis
At our last meeting, MFAN welcomed Joan Bibelhausen, director of Minnesota’s Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers (LCL), to speak with us about resources for lawyers in crisis. Founded in 1976, LCL provides confidential support to law students, attorneys, and judges who are experiencing mental health, addiction,...For the Love of Emergency
What I do as a Freelance Attorney and Why As a freelancer, my job is to put out fires. No, I don’t run into burning buildings and save lives; but I do step into a crisis and resolve it, quickly. Most of my projects arise from complex cases at a watershed: probable cause challenges in criminal cases, summary...Legal Research: How a Freelancer Can Help
Some areas of law you know cold. But sometimes your work takes you into entirely new legal territory. And sometimes the legal lay of the land is familiar, but the cubby hole of it at issue is not. Should you do the legal research required yourself? It often makes more sense to outsource it to a freelancer....Delegating a Project to a Freelancer
Attorneys, let’s just say you have too many projects on your desk. Having work is good; being overwhelmed is not. A freelance attorney can help. If this is the first time you have considered hiring a freelancer, it doesn’t take long to learn about the insurance, billing and ethical...Five Easy Steps to Get Your Law Firm Ready for a Freelancer
Don’t wait until you are slammed with work to get help: you and your practice will benefit from the peace of mind that comes from having a go-to freelance attorney ready to step in to help with your practice. Whether you need someone for a particular type of project or because of a unique situation in your...