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Freelance Forms on Practicelaw

Posted by on May 23, 2016 in Featured Posts, Freelance Basics, News and Events | 0 comments
This spring, resolve to make more efficient use of your time: Download freelance attorney forms from practicelaw. Spring is a time of transition and change. We make plans to get outdoors, get away, play (or watch, or coach) sports, and spend time with family. It’s also a great time to tweak your practice...
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IT’S TIME TO ENGAGE IN E-DISCOVERY!

Posted by on Sep 25, 2015 in Featured Posts, Freelance Basics, How We Help | 0 comments
I started an e-discovery-focused practice because, well, e-discovery is foreign or even scary to many lawyers. But here’s the thing: you have to engage with the process. All the information that your clients need you to have to represent them effectively exists electronically, and you’re probably missing...
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Three Tips for Setting up a Freelance Practice in a New State

Posted by on Jul 8, 2015 in Featured Posts, Freelance Basics | 0 comments
I didn’t realize the power of a network until I moved from Minnesota—where I went to law school and worked for three years—to Utah, where my network consisted of only a few family members who were attorneys. Over the past few months, I have learned some key lessons in building a new practice in a new state....
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Go Ahead, Turn Me Down

Posted by on Jan 20, 2015 in Featured Posts, Freelance Basics | 1 comment
I love rejection.   Well no, I hate rejection as much as the next person, but I love it when people get in touch to tell me they’re rejecting me.  And so I want to encourage you all to do it—early and often. A friend once told me years ago that it was the “maybes,” not the “nos,” who made scheduling dinner...
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Book Review: The Freelancer’s Bible

Posted by on Oct 21, 2014 in Featured Posts, Freelance Basics | 0 comments
When I first started my freelance law practice, a friend told me about the Freelancers Union. Founded by Sara Horowitz (now a MacArthur Fellow), the nonprofit Freelancers Union provides information, contract forms, and an online community for freelancers throughout the United States. They even provided...
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Why Law Firms Need Freelance Attorneys

Posted by on Jul 13, 2014 in Featured Posts, Freelance Basics | 1 comment
In a recent post, the Wall Street Journal Law Blog discussed findings from the 2014 Law Firms in Transition survey, an annual report compiled by a national legal consulting firm. Highlighting the average $160,000 starting salary for new associates at large law firms, the WSJ Law Blog poked fun at law firm...
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