Carolyn Elefant
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Washington, DC, United States
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Say Hello to the 7-figure ebook + ChatGPT.
What if you could create a marketing tool in under seven hours that could generate seven figures in revenue? As I discovered accidentally in my own law practice, the e-book is one of the least expe… → Read More
Happy 20 Years to MyShingle!
Today, I celebrate 20 years of blogging at MyShingle. I’ll have much more to say, share and show next week; today’s post is simply a placeholder to mark this extraordinary event. For past anniversary posts, check out last year’s post here from our Nineteenth Anniversary. → Read More
Biglaw Late to the Law Template Party
Via the LawSites blog, I learned that biglaw firm Wilson Sonsini’s subsidiary SixFifty just launched a marketplace where businesses can purchase document templates on an ala carte basis. If t… → Read More
Referrals Are Still the Hundred Million Dollar Standard for Lawyers Seeking Clients
Four years ago in a post at Above the Law, I described my informal poll of thirty Facebook group participants and found that the overwhelming majority identified personal referrals – either f… → Read More
The Best Advice on How to Start a Law Firm Comes From A Judge!
For almost two decades, I’ve trolled the internet for good advice to share here on how to start or run a successful law firm. And friends, let me tell you that it’s pretty slim pickings out t… → Read More
Start a Law Firm in 2023 – FREE Webinar October 18!
Register here! Are you thinking about starting a law firm? Or maybe you’ve just started and find yourself with more questions than answers. Fear not! It’s time for MyShingle.com’s… → Read More
Start a Law Firm To Serve Clients Biglaw Won’t
Ordinarily, you’d expect a large law firm to celebrate one of its lawyers securing a major victory at the United States Supreme Court. But that wasn’t Kirkland & Ellis reaction last June … → Read More
FREE Marketing CheatSheets for Law Firms
Are you overwhelmed by marketing options? Unsure whether marketing vendors are selling you a bill of goods? Trying to figure out what marketing will give you the best bang for the buck? You’r… → Read More
FREE Professional Photos for Lawyer Owners The First Monday in October at SCOTUS
With the first Monday in October fast approaching, many of us solo and small firm lawyers look ahead to a divided Court that doesn’t speak for us or many of our clients. In particular, many s… → Read More
Key Trends in Client Service That Lawyers Need to Know
Though it seems counter-intuitive, these days, top client service depends more on digital engagement and self-service options than personal human interaction. At least that’s one of the findi… → Read More
Is Cold Calling for Lawyers Obsolete?
In the past, when I embarked on a new venture or needed to find work or referrals quickly, I’d typically make both warm calls (to colleagues I know) as well as cold calls to prospects who I might f… → Read More
Web 3.0 + Lawyer Engagement Agreements – Part II – Accepting Cryptocurrency and NFTs as Payment for Legal Fees
Part I of this post on Web 3.0 + Engagement Agreements discussed considerations for representing DAOs in lawyer engagement agreements. Here in Part II, we’ll move on to what terms to include … → Read More
Web 3.0 + Lawyer Engagement Agreements -Part I – Representing a DAO
Ready or not, Web 3.0 is going mainstream. According to the Gartner Hype Cycle for Blockchain and Web3 published in July 2022, wider consumer and business adoption of Web 3.0 commercial appli… → Read More
Sidehustles for Lawyers: How To Achieve Your Dream on Your Schedule Legally and Ethically
As you’ve probably heard a million times already, we’re living in the age of the Great Reassessment where employees are rethinking their priorities and leaving their jobs to pursue their passion.&n… → Read More
“Hotel California” Law Firm Charged With Ethics Violations for Making It Impossible for Lawyers to Leave
“Relax, ” said the night man “We are programmed to receive” “You can check-out any time you like” “But you can never leave!” –Hotel California, The E… → Read More
Run Solo Run: Why Law Firm Owners Should Seek Office
When it comes to influencing public policy and the judicial system, it often seems as if biglaw attorneys have the upper hand. Many large firm attorneys have the kinds of connections that can… → Read More
Lawyers Make Money Mondays: Organize Micro-Events As A Post-Pandemic Bridge
As we near the halfway point of 2022, in-person conferences are back and fully in swing with many participants enthusiastically returning to events for the first time in two years. That said,… → Read More
Are the Provisions in Your Retainer Agreement Too Bad or Terrific?
Did you pull your retainer agreement off of the Internet or your bar’s website? Or maybe you scored a template from a colleague? Or maybe you’ve been using your retainer agreement for … → Read More
Make Money Monday: Should Lawyers Use TikTok?
In the past four years, the social media platform TikTok grew exponentially, now boasting a billion users a month averaging 850 minutes on the app. Interesting data, but should lawyers be usi… → Read More
Many Regulators Have Traded In Outdated Rules on Law Firm Trade Names – Yet Most Lawyers Don’t Realize It
Post update 4/21/2021 based on comment from Will Hornsby noting that all trade name bans have been or are in the process of being eliminated. LegalZoom. HelloDivorce. HelloPreNup. One r… → Read More