Remember when graduating law school was a golden ticket to a great-paying, fulfilling job making a difference for people, companies or the planet? Young lawyers today know that’s simply no longer the case. If you want the trifecta of happiness wealth, and fulfillment in your legal career, you need to shift from lawyer think to entrepreneur think. Whether you’re working for a big firm, hoping to make partner or going it on your own, three shifts in thinking will result in guaranteed internal and external success in your own law practice as we transition into the new economy. By the time … Continue reading »

If you are an estate planning lawyer (or considering adding estate planning to your practice), you’ll want to read this article in the Wealth Counsel Quarterly on how you can build a practice you love that makes great money and gives you control over your schedule. In the article, Law Business Mentor, Alexis Neely, covers the flaw in the traditional estate planning lawyer business model and 5 ways you can start to fix your law business model now. Here’s the 5 ways and you will definitely want to read the article for an explanation because   they are counter-intuitive, but … Continue reading »

I admit it. I cannot sell. I stink at selling. That’s me, the person who couldn’t sell water to a thirsty man. I fear selling. I think of used car and insurance salesmen when I think of selling. My skin crawls when I think of selling. When I opened my firm in 2009, my main resistance was to the idea that I would have to sell. (Insert all manner of icky sound effects here). But I put on my big girl panties and began. With the help of Alexis Neely, my friend and mentor, I learned to overcome my panic-attack … Continue reading »