When I graduated in May 2011, I was extremely discouraged by the lack of prospects in the job market and I wasn’t sure where to turn. Whenever I asked experienced attorneys what I should do, it seemed that their answer was always to hang my own shingle. This was an unpalatable suggestion at the time – how [...]
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What’s on your buffet tray? In the last installment of this series, Amy Symons and Julie Davis urged us to “face the music and make a plan.” The two solos explained how they have put together documentation systems for their own and for their mutual benefit in the event one has to step in for [...]
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Tired of being told there is no law office software for your Macintosh computer? There are actually quite a few excellent software tools designed specifically for Mac users, and a great website dedicated to providing basic information on this subject. For helpful advice and a laundry list of law office software applications that run on [...]
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I am going to blame it on the natural highlights that are making an appearance at my temples, but for the first time in more than a decade of practice a client asked me, “So what happens if something happens to you?” I had an answer for him because my co-author and I had previously [...]
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Probably because of my military background, I am a huge believer in formalities and boundaries. Entering my career as an attorney, I saw a rigid line between acting in my capacity as an attorney and acting as a friend, a therapist, and a life coach for my clients. I believed my job was solely to [...]
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BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) is the hot topic in the IT world, but what does it mean for the solo and small firm? Phil Shuey explains the concept, which permits employees to bring personally owned mobile devices (laptops, tablets, and smartphones) to their place of work and use those devices to access privileged company [...]
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We all know to get a quote before we authorize any auto repair. But for those of us who don’t know the difference between a differential and a distributor cap, how do we know if the amount we’re being quoted is fair? There are several websites that can help. Simply enter the make, model and [...]
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First, we start with the dancing alone (OK, I really wanted to get some get some tap dancing footage in here, and YouTube didn’t disappoint). When I last saw Savion Glover in Boulder, he was tapping to classical music. Here’s a fairly old clip, but it’s classic Savion. I love watching this guy tap. Yep, [...]
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What is inertia anyway? I’m writing a series on this cheery topic so that we can continue the conversation about the important questions raised in the “Death of a Solo, Death of a Practice” CLE I presented in February. I told a couple jokes about death and dying at the CLE … and got some [...]
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The Colorado judicial branch is offering training for its new e-filing system, the Integrated Colorado Courts E-filing System, which will become the mandatory e-filing system by June 30. The new e-filing system is already online in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 8th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 15th, 16th, and 19th judicial districts. The judicial branch has offered [...]
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