http://www.stlouissolo.com The solo world seen from the Gateway City... Tue, 13 Nov 2007 23:22:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Susan Cartier Liebel has an intersting post on whether law schools are adequately preparing their graduates to market themselves and develop their practice. I have only been to one law school so my experience is somewhat limited. From that limited experience, however, I can state unequivocally that my law school made ... http://www.stlouissolo.com/2007/11/13/law-schools-and-marketing/ Dreams of a Solo has another terrific post up this week asking readers when they decided they wanted to go solo.  I am looking forward to all the comments he will be receiving.  The thread has been kicked off my Carolyn Elefant, solo practitioner and blogger extraordinaire, who blogs regulary ... http://www.stlouissolo.com/2007/11/07/when-did-you-decide-to-go-solo/ As I take the intial steps toward opening my own law practice, I am often dizzied by the huge array of marketing ideas, concepts and plans that everyone seems to be pushing.  Of particular interest to me is Ben Glass' great legal marketing system.Jonathan Stein, over at The Practice, has ... http://www.stlouissolo.com/2007/11/05/pre-packaged-marketing-plans/ Solo Dreamer over at The Dreams of a Solo has a terrific post on his path into the solo world.  Of particular interest to me is Dreamer's musings about choosing the solo path and his reasons for doing so.I think that sometimes we find ourselves on the path of least resistance because that is what ... http://www.stlouissolo.com/2007/11/04/a-great-post-on-the-solo-path/ Susan Cartier Liebel is the author of this terrific blawg designed for "newly minted or well-seasoned" attorneys and "teaching you how to create and grow your legal practice."  The blawg is a terrific resource and I can honestly state that I have spent hours and hours reading as much of ... http://www.stlouissolo.com/2007/11/03/blawg-of-note-build-a-solo-practice-llc/ Six months from today, I will be opening my own law office as a solo practitioner. Where am I at in the process? What have I done? I have gathered as much information as I can from new solos and friends and colleagues who have made similar transitions. ... http://www.stlouissolo.com/2007/11/01/six-months-and-counting-2/ I am a fairly new attorney practicing in and around St. Louis, Missouri, the Gateway to the West. I am choosing to remain anonymous now, however. My identity will be revealed in good time! I am practicing at a great firm with great attorneys, all of whom have been ... http://www.stlouissolo.com/2007/11/01/a-tiny-little-introduction-2/