After a year of solo practice, I wanted to share the good, the bad and the ugly of starting a law firm.
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What You’ll Learn in this Episode:
- Starting a law firm,
- Having a vision for your firm,
- Marketing for your firm,
- Setting up systems and processes for your firm.
Resources:
www.upwork.com – website for freelancers from around the world
www.udemy.com– website for online courses
www.semrush.com – Great free courses on search engine optimization
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1924192371133759/?ref=bookmarks
Directory listings (Google Places, Bing, Yelp) linked back to your website.
Lawyer directories (Avvo, Justia, Lawyers.com) linked back to your website.
Contact Information:
karima@genwhylawyer.com
twitter.com/thepatentlady
https://www.instagram.com/thepatentlawyer/
https://twitter.com/thepatentlady
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A lawyer and a therapist Will Meyerhofer has many accolades after this name: JD LCSW-R. He is a psychotherapist and former biglaw attorney with a private practice treating lawyers and others in TriBeCa, New York City (visit www.aquietroom.com for more information.) He is the author of four books, including “Way Worse than Being a Dentist: the Lawyer's Quest for Meaning,” and its sequel "Still Way Worse..." about life in biglaw, as well as a book introducing and elaborating upon the central concepts of psychotherapy, “Life is a Brief Opportunity for Joy.” A graduate of Harvard College, The NYU School of Law, and The Hunter College School of Social Work, Will writes regularly for Above The Law, and maintains a blog about life, the law and psychotherapy, at www.thepeoplestherapist.com .
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What You’ll Learn in this Episode:
Resources:
Articles on Burnout - https://thepeoplestherapist.com/2017/09/26/the-finish-line-problem/
Lawyer self-care - https://thepeoplestherapist.com/2015/12/16/something-upbeat-and-constructive/
Will’s NEW book, a sequel to Way Worse Than Being a Dentist, cleverly titled Still Way Worse Than Being a Dentist
Will’s first book, on the ideas underlying psychotherapy: Life is a Brief Opportunity for Joy
His second book, about the state of the legal profession: Way Worse Than Being a Dentist
His third book, a comic novel: Bad Therapist: A Romance
A recent podcast
..and, finally, a television interview
Contact Information:
www.thepeoplestherapist.com
www.aquietroom.com
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From professional musician to CEO of a 60 year old non-profit, Bob’s climbed the career ladder through a series of career pivots.Before becoming a CEO, he was a Navy Supply Corps Commander, technology consultant for PriceWaterhouseCoopers and IBM Business Services, a risk management consultant and the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for a major insurance company,
He’s successfully pivoted 12 times to obtain career success and is a career transition practitioner and expert. As a former “C” level executive, hiring manager, and on occasion job applicant, he knows what management’s looking for. He believes that finding a better, higher paying job requires more than just a great resume and LinkedIn profile. You need a complete toolkit, which also includes networking, interviewing, and negotiation skills to name a few.
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What You’ll Learn in this Episode:
Resources
Career Do-Over Self-Assessment Tool
Online Career Assessment Tools
Get Noticed: 8 Great LinkedIn Hacks
Blogs Discussed on the Podcast
Online Career Assessment Tools
Resume Keywords: Beating the Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
How to identify your transferable skills for a mid-life career transition
What is the Toughest Interview Question You Will Ever Be Asked?
Contact Information:
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Travis founded Student Loan Planner after helping his wife figure out her six figure med school loans and realizing that all their friends needed help too. He's consulted on more than $250 million of student debt, which is more than any one person in the country. He loves helping clients realize that financial freedom and security is possible no matter how high their student loan balance. He lives in St. Louis, MO.
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Resources:
https://www.studentloanplanner.com/refinance-student-loans/
https://www.studentloanplanner.com/hire-student-loan-help/
Contact Information:
https://www.studentloanplanner.com
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Lily Li is a privacy lawyer and the owner of Metaverse Law, a practice dedicated to helping businesses comply with privacy and cybersecurity laws across the United States and Europe. She is a graduate of Duke Law School, and holds the Certified Information Privacy Professionals' certificates for the United States and Europe from the International Association of Privacy Professionals.
Prior to founding Metaverse Law, Lily was a commercial and intellectual property litigator at Brown Wegner in Irvine, and an intellectual property consultant and director of marketing and business development at IP Checkups, a patent analytics and valuation firm in Berkeley. In her free time, she is a total geek and loves reading and watching anything science fiction.
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What You’ll Learn in this Episode:
Contact Information:
Thanks for Checking Out the Show Notes and for Listening!
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I would really appreciate it if you shared this episode with a friend who could benefit from listening to this particular episode. If there is any topic you’d like us to cover or guest you’d like us to have on the show, you can email me at: karima@genwhylawyer.com
Also, please don’t forget to subscribe to the GWL Podcast in Apple Podcasts or in Stitcher Radio. That way, every time I prepare a new episode for you, it’ll automatically show up in your phone.
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