Some time ago, New Law Business Model hosted a webinar for the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division about ‘Why Estate Planning is the Best Practice Model for Young Lawyers.’ If you didn’t get to see it, you can watch that webinar here. So, why is Estate Planning the best practice area for young lawyers …
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The silver tsunami is coming. Between now and 2061, an estimated $59 trillion will be transferred from 93.6 million American estates to the future generations. That’s a whole lot of clients who need you.
I have a new book coming out this summer! And, I am so excited to share it with you because it’s the culmination of nearly twenty years of asking myself the questions that you may be asking yourself, too:
Whether you are choosing your practice area, looking for an additional revenue stream for your law practice or want to get out of a law practice area you detest, there is one niche in particular that you should consider. Estate planning. It might seem like the last one you’d consider, but here are seven powerful …
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There is no faster path to a law practice you hate that drains your life energy (and your bank account) than spending a lot of time marketing, only to attract clients who leave your office without writing you a check. If you do not have a solid Client Engagement System in place that ensures you …
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You’ve heard me say it here repeatedly, the traditional law practice model is broken. And, if you do not make a change in the way you practice law and serve clients, you are going to get caught behind the 8-ball, and keep struggling and maybe even give up the practice of law altogether. And with …
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There is a reason most law practices fail, even those that appear to be successful for the lawyers that own them. It’s not bankruptcy. It’s not the sudden loss of a partner or leader. Nor is it fraud or wrongdoing. It doesn’t even look like a regular business failure. Failure, defined simply, is not accomplishing …
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In this blog post — the second in our series (read the first post here) —I’m going to let you know the fast and easy way to get started with the Life & Legacy Planning Model in the next 60 days… so you can practice law in a way that you love and enjoy… while …
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This really is the elephant in the room, isn’t it? If my law practice was so successful and I was making more than a million dollars a year in revenue, and only working a few days a week… Why in the world did I file bankruptcy?
I discovered the following 13 mistakes after nearly bankrupting my own law practice (and life) by following the traditional law practice-building advice. That was years ago now, and since then I’ve helped thousands of lawyers learn from my mistakes.
