solo practice – Reinventing Professional Services by Ari Kaplan

Category: solo practice

August 11, 2022

Best Practices for Safeguarding Client Data

I spoke with Tom Lambotte, the founder and CEO of two companies, GlobalMac IT, a managed services provider focused on supporting lawyers nationwide who use Apple products, and BobaGuard, a suite of turnkey cybersecurity solutions built for solo practitioners and small law firms. We discussed the most common IT challenges that solo and small law firms in the legal community face, best practices for safeguarding client data, and risks to which solo and small law firms are vulnerable.

February 4, 2022

How Entrepreneurs and Leaders Can Maintain Momentum in this Uncertain Market

I spoke with Kim Neeson, the founder of Neesons, a Canadian court reporting firm that Veritext acquired in 2019. She recently launched Kim Neeson, Coach, Consultant, Mentor, which provides entrepreneurial and leadership coaching with an emphasis on mid-career women, and we discussed entrepreneurial challenges, the benefits of coaching for an entrepreneur, and how entrepreneurs and leaders maintain momentum in this uncertain market.

June 21, 2021

Success and Succession Planning for Solo Practitioners and Small Law Firms

I spoke with Aaron Street, the co-founder and CEO of Lawyerist.com, one of the largest online communities of small firm lawyers. He is a co-host of the weekly Lawyerist Podcast and is the co-author of The Small Firm Roadmap. We discussed the growth of Lawyerist, the challenges that solo practitioners and small firm lawyers faced from the pandemic, solutions for that community, and Lawyerist’s strategic investment in The Law Practice Exchange.

November 2, 2020

Law Firm Changes That Will Outlast the Pandemic

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I spoke with Chris Stock, the CEO of PCLaw | Time Matters and a member of LEAP’s board of directors as he is the former CEO of LEAP USA. We discussed the key challenges that law firms are facing today, how law firms are adapting to the pandemic, advice for law firms that are struggling now, how the pandemic has affected legal technology generally, and the changes to the profession that will outlast the pandemic.

September 29, 2020

The Appetite for a Suite of Tools in Legal

I spoke with Soumya Nettimi and Sarah Schaaf, the CEO and general manager of payments, respectively, for ASG LegalTech, a platform of legal SaaS products including PracticePanther, Bill4Time, MerusCase, and now following its recent acquisition, Headnote, of which Sarah is a co-founder and the former CEO. We discussed the alignment of Headnote with ASG LegalTech’s suite of products, how the future of payments in legal is evolving, and what the appetite for a suite of technology tools indicates about the shift in the business of law.

September 18, 2020

The Convergence of Consulting and Chat Software

I spoke with Jared Correia, the founder and CEO at Red Cave Law Firm Consulting, and the co-founder of Gideon Software, a website chatbot and automatic scheduling tool built exclusively for law firms. We discussed the challenges that Gideon helps law firms address, ways that the pandemic impacts how lawyers approach and use technology, and advice for launching a consulting practice and a legal tech startup.

September 14, 2020

Calling All Lawyer Mom Owners

I spoke with Carolyn Elefant, an attorney, who focuses her practice on energy and environmental matters. She is also the author of several books, including the popular, Solo by Choice: How to Be the Lawyer You Always Wanted to Be, and has been blogging at MyShingle for almost 18 years. She is producing a virtual conference called the Lawyer Mom Owner Summit for lawyers who are moms that own or want to start a law firm. We discussed the Summit, what its attendees can expect, and how the practice of law has changed.

June 24, 2020

Selling Legal Services by Subscription

I spoke with Jon Tobin, a lawyer and the founder of Counsel for Creators, which is a Los Angeles-based law firm that works with clients in the arts, entertainment, software development, and other sectors, and offers a legal services subscription to make the law accessible for small businesses. We discussed the advantages of a subscription model for lawyers, ways that it empowers clients, and how to develop one.

March 3, 2020

The Most Significant Data Privacy Issue Today

I spoke with Debbie Reynolds, the founder of Debbie Reynolds Consulting, who provides guidance to corporations on global data privacy, data protection, and legal technology issues. We discussed the genesis of her consulting practice, the most pressing data privacy issue that companies are facing today, best practices that companies should implement to maintain compliance, and the impact of the CCPA on data privacy in the US.

February 25, 2020

The Evolution of Continuing Legal Education

I spoke with Chris Osborn, the co-founder of Reeltime Creative Learning Experiences, a national provider of continuing education and professional development programs. We discussed the genesis of Reeltime Creative Learning Experiences, the programs it offers, how the delivery of continuing legal education has changed, and how it will continue to evolve.

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