Practical Advice for Taking Better Notes

by Megan Zavieh | Nov 12, 2019 | Attorney, Attorney Client Relationship, Attorney Resources, Blog, Law Office Management, Law Practice Management, Lawyer, Practice Management, Resources, Small Law Firm, Solo Lawyer, Solo Practice

This post was written by Megan Zavieh and originally published on Lawyerist.com on November 2, 2015. A file of complete and thorough notes is gold when you have to detail your work for an ethics or malpractice claim, to work through a billing dispute, to transfer a...

National Perspective on Regulatory Reform with Jayne Reardon [LGE 086]

by Megan Zavieh | Nov 12, 2019 | Podcast

At Clio Con 2019, Jayne Reardon of the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism joined Megan to talk about the changing regulatory landscape in the legal profession. Nationally there are changes afoot in many states, and in this conversation they hit on...

Rise of the Unconference with Sean Bernstein [LGE 085]

by Megan Zavieh | Nov 5, 2019 | Podcast

Megan is joined by Sean Bernstein, organizer of Legal Innovation Summit at Fireside, to talk about that event and others in an unconference format.  How can solos benefit from getting out of the usual legal conference setting and into something more interesting and...

Earned Fees & Unearned Fees: Handling a Mixed Check

by Megan Zavieh | Nov 4, 2019 | Attorney, Attorney Resources, Billing, Blog, Ethics, Finances, Flat Rates, Hourly Rates, IOLTA, Law Office Management, Law Practice Management, Lawyer, Practice Management, Professional Conduct for Lawyers, Professional Ethics for Lawyers, Rate Setting, Small Law Firm, Solo Lawyer, Solo Practice

This post was written by Megan Zavieh and originally published on Lawyerist.com on September 30, 2014. Handling client funds correctly is critical to the success of your law practice, not only for business reasons but for ethical ones. It is essential to properly...

Jack Newton at Clio Con 2019 [LGE 084]

by Megan Zavieh | Oct 29, 2019 | Podcast

There is so much to talk about from Clio Con 2019, including the Legal Trends Report.  In this episode, Jack Newton stops by the Lawyers Gone Ethical recording booth. Resources Mentioned: Medium Article discussing Clio’s History 2019 Legal Trends Report Guest...

Astroturfing to Technethics, the New Vocabulary of Legal Ethics

by Megan Zavieh | Oct 28, 2019 | Attorney Resources, Blog, Legal Tech, Professional Conduct for Lawyers, Professional Ethics for Lawyers, Social Media, Technology

This post was written by Megan Zavieh and originally published on Lawyerist.com on September 25, 2013. Ethics blogs and journalists spend a lot of time writing about new technology and how it impacts the world of legal ethics. All this writing spawned a new...

Ethically Outsourcing Substantive Legal Work with Talitha Gray Kozlowski [LGE 083]

by Megan Zavieh | Oct 22, 2019 | Podcast

LAWCLERK was started by three partners who saw a growth market in outsourced substantive legal work.  Answers to ethics questions were critical to establishing a marketplace for lawyers seeking lawyer help on their substantive legal work.  In this episode, Megan and...

Who Decides What in the Attorney-Client Relationship?

by Megan Zavieh | Oct 21, 2019 | ABA Ethics, Attorney, Attorney Client Relationship, Blog, Ethics, Law Office Management, Law Practice Management, Lawyer, Practice Management, Professional Conduct for Lawyers, Professional Ethics for Lawyers, Small Law Firm, Solo Lawyer, Solo Practice

This post was written by Megan Zavieh and originally published on Lawyerist.com on February 27, 2015. The attorney-client relationship is one of varying degrees of collaboration, depending on how involved your client chooses to be, how sophisticated they are in legal...

One Year of Virtual Assistance [LGE 082]

by Megan Zavieh | Oct 15, 2019 | Podcast

Megan was a true solo for a long time, then dabbled in having a bit of close-to-home help.  A year ago, she took the leap of hiring a virtual team to help run her practice.  After a year, she’s learned some important lessons that she shares in this episode....

Using Social Media During Jury Trials

by Megan Zavieh | Oct 14, 2019 | Blog, Legal Marketing, Social Media

This post was written by Megan Zavieh and originally published on Lawyerist.com on September 2, 2014. Most of us only know enough about jury selection to figure out how to get bounced from a potential jury. Lawyers who work in jury selection, though, know its ins and...