Ethically Savvy Business Travel [LGE 080]

by Megan Zavieh | Oct 1, 2019 | Podcast

Lawyers travel frequently for business, be it conferences or client work or other professional development.  As Megan gets ready to head to the California Lawyers Association annual meeting and the Clio Cloud Conference, she shares some of her tips for remaining...

Taking Risks and SEO with Tommy Griffith [LGE 079]

by Megan Zavieh | Sep 24, 2019 | Podcast

Lawyers are given a script in law school for how their career is supposed to go. But what can be achieved if we go off-script, and we build innovative work around the life we want to lead? Tommy Griffith took some career risks from college through leaving Airbnb where...

Get the Most Out of Legal Conferences [LGE 078]

by Megan Zavieh | Sep 17, 2019 | Podcast

Wisely chosen, legal conferences can be great opportunities for solo and small firm lawyers.  Megan’s top tips for making the most of your time at a conference include: – Have a goal going in – Meet targeted people – Be open to meeting many new...

Law Firm Breakups and Operating Agreements with Jonathan Hawkins [LGE 077]

by Megan Zavieh | Sep 10, 2019 | Podcast

Lawyer for lawyers and their firms, Jonathan Hawkins, joins Megan in this episode to talk about the business side of law firms.  Partnerships and other firms should have operating agreements in place, because without them, the inevitable breakup is ugly and messy....

Small Firm Roadmap from Lawyerist with Stephanie Everett [LGE076]

by Megan Zavieh | Sep 3, 2019 | Podcast

Lawyerist is a community of forward-thinking lawyers, and its leadership team has written a book to help lawyers build their own small law firm of the future.  In this episode, Megan sits down with co-author Stephanie Everett to talk about the book, why it was...

Succession Planning for Law Firms with Dylan Hyatt [LGE 075]

by Megan Zavieh | Aug 27, 2019 | Podcast

Estate planning lawyer Dylan Hyatt joins Megan on this episode to talk about how to protect a solo lawyer’s biggest professional asset – their firm.  Highlights include: What happens when a lawyer is suddenly incapacitated with no succession plan in place...