Sarah Goulbourne, co-founder of successful law firm GunnerCooke, has 10 rules for being a happy lawyer. Happy lawyers are; fun, charismatic, considered and trustworthy; are you? Many lawyers I have met say they are unhappy because of their career choice. They are overworked, under-appreciated and disillusioned with their profession. Unhappy lawyers have fallen out of […]
So how about this for a law firm business plan? – no time sheets, no traditional partner structure, full profit-sharing . . and an objective to be one of the fastest growing law firms in the UK. For Sarah Goulbourne, who started her legal shakeup in a Costa Coffee shop at the age of 45
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Geoffrey Schuler, CPA Finding reliable, real-time news sources and creating good habits to constantly monitor these outlets can be overwhelming for many young professionals. It took me a long time to identify my list of favored resources (tailored to the legal industry) and means to access this list in real time. This blog is aimed
Big Law and big money seem to go together like bacon and eggs, but the massive profit margins that are often touted are false. So says American Lawyer writer Chris Johnson, lead ALM reporter in Europe with a detailed knowledge of the legal business and who penned an article for AmLaw that described the disparity
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The glass ceiling remains a difficult – shattering even – experience for many women seeking to achieve equity partnerships in Big Law firms. Law360 has now compiled a ranking of the best law firms for women to become (equity) partners, surveying over 300 firms on gender diversity based on the number of female equity partners
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Getting a break as a solo lawyer can be one of the biggest problems of sole practice. But there are some things the solo lawyer can do that ensure they get the break they need. While the merits of working for yourself are numerous, the downside is the need to simply take a break
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Today’s law office is radically different from what many might think – and the changes keep coming. The law office a client might walk into today is more likely to see espresso machines and funky colors than book-lined walls and dark paneled walls. A recent feature LawFuel prepared for the New Zealand law market
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] How long can law firms survive? Is their demise a case of scandalous rumor mongering, or is there something serious going on here? It seems apocalyptic to even mention the fact that law firms are destined for obsolescence, but with so much talk of ‘disruption’ and the role of artificial intelligence about, who could
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Stress and over work at record level for junior lawyers in the UK, a new survey show. A survey shows that over 90 per cent of young lawyers say they are under stress or pressure from work and more than half of those surveyed said they feel unable to work either regularly or occasionally
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50 Cent (the rap artist, not the monetary denomimation) has pulled off what one music industry publication calls “the ultimate switcheroo” by turning the tables on his Big Law lawyers and suing them for $32 million (that’s the monetary denomination, not a rapper). 50 Cent hired Reed Smith to represent him in the Lastonia Leviston sex-tape
