Latest Soloattorney Podcast Episodes
Get Staffed Up with Remote Workers in Latin America (Guest: Brett Trembly)
The 80/20 Principle - May 16, 2023 08:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsIn this episode, Brett Trembly, a business lawyer and founder of Get Staffed Up, shares how his company helps law firm owners hire talented virtual assistants from Latin America. He discusses his new book, which sets forth a 24-month game plan for hiring seven specific positions. He also expla...
A Practicing Lawyer's Perspective on ChatGPT (Enrico Schaefer)
The 80/20 Principle - May 09, 2023 08:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsDiscover the transformative power of ChatGPT technology in the legal industry as Ernie sits down with Enrico Schaefer, an attorney with over thirty years of experience in technology and IP law. Learn how Enrico leverages AI tools and third-party applications to revolutionize his practice, stream...
Gumbo, ChatGPT & Systems (with Matt Granda)
The 80/20 Principle - May 02, 2023 08:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsIn this episode I briefly discuss gumbo, ChatGPT and a new development in my Systems program. You'll also hear from Matt Granda, the managing partner in a P.I. law firm who is serious about systematizing and improving his firm's operations. Show Notes Matt Granda's LinkedIn page Claggett &...
Hiring & Working with Overseas VAs (with Joey Vitale)
The 80/20 Principle - April 25, 2023 08:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsJoey Vitale practices trademark law in Chicago and got so busy he needed to hire overseas VAs from the Philippines. Then he started teaching other lawyers the benefits and methods of working with overseas VAs. Learn the best ways of hiring and working with remote VAs in law practice. And disco...
Building Accountability Charts & Tracking Portals (with Melissa Shanahan)
The 80/20 Principle - April 18, 2023 08:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsBusiness coach Melissa Shanahan discusses how she helped a small group of law firm owners build a dashboard for tracking key metrics in their practices (i.e., a "tracking portal"). She also showed them how to define the various roles for work done in the firm (now or in the future) through an ...
The Future of Lawyer Work is Here
The 80/20 Principle - April 11, 2023 08:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsThe legal profession is changing rapidly, and lawyers must adapt quickly. Discover the best way to work and thrive in the modern world. (hint: trial & error is the worst way). Show Notes Click to download the list of Best Systems & Tools for Lawyers Subscribe to Substack newsletter: The ...
Modern Systems for Virtual Law Practice - Part 2
The 80/20 Principle - April 04, 2023 08:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsLawyers increasingly work remotely or in virtual environments. That means we need new ways of better organizing, communicating, and collaborating in this digital/virtual world. The first part of two that examines how to make this happen, so our practices run more smoothly. Show Notes Click her...
Modern Systems for Virtual Law Practice - Part 1
The 80/20 Principle - March 28, 2023 08:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsLawyers increasingly work remotely or in virtual environments. That means we need new ways of better organizing, communicating, and collaborating in this digital/virtual world. The first part of two that examines how to make this happen, so our practices run more smoothly. Show Notes Click her...
GPT-4 is Here - Lawyers Beware
The 80/20 Principle - March 21, 2023 08:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsLast week's release of GPT-4 has stunned people because of its amazing new capabilities for interpreting requests, finding and synthesizing information, as well as writing coherent summaries. It even scored in the 90th percentile on a bar exam, which means it can handle legal information as well...
Productize Your Legal Services
The 80/20 Principle - March 14, 2023 08:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsIf you can create an information product for potential clients to get a meaningful result, they will trust you more and possibly hire you later for full-scope work. Many lawyers are now productizing their legal services, and in this episode, we discuss why you should do this, the best way to sta...
Cybersecurity for Law Firms
The 80/20 Principle - March 07, 2023 09:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsCybersecurity is essential in all fields, but especially in law firms, where there is so much sensitive information stored on computers. Learn how to protect yourself in this episode. Show Notes The 80/20 Principle: The Secret of Achieving More with Less, by Richard Koch Richard Koch on Mast...
How to run a new law practice without any prior business skills (with Chris Earley)
The 80/20 Principle - February 28, 2023 09:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsChris Earley had no idea how to run any business when he graduated from law school in 2004. But he figured it out through a series of strategies and tactics, which you'll learn about in this episode. Show Notes Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success, book by Adam Grant Never ...
Interesting Questions about Law Practice Management
The 80/20 Principle - February 21, 2023 09:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsManaging a law practice doesn't have to be as hard as many lawyers make it. I've gotten some interesting questions about this topic, so in this episode, you'll learn more about how to make major improvements more easily. Show Notes The 80/20 Principle: The Secret of Achieving More with Less, b...
How the 80/20 Rule Helps Practicing Attorneys (with Patrick Slaughter)
The 80/20 Principle - February 14, 2023 09:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsThe 80/20 rule can help practicing lawyers. Listen and learn how one family lawyer in Tennessee used it to become more profitable and much happier in his practice. Show Notes Click here to see Patrick's Standard Engagement Contract. Patrick Slaughter's Magic Law Practice (Episode 48) ...
Lawyer Burnout & How to Avoid or Resolve it
The 80/20 Principle - February 07, 2023 09:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsMany lawyers succumb to burnout or stress at various points in their careers. It's easy to assume that this is just something we have to accept. But the truth is, we don't have to endure stress or burnout if we understand the root causes and optimal solutions. Show Notes How to Optimize Produc...
A Retrospective of Tech Adoption by Lawyers (Interview with Monty McIntyre)
The 80/20 Principle - January 31, 2023 09:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsMany lawyers who entered the practice of law in the 1980s ignored technology or dismissed its potential for making law more efficient and easier to practice. But not Monty McIntyre, a San Diego trial lawyer who adopted technology and remains open-minded and curious about leveraging it to improve...
Interview with Nashville solo lawyer Brian Payne
The 80/20 Principle - January 24, 2023 09:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsIn this episode, you'll meet Brian Payne, a solo attorney who practices law in Nashville, Tennessee. Brian was initially lured to Nashville because he's a songwriter. He was encouraged to go to law school by someone he admired, and that's how he wound up with a law degree. He has a solo prac...
A.I. Powered Note-Taking for Lawyers (with Otter.ai)
The 80/20 Principle - January 17, 2023 09:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsArtificial intelligence is gaining ground rapidly in many areas, including better note-taking by creating accurate transcripts and recordings at the same time. Tools like Otter.ai allow you to do this using any modern smartphone. Every lawyer should at least try Otter.ai to understand the pow...
Revenue & Expense Tracking Insights (with Melissa Shanahan)
The 80/20 Principle - January 10, 2023 09:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsTracking your firm's revenue and expense numbers gives you helpful insight into which areas of your practice are more profitable or which staff members or contractors are truly valuable. Melissa Shanahan, a top-notch business coach for solo and small firm attorneys, joins Ernie to discuss how be...
Multi-Disciplinary Thinking for Lawyers
The 80/20 Principle - January 03, 2023 09:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsTo succeed in big ways today, it's best to think in multi-dimensional or multi-disciplinary ways. That has been the key to attorney-businessman Charlie Munger's success and many others. In this episode, we'll talk about what it looks like to do this and how you can start to do it as well. Show...
80/20 Data Insights for Lawyers ("Moneyball")
The 80/20 Principle - December 27, 2022 09:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsThe power of 80/20 analysis can help lawyers achieve higher incomes and get better clients. But gathering and analyzing key data is essential (as it was for the Oakland Athletics baseball team, as depicted in the book/movie "Moneyball"). Two KPIs, in particular, are of paramount importance...
Is the 80/20 rule too good to be true?
The 80/20 Principle - December 20, 2022 09:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsThe 80/20 principle is powerful and can help bring about a massive change in any business —including a lawyer's practice. But it's hard to wrap your head around this idea when you first come upon it. One natural reaction of lawyers is to think, "this is too good to be true." But the fact is th...
Marketing with Authenticity - Part 2
The 80/20 Principle - December 13, 2022 09:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsMarketing, when done effectively, is powerful. And the best approach is to communicate with people authentically, especially on platforms like LinkedIn. Show Notes Read This Is Marketing: You Can't Be Seen Until You Learn to See, by Seth Godin (the best book on marketing) My 'Inner Circle' ...
Marketing with Authenticity
The 80/20 Principle - December 06, 2022 09:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsMany lawyers have misconceptions about marketing and then fail to leverage its power. Others try too hard to get attention and fail to earn the trust of prospective clients. Marketing, when done effectively, is powerful. And the best approach is to communicate with people in a natural, authe...
Speed Learning (a 80/20 leverage tactic)
The 80/20 Principle - November 29, 2022 09:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsIt's vital to learn new ideas that help you run your law practice better, more efficiently, and more profitably. And there are many books that can help you do this, but reading them takes time. Unless you learn how to employ an 80/20 leverage tactic that I call "speed learning." It's very easy t...
Using 80-20 Leverage in Your Law Practice
The 80/20 Principle - November 22, 2022 09:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsIf you don't know about the 80/20 Principle, you should. Understanding it is the easy part. Implementing it is where the work starts, and in this episode we'll talk about how to leverage the 80/20 principle to create extraordinary transformations in your practice. Show Notes The 80/20 Princi...
It's Not Just About Money
The 80/20 Principle - November 15, 2022 09:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsThe happiest lawyers are those who spend more of their time thinking creatively and solving interesting high-level problems. They also get paid more than ones who are stuck doing low-level drudgery. So happiness in the practice of law is about more than just money, and I'll share some personal...
Crowdsourcing Lawyer Insights & Perspectives
The 80/20 Principle - November 08, 2022 09:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsIn this episode I'll be sharing recent questions from lawyers posted in my Inner Circle community, along with the insights and perspectives offered in response. It's important to remember that a lot of what you need to know about how to use technology and improve your practice is stored in...
Law Practice Management 101
The 80/20 Principle - November 01, 2022 08:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsA well-managed law practice is both profitable and enjoyable. In this episode, we'll review the key elements required to turn your practice into an easy-to-run, enjoyable business. Show Notes The Law Firm Systems Workshop (start learning as soon as you register) My 'Inner Circle' - a priva...
Polishing Witness Testimony (with Elizabeth Larrick)
The 80/20 Principle - October 25, 2022 08:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsBad witness testimony can impair the jury's perception of your case, or —even worse— cause you to lose the case. Attorneys often don't realize that many problems with witness testimony are "unforced errors" that they can avoid or mitigate by proper preparation. Elizabeth Larrick spent years ...
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