Support Documents

Below are links to the support documents associated with our November 16, 2009 program at The John Marshall Law School about how to start your own law firm.  All articles are republished by permission:

Alexis Reed, Esq., panelist, of Special Counsel provides the following articles:
Preparation for Attorneys in a Career Transition
Article from the Special Counsel Column about surviving the market
Q & A with Alexis Reed, Esq.

Judd Kessler,  CEO of Abacus Data Systems in San Diego, CA has provided this article that is reprinted by permission from the Texas Bar Journal:
Judd Kessler – Six Simple Reasons Practices Fail

David Glynn, panelist and Director of Product Development at Law Bulletin Publishing Co. provides this article about professional networking:
The Importance of Networking – originally published in the ABA’s The Practicing Lawyer

Chicago Lawyer Assistant Editor Olivia Clarke’s recent Around the Watercooler post about Using Social Media Carefully.

Sandra J. Bishop, panelist and President of Executive Solutions provides this advice:
How the interviewer is hoping to find you

Chris Small of CMS Law Firm LLC:
Starting a Law Firm and Phone Systems
Chris Small’s recent Attorneys in Transition tips Starting a Law Firm.

Law Marketing Guru Larry Bodine:
Building Marketing at Your Firm

Kevin Chern, panelist, of Total Attorneys provides the following articles/items:
Session that covers the art of closing by Kevin Chern of Total Attorneys
Total Attorneys – Get a Life Conference Recap
Also from Total Attorneys:
Thomas Ost’s take on how to build a practice:
Thomas E Ost on How to Build a Law Practice – Article provided by Total Attorneys
Kevin Houchin, a creative IP lawyer provides this article and you can follow Kevin on his blog for similar insight:
Kevin Houchin – The Power of Acceptance
Tim Ryan, Director of Sales and VP of Total Attorneys’ advice on staffing your office:
Creating a Staffing Strategy

Here are some documents from our program earlier this year that will assist attorneys in transition.

The group of documents below were submitted by the panelists at our May 8, 2009 Attorneys in Transition seminar held at The John Marshall Law School and co-sponsored by Law Bulletin/Chicago Lawyer:

Coping with unemployment means breaking away from the past and facing your future. It means dealing with the emotional, financial, and professional challenges unemployment can bring. Although this process can be painful, facing unemployment with a plan will help make coping with it easier. Jeffrey C. Simon, vice president-financial consultant at RBC Wealth Management offers solid advice below.
Transitioning Employment in Difficult Times by Jeff Simon

The ability to see the options available to you and to focus on a new beginning is the focus behind this outline below by Leonard Amari, senior partner and a founder of Amari & Locallo. Employment Seeking Alternatives Outline by Leonard Amari

Alexis Reed, attorney search director at Special Counsel offers sage advice to the job seeker in the presentation below and offers samples of good and bad resumes. Job Seeker Preparation by Alexis Reed with Exhibit A to Alexis Reed Presentation – Bad Resume and Exhibit B to Alexis Reed Presentation – Good Example of a Resume

David Glynn, director of research and product development at Law Bulletin/Chicago Lawyer, emphasizes the importance of networking and how lawyers should approach it both virtually and actually in the document below. The Importance of Networking by David Glynn