When starting a law firm it is very difficult to know where to start first. There are business cards, business licenses, business structures, networking, advertising, office space, and all other sorts of things to do.

But, it's always tough to know, of all of the things on your list for starting a law firm, what is that thing you should do first?

That's what I talk about in this week's Five Minute Friday The Art of Lawyering Podcast.

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What did you do first? Would you suggest something else?

Leave a comment and tell me your thoughts. Think of how you felt when you were first starting your law firm. What if someone had told you that one thing that fast forwarded your success?

Now's your chance to do that for someone...

This week's guest is not a lawyer, but he is hoping to have a huge impact on the legal industry.

Nikhil Nirmel is the founder and CEO of lawdingo.com, a business dedicated to matching up potential clients needing legal services with lawyers ready to help them.

This was a great interview for several different reasons. Just a few of the topics we covered were:

His experience starting a business from nothing;

The right way to outsource work;

How to get over the fear of starting a business;

How to deal with haters;

Why lawdingo.com is such a great resource; and

Much, much more!

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I want to make sure you know this interview is NOT a pitch fest for lawdingo.com. Quite the contrary, actually.

What this is is an inside look at a start-up valium brand 10mg pills company from the eyes of the founder.

Nikhil is going through the same stuff that we all went when starting a law firm. The fear of failure. The cash crunch. Not knowing what to do first.

It's all here. If you are looking for help on how to start a law firm, how to grow a law firm, or just how to kick ass, this is a good interview for you.

The Art of Lawyering Podcast Resources

lawdingo.com

elance.com

Micromotives and Macrobehavior

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Welcome back to another addition of The Art of Lawyering's Five Minute Friday podcast!

Today, as you might have guessed from the title, I'm going to tell you what kind of law firm case management software I use (and what kind I think you should use.

Let's stop messing around and get to it!

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What law firm case management software do you use?

Have something that's really working for you? Then share it will all of us in the comments below!

I want to get this right out of the way: this week's guest is a must listen. This interview is packed with information that can help you start your law firm successfully today.

Lee Rosen is the owner of Rosen Law Firm, a family law practice in Raleigh, North Carolina. He is also the author of Divorce Discourse, a blog about law firm marketing, law firm technology, leadership, management, and so much more.

What sets Lee apart from most other attorneys is his ability to cut through the chase and get to what works. For example, here are just a couple of the topics we cover:

How he's created a virtual law firm with attorneys working remotely all over the world;

How he's set up a completely fixed fee family law practice;

How he used networking to kill it with his law firm;

What he would do today to jump start his law firm if he had to start all over again.

How he created a website that gets over 5,000 visitors a day!

This truly is a can't miss interview.

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Resources

Lee's law firm website: rosen.com

Lee's son's Google advertising business: rosenadvertising.com

Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box

This week's five minute Friday question, as you might have guessed, is "when is the right time to hire an associate?"

Lucky for you I've hired a couple of associates in my day.

Here are my thoughts...

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When do you think the right time to hire an associate it?

Tell me in the comments.

This part 2 of a series of interviews I did with Marc. To see part 1, click here.

Some time ago, after I did my original interview with Marc (you can see that at The Law Firm Marketing Podcast) we were talking and decided we just had to sit down and record a special series outlining our general thoughts about social media and how to use social media to get clients with your law firm.

Well, we finally sat down and did it, and now I want to share it with can you buy diazepam in usa you.

At least, I want to share a part of it with you. If you want to hear the rest of our talk, which ended up being over two hours long, just let me know by hitting the "I want it all" button below. That will get you signed up for my weekly email newsletter and get you the key to unlocking our full conversation.

I WANT IT ALL!

Enjoy!

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Whether you are just thinking about how to start a law firm or are a couple of years in and struggling to make ends meet, or are wildly successful and thinking about how to reach the next level, the place we want to be often seems so far away and so different from our current valium brand china state that we give up on even trying to get there.

In this week's Five Minute Friday I talk about how to overcome that feeling, how to work every day to reach your goals, and how to achieve your wildest dreams.

It all boils down to one thing: how to eat an elephant.

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Scott Weitz is more than just the next interview on this show. He is a personal friend of mine. When I first moved to Seattle and started a law firm he was one of the first lawyers I met, and he welcomed me with open arms.

Today Scott owns a successful real estate, business, and estate planning practice in Seattle. He has a couple of attorneys working under him and his business is thriving. Scott also has an ownership getting valium online interest in a sports agency. He is a licensed NFL agent and represents a couple of players in the league right now.

The quality of Scott's I am most jealous of is his ability to meet new people and form strong connections with them. And that's what we dive into in this interview.

So sit back, relax, and enjoy the show!

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Show Resources

Weitz Law Firm

206 Sports Group

How To Win Friends and Influence People

Welcome to another Five Minute Friday episode of The Art of Lawyering Podcast! Today's question is one I'm sure many of you, particularly if you are trying to start a personal injury law firm or some other contingency based law firm.

Here it is:

I haven't come across any advice from you or your guests regarding how to survive as a medical malpractice/PI attorney - all contingency based - when first starting a practice. I have tried to find contract/per diem work, but it seems there are no firms in my area that want/need that. Do you have any podcasts that specifically address contingency based practices? Any insight would be greatly appreciate.

I do have a podcast addressing that - now! To find out what I'd do, listen to the podcast!

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And, before you leave, let me know if you have any other ideas by leaving a 30 second comment.

They say that all good things must come to an end, and so it is for the Law Firm Marketing Mastery Podcast.

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This isn't the end, though, but a time for a new beginning.

To get the new podcast and all of it's glory you can CLICK HERE and be taken to The Art of Lawyering, my new podcast.

You can also find the new podcast on iTunes by CLICKING HERE.

Why am I doing something different?

You'll have to listen to the podcast to find out, but I promise you'll like it!

And, before I go, I want to give all of you who listened, commented, reviewed, and participated a heartfelt thank you. I do this not just to scratch my own itch but to make life easier for all of you lawyers out there trying to make a go of it on your own.

See you at The Art of Lawyering!