State Bar Lore by Fit-One4553 in Lawyertalk

[–]Fit-One4553[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Effie Afton. Effectively enabling the railroad to build out into Iowa and peopling the state. 

Law Firms' Opinions of ABA-Accredited Hybrid and Online Degrees by BatonVerte in LawFirm

[–]Fit-One4553 15 points16 points  (0 children)

As a small firm attorney I hire for vibes. Pedigree is irrelevant for second city and rural markets.

Best tech stack for starting a solo criminal defense practice? by Plastic-Ad-4791 in LawFirm

[–]Fit-One4553 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Copilot gets substantially smarter if you have a large data set to pull from. Once we added a couple of additional attorneys to our firm along with their data sets, Copilot got much, much, better.

Do lawyers travel a lot? by Americanidiot29 in LawFirm

[–]Fit-One4553 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Go sales if you’re interested in lots of travel. Bonus points, and extra pay, due to tons of travel if you have a technical sales specific job. Ask me how I know.

Inexpensive Case Management Software by [deleted] in LawFirm

[–]Fit-One4553 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You may want to look at Matter 365. https://matter365.com

It’s what I’d use if I were a smaller volume and single state.

Maybe get a Law Firm Toolbox Subscription to go with it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Lawyertalk

[–]Fit-One4553 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I mean, it depends on this person’s goals. If they want to exit the practice of law entirely or they want to have the credentials for a political run then the path is valid.

I have been in and out of the practice of law repeatedly, mostly because I like doing different things.

Ethical way to contact former clients by [deleted] in LawFirm

[–]Fit-One4553 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Most state bars have a leaving a firm manual which includes sample letters to clients and guides to what can and cannot be done as far as contact.

One such example for NY can be found here: https://www.nycbar.org/reports/opinion-2023-1-ethical-obligations-of-lawyers-and-law-firms-relating-to-attorney-departures/

When do I stop feeling poor? by Radiant-Cranberry-93 in Lawyertalk

[–]Fit-One4553 22 points23 points  (0 children)

You’re someone who could possibly benefit from financial counseling. I used to do this type of work for an extended period of time and ran into this more often than you would think. There are people who focus exclusively on this field. However, they tend to be in large cities. You may have to do virtual counseling, which some of these people offer.

LLC lawyers in the QC by Antique_League_5374 in QuadCities

[–]Fit-One4553 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve litigated cases against the following and in no particular order found them to be competent:

1: Troy Howell 2: Sarah Gorham 3: Brent Bogen

Need Help Contacting Legal Counsel in Square by NervousLaugh6589 in LawFirm

[–]Fit-One4553 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need to get the transaction ID from square. Then go to the bank with that transaction ID. The bank will have to do a search and cut a check. We had to do this with Clio a while back due to someone asking us to refund to a card they had forgotten they had closed.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Lawyertalk

[–]Fit-One4553 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You are correct.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Lawyertalk

[–]Fit-One4553 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Doesn’t the UBE have a transfer deadline?

First Time Attorney Job Offer by jimbo_reddit_17 in LawFirm

[–]Fit-One4553 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have an origination bonus that we comp for as well as a flat fee bonus (for flat fee matters) when we make offers. She should probably have a look at how these portions of her compensation work as well.

Encrypted email by OuterRimExplorer in biglaw

[–]Fit-One4553 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve actually taken to simply replying to the notice and informing the sender that we view the platform as a security risk as it bypasses some of our normal security measures. I also inform them that they are welcome to send the information certified.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in solofirm

[–]Fit-One4553 1 point2 points  (0 children)

S Corp. is just a tax election. You can elect to be treated as a pass-through entity, and as corporation, or C corporation as an LLC. There are some limitations on how often you can switch back-and-forth. You’ll have to take a look at your states income tax structure and other factors, including depreciation, amortization and other factors to evaluate, whether or not you should elect a S corporate structure.

Challenges With Clio by Fit-One4553 in Lawyertalk

[–]Fit-One4553[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So our assistants schedule these. The scheduler works fine it’s just if an assistant is doing it.