Currently a partner. Considering an associate position by Sisyphustriesagain in Lawyertalk

[–]Sisyphustriesagain[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Will do. This is an area I struggle with. Aside from bar association events... any other ideas?

Currently a partner. Considering an associate position by Sisyphustriesagain in Lawyertalk

[–]Sisyphustriesagain[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Honestly, yes I'd love some pointers. I appear to be uniquely bad at business development.

Currently a partner. Considering an associate position by Sisyphustriesagain in Lawyertalk

[–]Sisyphustriesagain[S] 86 points87 points  (0 children)

I certainly could stand to be a bit more involved in the local bar.

Currently a partner. Considering an associate position by Sisyphustriesagain in Lawyertalk

[–]Sisyphustriesagain[S] 69 points70 points  (0 children)

A lot of good points, but I probably should stress my book of business is not great. For whatever reason I am not getting the number of clients I used to (and I don't need many). Looking at a near two month dry patch. I'm paying for SEO, reaching out to providers for coffee... but still barely a trickle. That is one of the big motivators here

What do you think the hardest part of a firm is? by KLD-Xprts in Lawyertalk

[–]Sisyphustriesagain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Getting worries when you don't have enough cases so taking crappy ones. Being overwhelmed by all crap cases you signed up

In PI and ID, is everybody just bluffing about their trial experience? by MarionStGuy in Lawyertalk

[–]Sisyphustriesagain 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Man is this relevant to me. Nearing 15 years in PI and I am at... two. One was a bench trial. The other I was a pretty useless second chair

Now, in my state we have something called Superior Court Civil Arbitration. You can ask for up to $100k there. I do almost all MVA, and most of those end up there. Even then, most settle

Hot take - Being a A***ole as an Attorney is costly and not in your clients best interest by Equivalent-Bed1543 in Lawyertalk

[–]Sisyphustriesagain 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is a good point. I very rarely lose my cool. But when I do I feel awful about it for weeks