SOLO in COLO

FREE Webinar—Seven Steps to Going Solo—Tuesday, Nov. 15

November 10, 2016

Every lawyer—at some point—considers opening their own law firm. Running your own practice means your name is on the letterhead. There are no partners to placate, and all the proceeds go directly into your pocket. It’s every lawyer’s dream. However, there’s more to running a law firm than practicing law. In addition to being a […]

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ICCES Training — Monday, Nov. 7

November 3, 2016

Integrated Colorado Courts E-filing System (ICCES) allows attorneys to e-file into civil, criminal (in limited districts), domestic, water, probate, and appellate court (Court of Appeals and Supreme Court) cases. ICCES also currently allows pro se users to e-file small claims cases in Adams and Jefferson counties. The next ICCES training session on how to e-serve and e-file […]

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Do You Have the Right Personality to Succeed as a Solo Attorney?

November 1, 2016

When you were a child, did you ever argue with your parents or siblings? Did you protest doing things that you did not want to do? Were you loud and demanding – and never accepted “no” for an answer? In response to your childhood personality, did your parents ever say, “Wow! You are going to […]

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November Solo Small Firm Networking Events

October 28, 2016

Solo Small Firm Section networking meetings are a great opportunity to connect with your peers, as well as a practice management and technology discussion forum. The meetings are open to all CBA members, not just Solo Small Firm Section members, the sponsoring entity. Colorado Springs routinely offers CLE credits, although sometimes there is no formal agenda, […]

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October’s Best of the Blogs

October 26, 2016

We know you are busy! So we read through numerous blog posts and find the best ones to share with you each month. Please let us know if you feel we are missing a particularly good one. Quick Tips Restrict Others from Formatting in Microsoft Word from Lawyerist.com 5 Options You’ll Want to Re-Set in […]

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Tech Tuesdays Webinar — Using Excel and Windows Hyperlinks for Document Review — is now online!

October 24, 2016

Our Tech Tuesdays webinar from Oct. 25 is now online! Whether you have your own in-house document production system or a relationship with a good vendor, you may not have Casemap or other review programs that can help capture all of this information once it has been produced. Using Microsoft Excel in tandem with Windows-based […]

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Building a Mid-Sized Firm and Going Out on My Own

October 17, 2016

By Guest Blogger: Christine Swenson Note from the Editor: This post is a recapon the latest Colorado CLE Small Firms Big Success Presentation on Oct 10, Building a Mid-Sized Firm and Going Out on My Own. For entrepreneurs, Simon Sinek’s “Start with Why” is one of the most powerful concepts in business today. If you […]

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A Few Things Many Attorneys Realize During their First Year as a Solo

October 13, 2016

It might seem like a very simple concept: Graduate from college. Attend law school. Pass the bar. Open your own solo law practice. Have a successful career. Retire. Live happily ever after. This plan sounds great… and it can be an excellent path for many. But it’s important to remember that things are not always […]

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Why Down Time is Nearly Non-Existent for Solo Attorneys

October 4, 2016

Simply put, there are only 24 hours in a day. To some solo attorneys, this is hardly enough time to get everything done. With only a limited amount of time each day to work, eat, and sleep, how do solo attorneys find time to relax or spend time with their family? Owning, managing, and running […]

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