Five tips for explaining rates and fees to new clients 
Published: September 26, 2011
Tags: attorney fees, legal fees, small firm, solo practice
Explaining your fees to clients is a common challenge for new attorneys. For lawyers hanging out their own shingle, here is some advice about discussing rates and fees with new clients.
Stepping over to the small firm side 
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: April 13, 2009
Tags: small firm
Small is the new big – at least when it comes to legal practice.
More and more lawyers are leaving the “big law” life and making the transition into smaller firms or solo practice despite the shaky economy. And some say the current economic climate is actually a good time to think small.
Small firms find big payoff from PR
By:
Nora Tooher
Published: January 19, 2009
Tags: 20 things, marketing, public relations, small firm
As the full-time communications director for a prominent south Florida law firm, Stacy Laffere organizes press conferences, issues media advisories and hosts community fundraisers.
She also coaches the firm’s attorneys – all five of them – on how to talk with reporters and generate positive press.
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