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Continue reading →: This decade has just 1 more month left
2020 has 1 more month left. The last month of the last year of the decade. What will you do with this 1 month? Can this be the launchpad for an amazing decade for you? 1 month is enough to turn your life around, if you put in the 10x…
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Continue reading →: What are gateway services and how can independent practitioners use them to onboard new clients faster?
One of the biggest problems that any young lawyer faces while starting up is getting their first client or initial clientele. For instance, you may get a breakthrough when a client for whom you have done simple trademark registration work, comes back to you for a litigation case and you…
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Continue reading →: 10 admin and procedural skills to learn to be a successful US paralegal from India
We will continue with our discussions around how to succeed as a freelance paralegal doing work for US clients while being in India. We already talked about global trends in IP law and new opportunities arising for lawyers, Part 1 and Part 2. Here we talked about 3 kinds of…
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Continue reading →: Most common objections that independent practitioners face from their clients and how to handle them
What are the most common objections that a new client has while working with an independent lawyer? How can you deal with such objections effectively, maintain your pricing and secure the client’s mandate? Here are the most common objections of clients received from potential clients, with the implications for your…
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Continue reading →: How blockchain is set to transform a lawyer’s world
Unless one has slept through the past two decades, it is unlikely to not have come across the term ‘blockchain’. Primarily known for powering cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Etherium, the World Economic Forum promises that this new contraption is “pulling us into a new era of openness, decentralisation and global…
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Continue reading →: How you are sabotaging your practice and why you fail to retain new clients
Over the past few days, I have been writing about how the legal services market has changed in the last 20 years, and 5 unconventional skill-sets that independent practitioners must develop to survive. Today, I will discuss 5 most common beliefs that are self-sabotaging and prevent us from generating or…
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Continue reading →: How and when to move from a law firm or an in-house counsel job to independent practice
Most common queries, answered What is the right time to shift to independent practice if I am working in a law firm or as an in-house counsel, or as a junior to a senior litigator? What are the advantages of having worked earlier in a law firm or a company…
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Continue reading →: 5 unconventional skills outside LLB syllabus that any independent practitioner or small law firm owner must learn to survive
What are the skills that an independent practitioner must learn? You are not merely responsible for performing the tasks that your senior delegated to you, or for ensuring that you deliver a great quality of service to the clients of your senior or law firm. As an independent practitioner, or…
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Continue reading →: Complexity, risk, thrill, money
“Everybody is trying to explain the situation in their own fashion. And so much has come, that if I read all the news, then I also will get confused as to what all has happened”. That is Harshad Mehta speaking. About the stock market scam of 1992. In his interview…
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Continue reading →: What has changed in the legal services market over the last 20 years? Learn about the 3 stereotypes that prevent independent practitioners from achieving maximum growth
The decision to start independent practice is a brave one. It is also filled with numerous fears and insecurities. How will I find my first client? How can I consistently generate new clients? Why will clients trust me? Is it really possible for me to compete with law firms? Can…