Matt Homann, as I have mentioned before, is a guy who really thinks outside of the box. That is why we (I'm putting my Minnesota CLE hat on here for a sentence) are bringing Matt in for the Strategic Solutions for Solo and Small Firms conference August 9-11th. Matt has a really radical idea: let your clients determine how much they owe you for services.
Saving money on your travel can sure help your budget and bottom line. It is only in its Alpha stage, but but SpyFly looks like a super application for booking travel.
The MinnLawyer Blog posted a telling interview with University of St. Thomas 3L Rasheen Tillman. She wanted to be a public defender, but hiring is currently frozen due to the state’s budget situation. In this interview, Tillman discusses how her job search is going and how her aspirations have been impacted by the economy.
The economic downturn - OK, the recession - has its unexpected effects too. The Wall Street Journal's legal blog has an interesting article about The Recession's Latest Legal Casualty: IOLTA.
Not to minimize the pain that the current economic situation is causing - after all Circuit City's closing is perhaps just a first shoe dropping in the retail business, but perspective is a good thing. The Minneapolis Federal Reserve has published some interesting data on their Website trying to put The Recession in Perspective.