The thematic message

If you're not reading Susan Cartier-Liebel's blog, Build a Solo Practice, L.L.C., you're certainly missing out on several crucial pieces of information. That's especially true if you're reading this blog, in lieu of hers.

She recently made this post, outlining the several different things she has discovered in her 18 months of posting.

One of the suggestions she made is to "Define the mission of your blog, and stick to it."

This struck me, because I don't believe that I've ever specifically defined this blog's mission. I think this is particularly tragic, especially since I seem to blog about several different topics, all of which I believe to be connected.

So, here's my thematic message:

This blog is about my experience moving from work as a 3rd year attorney, and into legal practice. Remember, I am planning to enter solo practice directly from law school. I aim to give meaningful advice to other students/lawyers regarding my experiences, and some of the products or solutions I've tried. I'm not going to discuss law school, unless it's particularly meaningful (i.e. how law schools help students prepare for practice). I may occassionally discuss Oklahoma or national cases, when they have particular relevance on my areas of practice, although I prefer that you defer to someone more knowledgable than I.

You will get a lot of technology reviews, although others are more capable/knowledgable, because I love tech gadgets, and think that a great number of new lawyers want to know alternatives. In that same view, hopefully you'll get some information that can help, if not, please comment, and I'll see if I can fix that.

Finally, I'm simply one guy who's taking the opportunities, or stuggles, I've been given, and trying mix a particular quality of life and profession. From my view, there's someone out there who is in a similar position, looking for similar answers that don't seem to exist.

Take this as an open invitation to criticize my work, ask any questions you'd like, or more productively, offer meaningful advice that will help me build my practice, provide high quality legal services, and achieve my goals.

Thank you for reading, and keep on.