Extracurricular Education

I'm going to make this post into a who's-who of my favorite legal resources, with links to these individuals' sites. These are unpaid recommendations, based on the value these individuals provide me in my practice.

In no particular order:

1. Carolyn Elefant - her book and website give you a practical approach to starting and managing your law practice.
2. Susan Cartier-Liebel - through her program, Solo Practice University, Susan is providing young & old attorneys with the practical skills and advice we thought we were getting in law school, for a much cheaper rate ($595 per year). There's practical and theory-based courses to help you start, manage, and grow your legal practice. I'm a member, and I love it! (FWIW: Beginning today, if you sign up for a quarterly or annual membership, and you mention my name (Jeffrey Taylor or jbtokc) I'll receive a discount on my renewal - hopefully you believe in "paying it forward", if not, sign up for yourself and take advantage of the program)
3. Jay Fleischman - Jay manages Legal Practice Pro, another blog devoted helping you manage and grow your law firm. Although the blog is geared to helping bankruptcy attorneys, his tips & techniques will benefit your practice too.
4. Jim Calloway - Jim is the Director of the Oklahoma Bar Association's Management Assistance Program, and author of Jim Calloway's Law Practice Tips Blog. Jim's office provides a great resource for new attorneys, and their lending library is fantastic!
5. Tom Kane - I recently found Tom's blog, Legal Marketing, and there's a massive amount of resources and ideas for all.
6. Ross Kodner - Ross is the "Paper-LESS" office and law firm technology guru. Enough said, you must read his blog.
7. Solosez - I couldn't get through many cases without the ability to bounce ideas and problems off other attorneys. The Solosez listserv, sponsored by the ABA, provides one of those resources. Hint: set up an additional free account (I use Gmail) to manage the mass of email threads, because if you use a "regular" account, it will get clogged.
   

Take advantage of all the wonderful resources on the web. If you're following someone who gives you valuable tips and advice, and you think they deserve a mention, let us all know by commenting below.