Author: Karima Gulick

Hiring your first staff and coping with impostor syndrome with Aastha Madaan [GWL146]

Aastha started her own practice focusing on business law, franchise law, and estate planning.  She is a strong advocate of good planning, in life and in business. Aastha often writes and speaks on the topic of cultural competency in the practice of law. In this episode, we discuss moving out of a virtual practice and into an actual office, hiring your first staff and dealing with impostor syndrome

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Cultivating the right mindset to excel in your career with Drew Amoroso [GWL145]

Drew Amoroso is the founder of Move Associates, an innovative training company that empowers associates to achieve their performance goals, accelerate their growth and development, stay professionally fulfilled, and take control of their practice. Prior to Move, Drew was a senior associate at an international law firm and served on the firm’s hiring committee and as the head of its summer associate program. Drew also was the owner of his own firm where he practiced fitness law–representing … Read More

Launching a tech company and hiring the right people with Chris Smith [GWL144]

As a practicing attorney himself, Chris understand how important a native mobile experience is for clients while interacting with lawyers online. Since he couldn’t find a white label native app for his firm, he built it himself.  He launched Your Firm App, a practical development in legal technology.  It may not be blockchain or AI, but it will help make life better for attorneys and clients.

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Set Up Efficient Systems and Scale Your Practice with Lee Rosen [GWL 143]

After two decades, Lee Rosen figured out how to own a lucrative law firm without having to be working in your law firm 24/7/365. Once he realized he could be the owner, not the practitioner, Lee found a team to run the business, then sold it. Now, he travels full-time while teaching other lawyers how they can build their practices into sellable businesses.

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How to automate your work and build an efficient practice with Jason Gershenson [GWL142]

Inspired by the surging startup communities in Portland, New York, and around the world, Jason started a law practice to serve those communities, then joined another firm to help them start a New York office. He admires the problem-solving and creativity required to introduce a product or service to the world. He is a tech lover and is always looking for ways to make every day work more efficient.

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How to build a mobile law practice with Catherine Hodder [GWL141]

This episode is fun and packed with great lessons.  From how to start and manage a successful mobile practice, to getting your affairs in order with estate planning tips, meet Catherine Hodder.

Catherine is the co-author of Law Office on a Laptop: How to Set Up Your Own Successful Mobile Law Practice and manages http://www.GoSoloForSuccess.com. She focuses on helping attorneys in their solo law practice with tips, support and resources for their firm.

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How to Travel the World While Working Full Time with Jen Ruiz [GWL140]

The power of travel and vacations! I personally love travelling to new places and love exploring new countries and learning about new cultures.  Today’s guest became an expert on travelling on a budget and even wrote an Amazon bestseller on the topic.  Jen Ruiz is a solo travel blogger and lawyer who took 20 trips in 12 months while employed full-time. She has been featured by The Washington Post and ABC News for her budget travel secrets … Read More

Supporting Military Spouses in the legal profession with Libby Jamison [GWL139]

Libby Jamison is an attorney with the Department of Veterans Affairs based in Washington, D.C.; previously, she managed her own firm focused on business and family law and served as Of Counsel to a firm in Claremont, CA.  She also currently serves as the president of the Military Spouse JD Network, a bar association serving over 1,200 military spouse attorneys and law students. Libby volunteers with the Junior League of Washington and Hire Heroes USA. In 2015, she was … Read More

Establishing multiple streams of income with Lenise Williams [GWL138]

Lenise Williams is a business attorney and consultant who takes a special interest in advising entrepreneurs, assisting them with growing their businesses (strong personal branding, strategies, strategic partnerships, franchising, merger and acquisitions), increasing their bottom line and legally protecting their businesses.

What You’ll Learn in this Episode:

–     Who Lenise Williams is and how she manages a law practice, a consulting business, a new product business and being a single mother of 2 boys,

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How to live your vacationing life with Tamsen Horton [GWL137]

Just like you, there is no shortage of the different roles that Tamsen takes on in any given day. She has seamlessly blended her roles as a mother, business executive, and lawyer to give her the unique perspective and platform to not simply talk about ideas and how to create them but also how to make sure that what you are working so hard to build is safely protected: personally, and professionally.

Most recently, she released her debut book, Easy … Read More