Category Archives: Joleena Louis | Things I Wish I Knew

In this week’s edition of Things I Wish I Knew, Joleena Louis discusses four mistakes she has made (and witnessed others make) as a solo attorney. Every day is a lesson when you are running your own law practice. Solo […]

In this week’s edition of Things I Wish I Knew, Joleena Louis discusses issues she had with client communication in her solo practice and the steps she took to improve. One of the primary complaints clients have about their attorneys […]

In this week’s edition of Things I Wish I Knew, Joleena Louis discusses persuasive writing in part one of a two-part piece on improving legal writing skills. One of my resolutions for 2016 is to improve my legal writing. As […]

Holiday shopping for a solo lawyer? Joleena Louis gives us her top holiday gifts any solo attorney would love. The holidays are upon us and it’s time to start thinking about gifts. Since we are always so busy and have little time […]

In this week’s edition of Things I Wish I Knew, Joleena Louis shares why she won’t be using the SMART system to create 2016 goals for her solo law practice.   As we get closer to the New Year, we […]

In this week’s edition of Things I Wish I Knew, Joleena Louis discusses her solo practice annual review, what she has accomplished this year, and what she plans to accomplish for next year. With only a little over a month […]

Solo attorney, Joleena Louis, discusses how she learned a new practice area, adoption, to compliment her matrimonial solo law practice. One of the most common bits of advice I received when starting my practice was to focus on a specific […]

In this week’s edition of Things I Wish I Knew, Joleena Louis discusses why solo attorney burnout occurs and what she does to prevent it. I’m currently experiencing a sense of renewed motivation about my practice. This is great because […]

This week in Things I Wish I Knew, Joleena Louis discusses how fear of failure affects a solo attorney. Starting and running a solo practice means dealing with a lot of different emotions, including anger, surprise and pride. But the […]

In this week’s edition of Things I Wish I Knew, Joleena Louis discusses computer problems in a solo practice and how attorneys can prepare themselves. Last week one of the worst things that can happen to a solo happened to […]