Category Archives: Neena Dutta

Bigger than Biglaw asks a powerful question this week: Why does a solo attorney act so feebly in the face of something as predictable as weather? Oh, and Neena gives a great rant as well! As many of you know, […]

This week in Bigger than Biglaw, Neena Dutta, discovers the literal value of her time and why was wasting it is not an option in shared law office space. After writing about my hobbies last week and how much I […]

This week in Bigger than Biglaw, Neena Dutta explores her new found social freedom that emerged as a direct result of leaving a law firm and locating her solo practice in shared law office space. I was at a networking […]

This week in the Bigger than Biglaw, Neena explores how her tenure as an associate at large, name-brand law firms provided her the tools to be successful as a solo in a shared law office space. While under the employ […]

This week in Bigger than Biglaw, Neena Dutta looks back at starting a law practice and discusses seven things she wishes she did and did not do. I have been in private practice for about year and it is the […]

This week in Bigger than Biglaw, Neena Dutta explains how her family reacted to her self-employment and how they changed their viewpoint over time. I started my own law firm last year and moved into an executive suite for law […]

This week in Bigger than Biglaw, Neena Dutta explores simple techniques that a solo attorney can employ to maintain personalized client services while taking a much needed vacation. As a solo attorney, taking a vacation requires advance planning. When I […]

This week on Bigger than Biglaw, Neena describes the increased pressure a solo practitioner has to give free legal consultations, and how it negatively affects her immigration clients, and her practice. The fact that I earn a living by charging […]

This week in Bigger than Biglaw, Neena explores the “stigma” associated with a solo law practice and how her perception of solos changed over time. I have a confession. I did not have the highest regard for solos during law […]

This week in Bigger than Biglaw, Neena Dutta discusses the billable hour system and how networking gave her the confidence to buck the system and go solo. As many of you reading this know, an offer letter from your dream […]